Heavy Snow — Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

2011-12-22 to 2011-12-24 · Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

Event narrative

Considering Pine Springs in the Guadalupe Mountains had 17 inches of snowfall, northern portions of the Van Horn and Highway 54 corridor zone could have had 8-10 inches of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

An upper level cutoff low pressure center moved slowly eastward over west Texas, creating a prolonged period of wintry precipitation. Although rain, sleet and snow occurred, the precipitation fell mainly as snow, with significant accumulations over west Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 354411. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.