Heavy Snow — Hemphill, Texas

2000-12-25 to 2000-12-27 · Hemphill, Texas

Wider weather episode

A strong storm system in the upper atmosphere moved from the four corners region into southwestern New Mexico and then moved slowly into west Texas producing heavy snowfall across all of the Texas panhandle. Snowfall amounts ranged from six to eight inches across the extreme northern and western Texas panhandle to between ten and twenty inches extending from the southwest Texas panhandle northeastward across the central sections and then to the northeast Texas panhandle. Numerous accidents with injuries were reported due to the heavy snow and more than two hundred vehicles became stranded along U.S. Highway 287 between Amarillo and Dumas. The Amarillo International Airport was closed due to the heavy snow and several roads and highways were also closed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177970. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.