Heavy Snow — Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

1996-04-05 · Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

Wider weather episode

Rain fell across the Permian Basin during the early morning hours, but by daybreak had changed mostly to snow. Heavy snow fell over all but the southern Permian Basin during the middle and late morning hours and continued in the eastern parts of the region into the afternoon. More snow moved into the transpecos region during the afternoon, but by sunset only a few flurries remained.Snow amounts ranged from traces in the western and southern Permian Basin, to 2-3 inches in the central Basin, to generally 6-8 inches in the eastern areas. Within the Midland area of responsibility the heaviest totals were in southeastern Scurry County where 10-11 inches of snow were reported at Inadale. In northwestern Howard County U.S. Highway 87 was closed for a few hours due to heavy snows and slick conditions.Although officially only 2 inches of snow was recorded at the Midland NWS office this was the biggest snow on record for the month of April. The latest measurable snow on record was 1/2 inch on 4/7/83. The home-opening baseball game for the Midland Angels was snowed out, the first ever for a Texas League game.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5566441. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.