Heavy Snow — Big Bend Area, Texas

2017-12-07 · Big Bend Area, Texas

Event narrative

The Park Service reported 5 inches of snow in Chisos Basin.

Wider weather episode

A southern stream shortwave trough combined with a northern, and southern, stream upper jet to produce significant snowfall over much of West Texas to the west of the Pecos River.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.