Winter Weather — Southern Newton, Texas

2017-12-07 to 2017-12-08 · Southern Newton, Texas

Event narrative

One to three inches of snow fell across Newton County. Schools closed during the event since some roads became icy.

Wider weather episode

Colder air plunged to the gulf coast while an upper level disturbance provided support for precipitation. Precipitation began to change to snow across the region during the evening of the 7th and accumulate. Snow lingered through much of the morning of the 8th. The heavy wet snow caused some power outages in the area and area schools to close.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 730989. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.