Heavy Snow — Crane, Texas

2020-12-30 to 2020-12-31 · Crane, Texas

Event narrative

Seven inches of snow was measured in Crane.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level low dug into the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. Cold air ahead of the low caused rain showers to change to snow that quickly accumulated and remained on the ground for over a day. Snow fell across much of the area with the heaviest amounts from the Big Bend into the eastern Permian Basin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935592. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.