Heavy Snow — Central Brewster County, Texas

2020-12-30 to 2020-12-31 · Central Brewster County, Texas

Event narrative

Ten inches of snow was estimated to have fallen in Marathon.

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 935607. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.