Heavy Snow — Chisos Basin, Texas

2020-12-30 to 2020-12-31 · Chisos Basin, Texas

Event narrative

One to two feet of snow was estimated to have fallen across Big Bend National Park.

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 935664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.