Winter Weather — Bowie, Texas

2022-01-15 to 2022-01-16 · Bowie, Texas

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level low pressure system moved through the Red River Valley into East Texas and North Louisiana during the afternoon and evening of January 15th, reinforcing a strong cold front through East Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and North Louisiana during the morning hours. This front ushered subfreezing temperatures into portions of Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, and Southeast Oklahoma during the afternoon hours, with large scale forcing increasing on the north side of the low over these areas atop the subfreezing air mass. Thus, areas of snow, some of which was heavy, developed and resulted in accumulations on elevated objects including bridges and overpasses, as well as grassy surfaces. Snowfall amounts of a dusting to 2 inches fell across these portions of extreme Northeast Texas, before quickly diminishing after midnight on the 16th with the departure of the low pressure system to the east into Central Mississippi. Unfortunately, one indirect fatality occurred around 230 am on the 16th when a driver lost control of her vehicle while crossing an icy bridge on Interstate 30 along the Morris/Bowie County line, hitting the concrete side rails. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and succumbed to her injuries. Three juveniles were also ejected from the vehicle and were injured.

Here are some of the snowfall totals reported in Northeast Texas:

In Red River County, Avery recorded 1.5 inches.

In Bowie County, De Kalb recorded 1.0 inches and Hooks 0.5 inches.

In Cass County, 7 E Hughes Springs measured 1.0 inches, and Hughes Springs 0.3 inches.

In Titus County, Mount Pleasant measured 1.5 inches.

In Camp County, 1 N Pittsburg reported 1.0 inches.

In Franklin County, Mount Vernon measured 0.1 inches.

In Upshur County, 4.5 ESE Gilmer measured 0.3 inches.

In Gregg County, White Oak reported 0.5 inches, and 2 ESE Longview 0.3 inches.

In Harrison County, 4.6 WSW Harleton measured 0.5 inches, and 4 S Hallsville 0.1 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994121. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.