Big Bend Area storm history

A New York man died while hiking in the Big Bend National Park on the afternoon of May 20th. The tourist set out on a hike alone in the north-central portions of the park around 10:00 AM CST. His body was recovered in the Grapevine Hills area, about five miles north of Panther Ju…

The Park Service reported 5 inches of snow in Chisos Basin.

Report of 7 inches of snow from the Persimmon Gap Cooperative Observer, and 5 inches of snow from the Big Bend Cooperative Observer.

Law enforcement reported 1/2 inch ice accumulation on roads in and near Marathon. Power outages in Marathon, Alpine and south of Alpine. 4, 849 people were without power in Marfa, Alpine, Valentine, Fort Davis and Marathon.

Four to five inches of snow reported in Terlingua.

Ten inches of snow reported in Terlingua.

A COOP Observer reported a downburst moved through Lajitas sometime between 1800-1830 CST. The wind damaged the roofs of some structures, although the type of these roofs was not available in the report.

Several PVC tent poles were snapped.

One quarter of an inch of ice reported in Alpine.

Big Bend National Park officials reported that the road to Study Butte was iced over.

Less significant snow accumulations accompanied the winter storm from the northern parts of the Big Bend and the Guadalupe Mountains northeast into the western low rolling plains of west Texas. Snowfall was at times heavy over these areas, and included a daily record snowfall at …