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The month of February began with a warming trend,
as afternoon highs peaked on Monday the 3rd, for
the early part of the month. Afternoon highs on
the 3rd rose to the 70s over the Texas Hill Country to
lower and mid 80s across parts of South Central Texas.
A cold front came to the area quickly thereafter
and cooled things back to seasonable normals.
Highs the next day were near 15 to 25 degrees
cooler. The clear day turned to mostly cloudy on Wednesday the 5th, as light rain began to
formed in the late morning and early afternoon,
then continued the rest
of the day. Thursday the 6th saw a brief warming
trend that ended in the afternoon over the
Texas Hill Country and in the late afternoon and
early evening over South Central Texas,
as much colder weather came. A winter mix of precipitation
followed on Friday the 7th, and early Saturday morning the
8th.
On Thursday, February 6th, a surge of Arctic Air moved
across the Texas Hill Country in the afternoon, and across
South Central Texas in the late afternoon and early evening.
Overnight to early morning
temperatures by Friday morning, February 7th, fell to
the 30s across the Texas Hill Country to upper 30s
and around 40 over South Central Texas. Temperatures then fell
throughout the rest of the day from the cold north
winds and thick overcast skies. A precipitation making
weather system came from west and southwest after sunrise on the 7th,
and moved over the area, causing
scattered areas of precipitation.
By 9 am Friday, the 7th, light snow was reported at
Comstock in Val Verde County. It was not sticking
to the ground at the time. By 1210 pm, snow was
reported in Real County, as the band of snow had
moved from parts of Val Verde County to parts of
Edwards and Real County. Just after 12 Noon
snow was also reported at Concan in Northern Uvalde
County. By 133 pm snow was reported at Camp Wood,
Rio Frio, and Leakey in Real County. For the rest
of the afternoon, snow was reported over the
Texas Hill Country. Snow was reported 9 miles
west of Harper in West Gillespie County at
215 pm and at 315 pm light to moderate snow
was reported at Ingram in Kerr County. Further
south, sleet was reported at Lytle at 350 pm
in Atascosa County. By Friday
evening temperatures had fallen to lower 30s
over the hill country to the mid 30s over
South Central Texas. Another upper level disturbance
moved over the area from the west and southwest causing
another wave of precipitation. Scattered Snow continued in the evening
to midnight over the hill country, being reported at
Kerrville. Sleet was reported mixed with rain from
near Hondo to San Antonio and New Braunfels in the
evening hours. After midnight, snow was reported at
Kerrville, Fredricksburg, New Braunfels, San Antonio,
Austin Mabry, Austin Bergstrom, Georgetown, and
San Marcos. Further south from Austin to San Antonio,
the light snow was mixed with drizzle and light rain
and sleet, as temperatures were in the low to mid 30s.
Around and after sunrise on Saturday the 8th,
light rain and drizzle prevailed over the area,
Freezing rain was observed at Burnet. By late morning to
early afternoon, patchy light drizzle was observed
as temperatures went above freezing. Early morning
lows Saturday the 8th, varied from near 30 over the
Hill Country to the lower and mid 30s
across South Central Texas. Daytime highs under
overcast skies on the 8th, were in the mid to
upper 30s over the hill country to around 40
over South Central Texas.
Snow amounts in this event were as follows:
Harper 6 inches; Mountain Home 5 inches; Hunt 4 inches;
Ingram 3 inches; Kerrville near 2 inches; 1 mile north of Boerne 1 inch;
near 2 inches 6 miles north of Fredricksburg; 1 to 3 inches over
Blanco County; near 1 inch at Marble Falls; Comfort near 1 inch;
0.5 inches or
less over parts of Williamson County;
0.5 inches at Austin Great Hills;
northern Comal County just north of Canyon Lake 0.5 inches;
Leakey near 2 inches; Austin Mabry a Trace;
Austin Bergstrom International Airport 0.4 inches; San Antonio International
Airport 0.1 inches; Del Rio International Airport had a Trace,
while some parts of Val Verde County received 0.5 to
1 inch of snow; New Braunfels Municipal Airport a Trace;
and 0.5 inches 3 miles northwest of New Braunfels.
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