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Early February 2003 Weather Brings Warm, Cold, Snow, Sleet, and Rain

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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