North Texas Snowfall Events
1997-1937 | 1929-1924 | 1923-1919 | 1918-1915 | 1913-1906 | 1903-1879

• February 24-25, 2003 - up to 5 inches of sleet and snow fell north of Dallas-Fort Worth, while up to 1 inch of ice accumulated from Killeen, to Waco, to Palestine. The sleet and snow caused major travel disruptions while the ice resulted in widespread power outages. Damage was around 15 million dollars.
• December 25, 2000 - January 5, 2001 - several inches of freezing rain caused widespread and extensive damage to trees and power lines in far north and northeast Texas. Heavy snow over northwest Texas paralyzed portions of Interstate 20.  Numerous traffic accidents resulted from the hazardous driving conditions.
• December 22-24, 1998 –  a combination of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, sleet, and snow moved over all of north Texas. Six deaths resulted, and over 2000 traffic accidents were reported. The conditions forced the cancellation of over 400 flights from Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
• January 6, 1997 – Between 4-6 inches fell over a narrow band from Hamilton to Cleburne and Hillsboro, and from Emory to Mount Vernon, including Sulphur Springs and Mineola.
• January 12-13, 1985 – While not a north Texas snow event, this one deserves mention. Snowfall above four inches fell over a large area of southwest and south central Texas, generally southwest of a line through Midland and Austin, and north of a line through Eagle Pass and Gonzales. Between 8-14 inches fell from the Hill country to San Antonio, and as far south as Eagle Pass.
• December 15-16, 1983 – A narrow band of 4-6 inches fell along a line from Weatherford to Denton to Greenville and Paris. Another band of 4-8 inches occurred from Wills Point to Tyler and Gilmer.
• January 13, 1982 – One of the great north Texas snowfalls in the 20^th century. Between 6-10 inches fell in a band from Hamilton to Hillsboro to Tyler, with Clifton and Itasca reporting 15 inches for the event. At least four inches fell south of a line through Abilene-Dublin-Corsicana-Longview, and north of a line through San Angelo-San Saba-Marlin-Jacksonville. Only a trace fell in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Temple areas with this event.
• February 17, 1978 – The last in a series of five snow events that began in mid-January also had the greatest totals. Between 4-8 inches fell from Throckmorton to Gainesville, and north of a line through Dublin, Cleburne, Terrell, and Sulphur Springs.
• January 30, 1977 – Almost all of north Texas picked up at least two inches of snow with this event. Between 4-6 inches were reported south of the Red River, and north of a line through Eastland, Hillsboro, Fairfield, and Tyler.
• November 13-14, 1976 – Widespread 4-6 inch snow fell over much of the northern and western sections of north Texas. The area covered was north of a line through Coleman, Hamilton, Fort Worth, Bonham, and Clarksville. Lampasas also reported five inches of snow with this event.
• January 15-16, 1964 – Another of the biggest events for north Texas. Accumulations above four inches were reported from stations east of a Muenster-Eastland-Goldthwaite line, and west of a Burnett-Temple-Mexia-Canton-Clarksville line. Between 8-12 inches were reported in a broad band from Hamilton to Granbury to McKinney. This was one the Dallas/Fort Worth area’s biggest snowfalls.
• January 27-28, 1961 – There was widespread 1-3 inch accumulation over much of north Texas with this event, but a small area of 4-6 inches was reported from Dublin to Mineral Wells to Bridgeport, and from Hico to Cleburne to Waxahachie to Kaufman.
• January 17-18, 1956 – Freezing rain and sleet gradually changed to snow in this event, with widespread 3-5 inch totals over much of the northern half of north Texas. Between 4-6 accumulations were reported east of a line from Sherman to Cleburne, and north of a line from Cleburne to Rockwall to Paris.
• January 22, 1940 – Almost all areas of north Texas saw at least two inches of snow with this event. Between 4-6 inches were reported in the counties along the Red River, and over a most of the area south of a line through Eastland, Dallas, and Sulphur Springs. The area north of a Lampasas, Cameron, Crockett line also reported at least four-inch accumulations.
• November 22, 1937 – Between 4-8 inches fell in bands over a large area of central north Texas. One band occurred from Eastland to Fort Worth, while another occurred from Hamilton to Hillsboro to Kaufman. A broad area of 4-8 inch accumulations occurred from Copperas Cove to Marlin to Palestine, including the Waco and Temple areas.