Light snow fell on December 22, amounting to less than 1/4 inch at DFW Airport.
Wet snow fell most of the morning of December 26. Some snow mixed with rain the evening of December 25. Icy patches impacted much of the region through Christmas Day. The wintry precipitation continued on Christmas Eve in Central Texas. Press reports claimed some areas were without power for weeks.įreezing rain, sleet, and snow fell in many areas on December 23. Numerous trees fell in heavily forested Northeast Texas. A severe ice storm impacted Northeast Texas December 25-27, with some areas remaining below freezing through December 28. Heavy rain fell across much of North Texas late Christmas Day, including freezing rain in Dallas/Fort Worth and areas to the north and northeast. Many locations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex reported light snow. There were a few snow flurries across North Central Texas on Christmas Eve. Sub-freezing weather lingered through Christmas morning, and some patches of snow remained in shaded spots and north-facing areas.
The greatest totals approached 4 inches near Stephenville and east of Sherman/Denison. Up to 2 inches of snow fell across much of North Central Texas on December 22. In Montague County, snow remained on the ground into the new year. The 3 inches of snow at DFW Airport was the first measurable snowfall on record for Christmas Eve. Highway 287 between Decatur and Wichita Falls were impassable from Christmas Eve into Christmas morning. Winds gusted over 50 mph, with drifts as high as 3 to 5 feet. Some locations received as much as 9 inches of snow from Jacksboro to Bowie to northwestern Cooke County. On December 24, rare blizzard conditions impacted areas mainly northwest of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The overall impacts from the sleet and snow were minimal but there were the usual impacts to transportation in the region when the snow froze on area roads that night especially on elevated roadways, bridges, and overpasses. There were also isolated locations that received 4-6" of snow in Parker, Grayson, Fannin, Hunt, and Emory counties. The greatest concentration of heavy snow was in western Denton County and Collin County where 4-6" of snow fell. The snow fell generally north of a line from Breckenridge to Palestine. The storms produced lots of pea sized hail and occasionally slightly larger hail. On December 25th, a strong upper level system and cold front first brought hail-producing thunderstorms to the region, then a winter weather event that included snow and sleet. (and other Christmastime winter weather events) 2012
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