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Since 1895, it has snowed 39 times in Houston at an average of about once every 3 years, though some decades have several instances of recorded snowfall while others have only one each (e.g., the 1930s and 1950s) and one decade where there wasn't any snowfall (1990s). The last recorded snowfall in Houston was on February 15, 2021. [33]
This is the first significant snow fall in Houston since February 12, 1960, when a snowstorm hit central and south Texas with eight to 10 inches of snow. An unusual sight: palm trees covered in snow in Portland, Texas. Some snow totals: [1] Alice, Texas: 12 inches (30.48 cm) Beeville, Texas: 10.0 inches (25.4 cm)
In February 2021, the state of Texas suffered a major power crisis, which came about during three severe winter storms sweeping across the United States on February 10–11, [ 6 ] 13–17, [ 7 ] and 15–20. The storms triggered the worst energy infrastructure failure in Texas state history, leading to shortages of water, food, and heat. [ 8 ]
The February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm, also unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Viola, was a significant and widespread snow and ice storm across much of the United States, Northern Mexico, and Southern Canada. The system started out as a winter storm on the West Coast of the United States on February 15, later moving ...
In the city of Houston, an 18 wheeler overturned on I-10, shutting down the highway. [16] An injury also occurred due to a car pileup on Texas State Highway 121. [17] Lake effect snow occurred in North Texas, with 2.3 in (5.8 cm) of snow in Coppell and 2 in (5.1 cm) of snow in Forney. [18]
[24] [25] Additionally, measurable snow fell in Houston in December for the first time since 2009, [26] and daily snowfall records were broken on December 7 and 8. [27] The Beaumont-Port Arthur area received its first December snowfall ever, where 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow fell, and was also tied for the second-highest snowfall total ever. [28]
December 21–24, 2004, North American winter storm. A historic snowstorm struck the Ohio Valley of the United States, as well as Ontario in Canada, on December 22 and 23 and is not the same storm that led to snow in Texas on Christmas Eve. It lasted roughly 30 hours, and brought snowfall amounts up to 29 inches (74 cm) to portions of the ...
As many as 2.7 million electricity customers in the Houston area are left without power in the storm's aftermath, representing the most extensive power outage suffered by CenterPoint Energy. [184] Rainfall accumulations of 8–12 in (200–300 mm) cover the Houston area, [ 185 ] reaching as high as 14.88 in (378 mm) in Hilshire Village . [ 183 ]