DALLAS — There have been five winter weather events that impacted Christmas in North Texas since 2000.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your perspective), it doesn't look like 2019 will join the list. Temperatures on Christmas Day are expected to be in the mid to high 60s across North Texas.
2012
The most recent strong storm system started as severe thunderstorms on Dec. 25, 2012, but the back side of the storm brought sleet and snow to the North Texas. The main impacts of heavy snow were felt in Denton and Collin counties, where 4 to 6 inches of snow fell.
2009
A few years before that, the metroplex was hit with rare blizzard conditions. A blizzard is characterized as heavy snow and strong winds, which causes low visibility because of the blowing snow.
Winds in portions of North Texas gusted over 50 mph in 2009, with heavy snow falling. Up to 9 inches came down in locations stretching from Jacksboro to Bowie.
The winds caused snow to drift as high as 3 to 5 feet, making portions of U.S. Highway 287 impassable Christmas Eve into Christmas morning.
There were 3 inches of snow recorded at DFW Airport that day and It was considered the first measurable snowfall on record for Christmas Eve.
2004
It didn’t snow on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, but a few days before on Dec. 22, 2004. North Texas had about 2 to 4 inches of snow fall, with the heaviest amounts along the Red River.
2002
It may not be as memorable, but there was light snow reported across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Christmas 2002.
2000
It wasn’t snow and sleet we were dealing with here on Christmas Day in 2000, but freezing rain. It ended up a 3 day severe ice event with numerous trees down in Northeast Texas because of the ice and in some areas power was out for weeks.
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