Is another “snowpocalypse” in store for Texas?
The Great Texas Freeze of 2021 is still fresh on the minds of Texans. I’ll never forget the fact that there was a winter storm warning for the entire state. Talk about an unprecedented weather event.
Here in North Texas, we experienced sub-zero wind chills for days. It was so cold that it felt warm when the temps climbed into the 30s. That’s when I realized why my friends from up north make fun of me for reaching for a jacket when the temperature dips below 70°.
What can I say? I don’t like being cold. Never have.
Even as I sit here and write this in the dog days of summer, I shudder to think about freezing temperatures. No, I don’t care for these triple-digit temps we’ve been experiencing, but I’ll take this weather over sub-zero wind chills every day.
The good news is that the Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a warmer-than-usual winter for the Lone Star State:
Texas, the Southern Plains (western Kansas, Oklahoma, and portions of Nebraska and New Mexico), and up across the Southeast and Atlantic Coast should experience a warmish winter, with above average temperatures.
The bad news is that there’s a chance that Texas could get hit with a winter storm in early February, bringing up to 6 inches of snow:
Readers in Texas and the Northwest might want to circle the beginning of February for a possible snowstorm with up to 6 inches in Texas, and 12 inches in the Bitterroot Mountain range of Idaho.
Yes, 6 inches of snow will bring this part of the country to a standstill as we’re just not equipped for it like they are up north. The bright side is that we can always use the precipitation.
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