SNOW - in SE Texas!?!?!!!

btolle · Dec 27, 2004

We went to Galveston for Christmas and woke up to 4" of snow. This was the first white Christmas EVER recorded in Galveston.

The last snow in Galveston was in 1989 when we were still living there and it was only 1" or so.

Made a special trip by the Grandkids house to see their snowman before we headed home to Jasper. At 13 and 12 years old they had never seen snow before so they were thrilled.

The funniest sight was a snowman on the beach holding a surfboard. Wish I had remembered to take the camera.

I was less thrilled since I lived in Albuquerque, NM for 6 years when I was a kid and Charlotte and I saw 6" of snow on September 18th of this year while staying in Black Hawk, CO.

Unlike those of you who own snowblowers, us Texans are not prepared for this stuff. I have never even seen a snowblower.

Bill Tolle

ByronBob · Dec 27, 2004

From all of us here in New York to our fellow TBN'ers in the "Great State of Texas".....................

Your Welcome /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

If 6" isn't enough just let us know.

mikim · Dec 28, 2004

It was just enough thank you - and gone in a couple of days as it should be. The 26th temps were in the 40s and yesterday it reached 60 so it's all gone now. But Christmas day was sure fun. Our webmaster posted some pics of my house in Angleton on our web page www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx - go to "white Christmas " link at top of the page then photo gallery 2.

Bird · Dec 28, 2004

Some very pretty pictures, Mike.

txdon · Dec 28, 2004

Mike, I was thinking of you Christmas and how you probably got a lot of snow while is was sun shining up here in Lee County.
The pictures look great. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

hobbyfarm · Dec 29, 2004

Howdy mikim,
We got three inches of snow on Christmas day here in McAllen, Texas. Just in case you're wondering, we're 75 miles from the tip of Texas and thirteen miles north of Mexico! I guess all the citrus trees are dead now. Only time will tell!
phil