Houston is on track today to break a record with the earliest snowfall ever recorded in the city's history.
Forecasters are still hedging their bets, but say the most likely scenario is 1 to 2 inches of widespread snowfall beginning this afternoon.
Some areas could get up to a half a foot.
But emergency management officials say snow isn't the biggest concern — it's icy roads. A 12-hour freeze period is expected to begin after sundown today, continuing into Saturday, which could cause hazardous driving conditions.
A freeze warning has been issued for more than 20 Texas counties, including the coastal counties of Chambers, Galveston, Brazoria, Matagorda and Jackson, extending northward through Harris, Montgomery, Fort Bend, Wharton and Liberty counties, then stretching as far northwest as the cities of Bryan and College Station and as far northeast as Trinity and Polk counties.
“Even though we can't say for sure this weather event is going to occur, we can definitely say our confidence has increased substantially compared to three or four days ago,” said Fred Schmude, a meteorologist with ImpactWeather, a private, Houston-based forecasting service.
There's a 70 percent chance of precipitation today, which may start as light rain and mixed sleet after 6 a.m. — just in time for morning rush hour.
That should quickly change to a mixture of sleet and snow after 9 a.m. By noon, the precipitation is expected to convert entirely to snow as temperatures hit the low- to mid-30s, Schmude said. Indications are that the heaviest precipitation will fall near the coast.
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omg i want to come back to Houston. I was there last week so I want to come back now lol.
Yeah LOL! Never Get Snow Barely even got sleet last year but it melted before it hit the ground. Hopefully we get snow today! It would be a miracle LOL.
