The past week has been an exercise in guessing and anticipation as social media posts suggesting wild amounts of snow have circulated and images of empty grocery store shelves have been freaking people out.
Schools are already closing, so which ones? Which events will be cancelled? How do I keep my pipes from busting? How will homeless residents stay warm? Do I need to stock up on groceries? These are some of the most common questions that arise when we have many days to ponder an upcoming winter storm.
Arguably the most important question, however, is simply: how much snow are we going to get?
With 24 hours left before North Texas will see snow, here’s what to know:
The National Weather Service has placed North Texas, north of Interstate 20, under both a winter storm watch and warning.“Snowfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches will be possible in the warning area, and isolated amounts up to 8 inches within more intense bands north of the DFW Metroplex and to our northeast counties,” reads the latest update on the NWS Fort Worth/Dallas homepage. “Little accumulations are expected across Central Texas.”
This is the updated map of the Winter Storm Warning along with the newly added Winter Weather Advisory, both in effect Thursday through Friday morning. #texomawx #dfwwx #ctxwx pic.twitter.com/1onW4U6CV2
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) January 8, 2025
Indeed, that quick mention of 8 inches is alarming, but that’s an extreme forecast that doesn’t seem to be something that the vast majority of North Texans have to worry too much about.
In its forecast for Dallas County specifically, the NWS predicts that Thursday morning will bring “snow showers and sleet, possibly mixed with rain showers before noon, and that the “chance of precipitation is 100%.” Additionally, the NWS says that another inch of accumulation on top of what has fallen earlier in the day is to be expected on Thursday night.
WFAA in Dallas predicts that on Thursday morning we’ll see between 2 and 4 inches of snow, with an ice coating of less than a quarter inch. So, drivers braving the conditions will certainly need to tread carefully on bridges and overpasses.
With that in mind, it’ll be important to keep up with school closures and other weather-related updates as the week progresses.
