COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Today marks the 3rd anniversary of a heavy snow event across the Brazos Valley, and most of southern Texas, that blanketed the region with several inches of snow.
Two days prior to the snow event, a potent cold front oozed south through the region. This cold front packed a punch and dropped temperatures from the 80s into the 30s. At the same time, a vigorous upper-level storm system approached Texas from the west. This storm system generated strong lift over Texas, which led to a shield of precipitation developing across the southern-half of the state. While the precipitation initially fell as a cold rain, as the upper-level storm system moved overhead, it provided enough dynamics to quickly change the rain to heavy snow. From late-December 7th to early-December 8th, a solid coating of 3-6" fell across the Brazos Valley.
The 2017 snow storm is one of the most memorable snow events to occur in this part of Texas and turned Bryan-College Station into a snow globe!
