The United States recorded at least 1,855 tornadoes in 2024, unofficially surpassing the previous record of 1,814 set in 2004.
National Weather Service locations across Texas have forecast totals from a half-inch to five inches of snow between Monday and Tuesday.
North Texas is likely to see a three-day stretch of bone-chilling cold starting Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
This upcoming system is expected to usher in even colder conditions, with some areas bracing for single-digit lows and temperatures in the low teens — marking the coldest weather of the winter so far.
The NWS had blizzard warnings in place for two Texas counties on Tuesday, with additional advisories set for most of the state.
The latest forecasts show five consecutive days of rain possible from North Texas to the Texas Coast, including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio. However, the National Weather Service office in Dallas-Fort Worth warns that "no single day will be a complete washo ut."
Snow totals in Louisiana have broken records. Parts of Florida, Texas and Georgia have also accumulated several inches of snow.
The National Weather Service issued a cold weather advisory for North and Central Texas, with wind chills as low as 5 degrees.
If it warms up enough during the day Tuesday, it’s possible for some of that accumulated snow and ice to melt, but snow or ice that sticks around Tuesday will refreeze Wednesday night, when temperatures are expected to plunge into the 20s or teens, Platt said.
The National Weather Service posted a graphic with seven cities that have received more snow than Flagstaff so far this season.
A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.
A major storm spread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across the southern United States on Wednesday, breaking snow records and treating the region to