Winter storm brings snowy, icy conditions to Texas later this week

On January 9, 2025By Littum

Another winter storm is headed for Texas, and this one could bring more dangers than Winter Storm Blair.

The second major winter storm of 2025 is expected to have a more southerly impact before turning northeast, AccuWeather warns. Cities including Dallas, Nashville and Atlanta have chances to face snow and ice in the coming days.

Unlike the polar vortex, which brought arctic air down from Canada, this storm is expected to form over Texas from Tuesday night into Thursday. Areas with snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain will be included.

“Exactly how quickly the storm gathers, tracks and gains strength will determine the size of the snow and ice that stretches from the I-20 and I-40 corridors from Texas and Oklahoma to Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia from the end of this week through this weekend,” AccuWeather’s update Monday afternoon says.

Temperatures in North and Central Texas will remain low throughout the week, This is reported by the National Weather Service. Highs will be in the mid 30s near the Red River and upper 30s/40s elsewhere. Morning wind chills will dip into the teens Tuesday and Wednesday, then warm up by ten degrees Thursday morning.

Dallas could see historic snowfall in the upcoming winter storm

This week’s blizzard “could deliver more than a year’s worth of snow to Dallas,” AccuWeather reports. The city’s historical average annual snowfall is 1.6 inches, including sleet, the forecaster said.

“The coming storm is expected to bring at least two to three times that amount in the hours from Wednesday evening into Thursday night,” AccuWeather meteorologist Emma Belsher said.

Between 21 Wednesday and Friday at As of 7 a.m., Dallas has a 54% chance of seeing three to six inches of snow and a 42% chance of seeing one to three inches, according to AccuWeather’s forecasts. It could be the biggest snowstorm the metro has seen since 12.5 inches of snow blanketed it in February 2010.

Belshar warns that even with smaller amounts of snow and ice, freezing temperatures will create dangerous conditions.

Ice to threaten travel, power lines in Northeast Texas

Due to the unusually low temperatures in Texas this week, the ice poses additional hazards in this storm. Conditions will be particularly precarious in the northeastern parts of the state on Wednesday evening and Thursday. Travel will be dangerous and the added weight of trees and power lines could result in power outages.