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Winter Weather: Texans Celebrate Unexpected Snowfall
Flurries of snow landed across western and southern parts of the state Thursday, and Texans wasted no time enjoying the rarity
Nothing excites Texans quite like snow does. Maybe it's because winter weather is rare in most parts of the state, orr maybe it's because we Texans associate winter weather not with beautiful, fluffy snow but instead with dangerous, icy roads.
Thankfully the snow that fell Thursday across Texas isn't expected to lead to many slick roads or dangerous conditions. That means Texans had the rare chance to enjoy a carefree, and uncharacteristically early, romp in the snow — even though the accumulation was minimal in most areas.
Here's a bunch of Texans getting excited about snow:
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Let it snow! Social media users post great pics, videos of rare snow day in South Texas https://t.co/DErVklbH2i #KSATnews pic.twitter.com/0mzUEpSWT6
— KSAT 12 (@ksatnews) December 7, 2017
Live view of snow at Big Bend National Park in Texas. Webcam: https://t.co/G5fKftMsFQ pic.twitter.com/iemLKJR0tU
— Bryant's Weather (@BryantsWx) December 7, 2017
Snowy day here in Alpine Texas! #alpinetexas #texas #snow #airbnb #cabin #yucca #cottonwoodcreekcabin pic.twitter.com/XKPDWlQpDK
— CottonwoodCreekCabin (@CottonwoodCabin) December 7, 2017
LET IT SNOW: #Kens5eyewitness Rebecca Flores sent us these beautiful pictures from Bracketville, Texas west of San Antonio! pic.twitter.com/orAY5hKhzW
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) December 7, 2017
12/7/17 1PM: Accumulating snow is possible tonight in South Texas, the Coastal Bend, and the Coastal Plains. Some slick bridges possible. We may see additional advisories/warnings issued later this afternoon for tonight: https://t.co/tfA4DwPO5i #txwx pic.twitter.com/EFy7rAdtuD
— Texas Storm Chasers (@TxStormChasers) December 7, 2017
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