North Texas, Dallas SNOW

Snow flurries fall around North Texas as extreme cold warning continues
We were lucky to not have many issues on the roads due to winter precipitation from our arctic front. But the big talker was the lake effect snow – take a look at some of the snowfall totals provided by the National Weather Service out of Fort Worth.
Large lakes produced snow flurries in North Texas. What is lake-effect snow?
Lake-effect snow develops from narrow bands of clouds that form when cold, dry arctic air passes over a large, relatively mild lake.
Here are 2 reasons North Texas saw snow flurries Wednesday morning
If you are not near a lake, this snow is not lake effect. The light "snow drizzle" is actually coming from snow grains developing at the base of a temperature inversion. In this case, it is an elevated shallow layer of warm, humid air sitting on top of cold, dry air we feel at the surface.
7 tips to prepare your home for the bitterly cold weather in North Texas
"Make sure all your outside faucets are covered. You can buy the Styrofoam covers. Everybody has seen them. You can put them on outside to make sure that helps. If you don't have that available, wrap some blankets and tape them on," Crowson said.
Dallas weather: Lake-effect snow forms in North Texas
Some of the snow we saw on Wednesday morning was lake-effect snow. Moisture from area lakes met with the cold air and formed bands of snow. We saw lake-effect snow form off of Lewisville, Grapevine and Eagle Mountain Lake.
Lake effect snow impacts parts of North Texas
Wind chills were in the negatives on Wednesday morning in Grapevine, Texas, near Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Extremely cold temperatures descended as far south as Texas this week as arctic air made its way into the U.S.
Arctic cold front to bring wintry mix, dangerous, bone-chilling weather to North Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth will be sunny but chilly Monday before an arctic cold front prompts an extreme weather watch.
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