Texas Easter Weekends: A History Of Wild Weather Tales

It doesn’t normally happen but occasionally Texas does see some nasty weather happen during Easter Weekend. This year the state is expected to see warmer temperatures in Texas with some the possibility of wind and rain during the weekend.

While that might not be the most ideal weather to have during Easter, it could be worse as THESE examples have proven in the past…

Texas' Winter Freeze of 2007

You don't usually see snow in April in people living in Texas were surprised to experience freezing temperatures on April 7, 2007, the day before Easter. Oh and let's not forget the snow. 2-4 inches of snow made its way onto Texas soil in areas such as Crockett to Lufkin to Nacogdoches.

One YouTuber showed that it snowed in Central Texas on that very same day. The NWS even shared areas in Southwest Texas that got hit with snow on April 7, 2007.

Easter Thunderstorms of 2011

We go from snow to rain...LOTS of rain. On Easter day in 2011, April 24, a MASSIVE storm front came through areas around Wichita Falls & Abilene, bringing rain & hail that afternoon. It certainly made for a dreary Easter Sunday...

But that wasn't all; the NWS reported that there at least 7 F0 tornadoes that touched down in San Angelo county. Thankfully the only causalities were roof damage and damages to cars. Amazingly there's footage of one of the tornadoes that hit Abilene that's on YouTube, thanks to StormChasingVideo.

The 2020 Tornado Outbreak

2011 wasn't the only year where tornadoes were a threat to Easter; it happened again in the United States in 2020. On April 12 & 13, a total of 141 tornadoes touched down stretching from Texas all the way up to Maryland. In Texas alone, there were 7 in the towns of Crockett, McCulloch, Gillespie, Blanco/Burnett, Limestone, Shelby & Harrison. All ranging from F0 to F1. No fatalities were reported in Texas but that couldn't be said for other states.

In total 32 people lost their lives during this tragic outbreak.

The Black Sunday storm hit Texas a week before Easter in 1935

Those who lived in the Dust Bowl will know the significance of April 14, 1935 as the dreaded...Black Sunday. A GIANT dust storm would form in the Oklahoma & Texas Panhandle but would affect several states in the Central United States. While no one died in Texas, 17 people died from dust pneumonia & 3 from dust suffocation in Kansas. In the end, millions were left homeless & several homes were abandoned.

This all happened exactly one week before Easter that year (which was April 21) but we HAD to mention it for historic significance.

Dust isn't the only thing you can see blowing in windy season; you can find SEVERAL crazy objects flying away if you're not careful.

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