A vigorous mid-level trough of low pressure moved out of southeastern New Mexico and into west central Texas during the early morning hours of December 25th. The lift provided by this system and low level wrap around moisture caused snow showers to form over the Southern Plains. The snow showers persisted for several hours to produce at least 1 inch of accumulated snow in every county in the Texas Panhandle.  The snow fall began to diminish during the early evening hours as the upper low continued its eastward path into southern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.
In Amarillo 2 inches of snow fell which gave the city its second consecutive white Christmas in over 100 years. The last time this occurred was the Christmas of 1894 and 1895. A band of moderate snow developed over the city of Glenrio (Oldham County) to produce 4 inches of snow and near zero visibilities as winds gusted to 45 mph. The snow also caused slick road conditions in Vega (Oldham County) and Amarillo (Randall and Potter County). In Amarillo, 25 wrecks were reported by local law enforcement between 7 AM CST and 3 PM CST, but no serious injuries or fatalities were reported. The following is a list of snow amounts across the Texas Panhandle: Claude (Armstrong County) 2.0 inches; Panhandle (Carson County) 2.5 inches; Skellyton (Carson County) 1.0 inch; Lutie (Collingsworth County) 3.0 inches; Clarendon (Donley County) 1.0 inch; Pampa (Gray County) 1.5 inches; Spearman (Hansford County) 1.0 inch; Dalhart (Hartley and Dallam County) 1.0 inch; Canadian (Hemphill County) 1.5 inches; Borger (Hutchinson County) 1.0 inch; Lipscomb (Lipscomb County) 3.0 inches; Dumas (Moore County) 1.0 inch; Perry ton (Ochiltree County) 1.5 inches; Glenrio (Oldham County) 4.0 inches; Boys Ranch (Oldham County) 2.5 inches; Vega (Oldham County) 2.0 inches; ENE Amarillo (Potter County) 2.0; SW Amarillo (Randall County) 1.3 inches;  Canyon (Randall County) 3.0 inches; Miami (Roberts County) 2.5 inches; Stratford (Sherman County) 2.0 inches; Shamrock (Wheeler County) 3.0 inches; and Wheeler (Wheeler County) 2.0 inches.

Winter Weather in ARMSTRONG, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in CARSON, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Winter Weather in DALLAM, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in DONLEY, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Winter Weather in GRAY, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HARTLEY, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HEMPHILL, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in LIPSCOMB, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in MOORE, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in POTTER, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Winter Weather in RANDALL, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Winter Weather in ROBERTS, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Winter Weather in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 25-DEC-12 05:16:00 to 25-DEC-12 17:48:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement