In 1980, it actually snowed in Houston

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  • Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
  • It was February 2, 1980. Houstonians were surprised with a little snow. It was only 1.2 inches of snow, but it was enough for kids to make snowmen and frolic in the snow. The National Weather Service called it a "freak occurrence." What started as freezing rain on Friday evening turned into snow by Saturday morning. abc13.com/1731718

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  • @johnmarshall4442
    @johnmarshall4442 2 роки тому +12

    I remember this , also it snowed in 2008 . I remember 2008 because I spent the summer in Alaska that year bought a Silverado Duramax 4x4 there drove it back to Houston and it was the first time I drove it in snow . Moved to Alaska in the summer of 2009 and lived in Alaska for 12 years and of course drove that truck in the snow every winter up there . 2020 2021 I was in Alaska and seen the news about the crazy cold . I missed that and it looked bad .

    • @Mer1912
      @Mer1912 Рік тому

      I remember that, I was about 9 years old then. Us kids ran all around the playground at recess trying to catch the short lived snow flakes lol. Also, one December morning in 2017, before school, I woke up to a neighborhood that was covered head to toe in snow and ice!

  • @d.taylor
    @d.taylor 4 роки тому +23

    Got to love Texas we get excited about 1.2 inches of snow. 🤣😂

    • @HuyHwee
      @HuyHwee 3 роки тому +3

      😂😂

    • @goodday0013
      @goodday0013 3 роки тому

      @@HuyHwee Lol

    • @237g
      @237g 3 роки тому

      Nobody tell him.

  • @JustMe-yg4fd
    @JustMe-yg4fd 4 роки тому +43

    February 2, 1980 Saturday was my quinceañera my 15th birthday and I remember it was so cold so beautiful and seeing snow everywhere ... And now I am 55 years old

    • @jonathangarcia4089
      @jonathangarcia4089 3 роки тому +1

      God bless you mam

    • @hanc37
      @hanc37 2 роки тому

      I was 8 years old... and I only remember it snowing a handful of times since. The Christmas day one in 03 or 04 was pretty cool.

    • @Young_nico_thesaucegod
      @Young_nico_thesaucegod Рік тому

      Dang your almost 60 your 58 😮😮😮

  • @trafyknits9222
    @trafyknits9222 Рік тому +3

    I lived in Houston when it snowed in 1959 or 1960. Still have photos of our yard covered in white. Very rare.

  • @shawneetate121
    @shawneetate121 5 місяців тому +1

    People spoke so elegantly back then.♥️

  • @TheRickakamax
    @TheRickakamax 4 роки тому +7

    wow i remember this, we lived in the heights and i went to school at Baptist temple. i was 6 and i remember my mom putting socks on my hands to play with the snow. lol it would not stick together for me to make snowballs.

  • @Real_The_Goof
    @Real_The_Goof 5 років тому +6

    That was the year I was born in Houston... I live north of Houston now.

  • @RazorFoxDV
    @RazorFoxDV 5 років тому +4

    Wooo! Snow Death Meeting Canada '80 was the best Snow Death Meeting of all time!

  • @bingbong9844
    @bingbong9844 3 роки тому +3

    Seeing the north freeway with only two lanes is insane

  • @joemartin1253
    @joemartin1253 4 роки тому +4

    Its snowed in 1973,11976, 1982,83,85,89,96,2004 so yeah don't act excited its snowed before!

    • @chaseman94
      @chaseman94 3 роки тому

      You forgot 2009 and 2017

    • @ejiwumiafowobi
      @ejiwumiafowobi 3 роки тому +2

      And now Feb15, 2021 !!

    • @ramizlayaud327
      @ramizlayaud327 3 роки тому

      And January or February 2011!
      Love the active blind spot mirror 😄

  • @kckgirl78
    @kckgirl78 3 місяці тому

    I came to Houston from Kansas in 1980 for school. That December I flew to NYC where I spent Christmas and brought in New Year 1981. I flew home to Kansas from NYC then rode a GREYHOUND bus back to Houston. From Centerville to Houston is normally about a (2) hour drive. Because of a *snow flurry*, the ride took (4) hours.
    I had spent my holidays walking through INCHES of snow and ice, temps around (20) degrees.
    To come back to Houston in temps of (40) and people afraid to drive because of light *dusting* of snow was laughable! In 2024, locals STILL make me laugh about the weather. 😂

  • @jessearce4458
    @jessearce4458 4 роки тому +3

    Yep I remember that day...

  • @SheepDawg1111
    @SheepDawg1111 2 роки тому +1

    The cold weather brought tragedy and death then they show the kids playing awww how sweet. You go back 40 years and they are still pushing fear.

  • @wildbill9919
    @wildbill9919 4 роки тому +1

    l was born in '72. Don't remember the 1980 snow, but remember the nasty 1980 heatwave Houston had.

  • @sirpsychosexy
    @sirpsychosexy 2 роки тому +6

    And in 2021, it REEAAALLY snowed in Houston

  • @Jayreisofficial
    @Jayreisofficial 4 роки тому +1

    I was born eleven years after this..ooo

  • @stvrbyjn
    @stvrbyjn 28 днів тому

    it snowed in houston in 2008, 2017, and in 2021

  • @chrisrodriguez7351
    @chrisrodriguez7351 2 місяці тому

    I hate that I was born in 87 instead of like 79 or something because I would have liked to enjoy the 80s especially in Houston. But at least I got to enjoy the 90s , Best years for movies then were like 93,95-97. Didn't Houston have like a really harsh ice cold storm one day in like 91 or 92? I was like 4 I think and I remember it getting super cold with lots of snow and we had icicles forming everywhere. I remember our whole neighborhood looked like a winter wonderland and quiet with no wind and you could hear all the ice gently crackle throughout the day

    • @GAURAV25855ify
      @GAURAV25855ify 2 місяці тому

      Could imagine what.houston was like in the 80's and 90's even 70's Houston at.its peak.

  • @jonr4097
    @jonr4097 4 роки тому +4

    I was 12 then

  • @heathbarker3004
    @heathbarker3004 3 роки тому +1

    Debra was fine in her day..

  • @Real_The_Goof
    @Real_The_Goof 3 роки тому +1

    The same year i was born.

  • @nottawa86
    @nottawa86 2 роки тому

    It actually snowed in 1980? No way!!!!!
    Honestly though, we've had snow more often, it snowed 3-4+ times in the 80's and it's snowed around 50 or so times in the last 150 years so it's not that unusual.

  • @zionismisamentaldisorder658
    @zionismisamentaldisorder658 2 роки тому

    where is Dave Ward?

  • @zionismisamentaldisorder658
    @zionismisamentaldisorder658 2 роки тому

    i was there

  • @jw77019
    @jw77019 3 місяці тому

    Now it snows every year or two. Lots of climate deniers here. These people are really shocked, putting snowballs in the freezer, etc. No one is surprised to have roads iced for 3 days now every other winter, yet it’s not discussed.

  • @jayzuniga9225
    @jayzuniga9225 3 роки тому

    That really cute

  • @Benyikoko
    @Benyikoko 2 роки тому

    My mom told me about this the other day and I didn't believe her lol

  • @black5350
    @black5350 3 роки тому

    It snowed in 84..

  • @voosum
    @voosum 5 років тому +1

    I moved from buffalo less than a year ago i laughed at people freaking out i heard it snowed a year or so ago

    • @ILoveQazaqstan
      @ILoveQazaqstan 3 роки тому

      That’s true, also update from the future. We had more record breaking snow and for some area (ex. my area) got hit harder by this than Harvey.

  • @davejunior769
    @davejunior769 2 роки тому

    Ahh, Debra Wrigly, a face made for radio…

  • @kordonanderson7842
    @kordonanderson7842 4 роки тому +8

    Deborah Wigley you will be missed on ABC13 thank you for sharing your last day with us and for that at the end she dropped the mic

  • @azizj3101
    @azizj3101 4 роки тому +4

    I was living in baytown and i remember my car was covered in snow, I think around 2008 or 2009.

  • @microbios8586
    @microbios8586 15 годин тому

    "First snowfall of the year in Houston" is quite a ridiculous statement

  • @alisoncanty5660
    @alisoncanty5660 4 роки тому +3

    I remember when this happened. I was 5 and went outside to get on my sled. lol

  • @jordanthomas7304
    @jordanthomas7304 5 років тому +3

    Groundhog Day to add insult to injury.

  • @1951RKP
    @1951RKP 11 місяців тому

    First snow of the year. You mean only snow in years 😂

  • @DarkGloComics
    @DarkGloComics Рік тому

    I was 4

  • @elli003
    @elli003 6 років тому +3

    Deborah Wrigley is still reporting for KTRK, but I remember the newscasters on the set too ! What happened to them ?

    • @TheRickakamax
      @TheRickakamax 4 роки тому +1

      i guess this is before Dave ward, Ed Brandon and Marvin Zindler.

    • @BRO77TX
      @BRO77TX 3 роки тому

      @@TheRickakamax I don’t recognize the sportscaster’s name. I know Bob Allen had been covering sports in Houston since ‘75 till he retired in 2013.

    • @TheRickakamax
      @TheRickakamax 3 роки тому

      i think was meant for elli003 but i wsas up. i grew up with dave ward ed brandon and marvin zindler

    • @TerryPierre1
      @TerryPierre1 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheRickakamax no, Dave, Ed, and Marvin were working as anchors at that time also in the 70's, 90's and beyond.
      The anchors in this video were all the weekend crew.

    • @TimBoyd2012
      @TimBoyd2012 Рік тому

      Charles Harrison was also the station's voiceover announcer. Diana Fallis was, I guess you could say, my first celeb crush.

  • @djmohglojojo
    @djmohglojojo 5 років тому +1

    🤔🤔 looks familiar

  • @derekcolvin9944
    @derekcolvin9944 2 роки тому

    It snowed for 4 days in February 1973 also December 20, 1989 it also snowed for 3 days.
    Of course it shut down Houston roads

  • @yani.e
    @yani.e 3 роки тому

    I have pictures of this day

  • @jameskelly6612
    @jameskelly6612 2 роки тому

    I wanna move to Houston.

    • @crapple009
      @crapple009 Рік тому

      Sadly, Houston has changed, and not for the better..