SECTIONS
By Amanda Rogers
Mansfield Record
An Arctic air mass blasted into North Texas on Saturday, dropping temperatures below freezing and bringing a ground-covering snow.
Government offices, banks and schools were already closed for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, but the freezing temperatures kept Mansfield ISD schools closed on Tuesday.
Temperatures dropped below freezing about 6 p.m. Saturday and remained there until 11:10 a.m. Wednesday, said Steve Fano, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth, for a total of 89 hours at or below freezing.
Another cold front is expected Thursday, but it won't be as bad as the last one. Temperatures will hit 54 degrees before dipping to 24 degrees. Friday's high will be 35 degrees, and Saturday will be 36 degrees.
The high on Monday only reached 26 degrees, while the low of 11 degrees tied a 1905 record.
Snow blew in on Sunday night through Monday morning with varying amounts across the area. Lewisville piled up to 2 inches, DFW Airport reported 1.5 inches, while Mansfield reported .3 to 1 inch of snow.
The high for Tuesday is expected to reach 28 degrees, with the low still a frosty 15 degrees, Sanchez said.
Southern winds will bring warmer air on Wednesday, when temperatures are expected to reach 44 degrees by afternoon.
Mansfield, Texas, is a booming city, nestled between Fort Worth and Dallas, but with a personality all its own. The city’s 76,247 citizens enjoy an award-winning school district, vibrant economy, historic downtown, prize-winning park system and community focus spread across 37 square miles. The Mansfield Record is dedicated to reporting city and school news, community happenings, police and fire news, business, food and restaurants, parks and recreation, library, historical archives and special events. The city’s only online newspaper launched in September 2020 and will offer introductory advertising rates for the first three months at three different rates.
The Mansfield Record is the only local newspaper serving Mansfield, Texas. Established in 2020, the Mansfield Record is bringing the focus back where it should be.
