12.20.2023

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Today’s Forecast

53º | Partly cloudy | 20% chance of rain | Sunrise 7:29 a.m. | Sunset 5:48 p.m.

❄️ The more you snow

The history of snow in the Alamo City

Snowfall on the river in Brackenridge Park

Brackenridge Park in February, 2021. | Photo via Wikimedia Commons

Raise your hand if you remember the snowstorm of 1985.

In case you missed it, or don’t remember, here’s what happened: On the night of Jan. 11, 1985, snowfall began which would continue through the following morning, as you can see in a throwback “special report” that ran while snow was still falling.

Meteorologists predicted a total of 3-4 inches, which would have brought the event in line with the 1949 snowfall record of 4.7 inches. By the end of Jan. 12, over 13 inches had fallen. That record hasn’t been cleared since.

Snow in San Antonio isn’t all snow angels and catching flakes on your tongue. The February 2021 winter storm brought record-low temps and knocked out power for 346,000+ residents.

The H-E-B South Flores Market covered in snow. — Expect rain and temperatures around 70 degrees through next week. | Photo via H-E-B Newsroom

Suffice it to say, snow is always an event in San Antonio. Check out these fast facts about Texas’s relationship with snow days:

Even during the Ice Age, it’s thought that no glacier developed in Texas. That made it a welcome refuge for mammoths and other prehistoric critters.
The earliest recorded white Christmas in Texas happened in 1841, when a soldier described tracking a bear through six inches of snow near what would become Dallas.
Texas’s highest certified snowfall clocks in at 26 inches, which fell over 24 hours in Hillsboro in 1929 — but other reports suggest 30 inches fell on Valentine’s Day in 1895.

Events

Wednesday, Dec. 20

Smartphone and Mobile Device Class | Wednesday, Dec. 20 | 10:15-11:30 a.m. | Westfall Library, 6111 Rosedale Ct., San Antonio | Free | Bring in your new devices and learn how to use them with Louis Medellin.
Holiday Light Cruise | Wednesday, Dec. 20 | 6:30-9 p.m. | Go Rio Cruises, 809 E. River Walk, San Antonio | $35 | Cruise down the San Antonio River and check out the seasonal holiday lights.
Cirque Musica - Holiday Wonderland | Wednesday, Dec. 20 | 7-9 p.m. | H-E-B Performance Hall at The Tobin Center, 100 Auditorium Circle, San Antonio | $49.50 | Bring the family to witness a circus experience infused with the holiday classics.

Thursday, Dec. 21

Fitness in the Park | Thursday, Dec. 21, Thursday, Dec. 28 | 6-7 p.m. | Hemisfair, 434 S. Alamo St., San Antonio | Free | Join San Antonio Parks and Recreation for an evening heart-pumping workout with local residents.
Geeks Who Drink Pub Trivia | Thursday, Dec. 21 | 7-9 p.m. | Tech Port Center, 3331 General Hudnell Dr., San Antonio | Cost of purchase | Geeks Who Drink brings the nation’s best pub quiz to Tech Port Center every Thursday, with 7 rounds of audio, visual + live-hosted trivia (and yes, there are prizes — including concert tickets).
Winter SOUL-stice Party | Thursday, Dec. 21 | 8 p.m. | Idle Beer Hall & Brewery, 414 Brooklyn Ave., San Antonio | Cost of purchase | Enjoy drink specials, tamales by Backwoods BBQ, an ugly Christmas sweater contest, and vinyl sounds by The General.

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News Notes

Cause

Tigers need toys, too. The San Antonio Zoo made an Amazon Wish List for you to purchase enrichment toys on behalf of the zoo’s animal residents. See if you can spot them playing with your donation next time you visit. (KSAT 12)

Civic

CPS Energy announced it could write off 42,000 delinquent accounts with unpaid bills totaling $42.7 million. Officials identified these accounts as disconnected, meaning there’s no chance they would be paid back, anyway. (San Antonio Report)

Art

Submissions are now open for the 42nd Annual Tejano Conjunto Festival poster contest. The winning entry will receive $2,000 and be featured on promotional materials for the festival Wednesday, May 15-Sunday, May 19. Submit yours now, deadline Friday, Jan. 12.

Award

New Braunfels baker Ashley Landerman won the Food Network Holiday Baking Championship, taking the $25,000 prize. The 2Tarts Bakery co-owner also won the channel’s Christmas Cookie Challenge in 2019. (Herald-Zeitung)

The Buy

The Buy 12.20.23 (Affiliate + Six & Main)

An Apple Watch Series 9 — because the smartwatch is about to get much harder to find. Starting tomorrow, Apple will pull this smartwatch version from its website due to a patent dispute, with in-store purchases ending Sunday, Dec. 24. Other retailers may continue to sell the model until a final decision is made on an import ban. (Forbes)

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The Wrap

Today’s edition by:
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From the editor

What are the “other prehistoric critters” that lived in Texas during the Ice Age? Mastodons, scimitar-toothed cats (as opposed to sabre-toothed), and my personal favorite, the Shasta ground sloth, which could grow up to 9 feet long + 550 pounds.

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