For most of Texas, November snow would be very unusual, but in the Texas Panhandle, they are somewhat used to this. According to weather records, the average date of Amarillo’s first snowfall is ...

Texas, on the other hand, is a vast state, a good part of it made up of West Texas desert and mountains, or Panhandle plains, which might as well be Kansas. They get snow.

At left, future weather radar shows heavy snow in the Texas Panhandle on Sunday morning. At right, the Storm Prediction Center’s outlook for Sunday shows a level 2 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms.

Last year, Midland, Texas, had 3 inches (7.6 cm) of snow. The city's 30-year average is 4.8 inches (12.2 cm). You can follow OurAmazingPlanet staff writer Brett Israel on Twitter: @btisrael .

At left, future weather radar shows heavy snow in the Texas Panhandle on Sunday morning. At right, the Storm Prediction Center’s outlook for Sunday shows a level 2 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms.

While there had been snow in Palm Springs as recently as 1974, it was nothing like the snow that hit in 1979. Sure, all desert residents are familiar with snow at the top of the Palm Springs ...

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Take the long way on a West Texas road trip so you can work in the usual tourist sites plus some more unusual vacation attractions. Here’s what to see and how to get there.