Photos: Texas winter storm brings snow, freezing weather to El Paso (2024)

Snow blankets the mountains just south of Transmountain Road off of Highway 54 on Feb. 3, 2022.

Highway 54 is seen with the Franklin Mountains near the Transmountain Road on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blankets the Borderland on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, is shown rising above the snow.

A group of kids works together to build a lifesize snowman at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Memorial Park in Central El Paso Feb. 3, 2022 after a winter storm.

After a winter storm, Ava Valles and Paula Kish slide down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Teotle De Tlalli slides down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Transmountain road was closed after snow fell in the El Paso/Juarez border region on Feb. 2, 2022.

After a winter storm, El Pasoans enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

After a winter storm, Lizbeth Castellano slides down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo the Rio Grande is photographed with snow in Sunland Park.

After a winter storm, Keith Lee and Miguel Harrison slide down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo the Rio Grande is photographed with snow in Sunland Park.

Ed Hernandez uses a broom to remove the ice and snow from his car window before heading to work after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Izabella Hernandez makes a snow angel while playing at Mundy Park in Sunset Heights after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Seen is the downtown skyline after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Terry Samaniego plays on the swing as her son Ezra Samaniego shuffles snow into a wheelbarrow to make a snow fort at Madeline Park in the Kern Place neighborhood after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

A traffic jam is seen near UTEP after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

A family walks near Mundy Park in Sunset Heights after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

A cat is seen in the snow on Rim Road after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Seen is “La Equis” art sculpture in Juarez from Tom Lea Park after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

A woman walks through Madeline Park in the Kern Place neighborhood after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Seen are street signs covered in snow after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Street signs and traffic lights are covered in snow after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Seen is Woodrow Bean Transmountain Dr after the first snow storm of the year in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 3, 2022.

After a winter storm, El Pasoans enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo a recycling plant is photographed in the Chamizal neighborhood.

A group of kids work together to build a life-size snowman at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blankets the El Paso/Juárez area on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo, school buses are covered in snow after area districts suspended instruction.

After a winter storm, Keith Lee and Miguel Harrison slide down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo a monument of Benito Juarez is covered with snow in Juarez.

Memorial Park in Central El Paso Feb. 3, 2022 after a winter storm.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo a monument of Benito Juarez is covered with snow in Juarez.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juárez Borderland on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo The X is seen with snow in El Paso and Juárez.

Snow blankets the El Paso/Juárez Borderland on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. The X is seen with snow in El Paso and Juárez.

After a winter storm, Yarileth Castellano slides down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Lizbeth, Yarileth and David Castellano enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo the Rio Grande is photographed with snow in Sunland Park.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo the Rio Grande is photographed with snow in Sunland Park.

After a winter storm, El Pasoans enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow blanketed the El Paso/Juarez borderland on Feb. 3, 2022. In this photo the running track at Bowie High School stadium is seen with snow.

Snow and icy conditions arrived in El Paso on Wednesday night. The cold front lingered in the early morning on Thursday.

Snow and icy conditions arrived in El Paso on Wednesday night. The cold front lingered in the early morning on Thursday.

After a winter storm, Keith Lee and Miguel Harrison slide down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow and icy conditions arrived in El Paso on Wednesday night, Feb. 2, 2022. The cold front lingered in the early morning on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

After a winter storm, El Pasoans enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

After a winter storm, David Castellano slides down a hill with Yarileth on his back at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

David Castellano throws a snowball at Lizbeth at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Lizbeth Castellano throws a snowball at Yarileth at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Yarileth Castellano adjusts her coat at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Yolotzin De Tlalli slides down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

(Left to right) Alison Beck, David and Karla Orozco enjoy their time in the snow with their dog Chuck at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

David Orozco slides down a hill at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

After a winter storm, El Pasoans enjoy their time in the snow at Memorial Park in Central El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Kenneth J. Medina of the Parks and Recreation Department keeps El Pasoans safe after a winter storm adding water softener crystals to the sidewalks at San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Kenneth J. Medina of the Parks and Recreation Department keeps El Pasoans safe after a winter storm adding water softener crystals to the sidewalks at San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown El Paso on Feb. 3, 2022.

Downtown El Paso is from Scenic Drive on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow rests on a yucca plant overlooking Ciudad Juárez and El Paso from Rim Road Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow rests on top of locks left by lovers at Ascarate Park Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

A double-crested cormorant takes flight from Ascarate Lake Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

The Franklin Mountains from Ascarate Park Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

A water slide is dusted with snow at the Ascarate Park Pool Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow rests on top of barbecue grills at Ascarate Park Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Snow and icy conditions arrived in El Paso on Wednesday night. The cold front lingered in the early morning on Thursday.

Snow and icy conditions arrived in El Paso on Wednesday night. The cold front lingered in the early morning on Thursday.