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Do you need a snowblower in Elgin, TX?

The machine for a Elgin driveway

No snowblower

Elgin sees measurable snow only in a freak year.

If you are moving to Elgin from somewhere snowy, you can sell the snowblower before you move.

Towns near Elgin

Almost no snow falls in Elgin. In Texas, Amarillo gets the most here at 17 inches.

TownMilesSnowTwo car, paved
Manor, TX100 inNo snowblower
Pflugerville, TX140 inNo snowblower
Taylor, TX150 inNo snowblower
Hutto, TX160 inNo snowblower
Bastrop, TX170 inNo snowblower
Round Rock, TX200 inNo snowblower

Where these numbers come from

Read next: Why storm depth matters more than snowfall and What a winter of snow weighs.

NOAA 1991 to 2020 climate normals from Elgin 1 N, 1.5 miles from Elgin. A normal winter, not this winter's forecast. Snow is weighed at 6.24 pounds a cubic foot, fresh and fairly dry; wet spring snow can weigh three times that.