Pinkish purple flowers covered in snow
Up to 1.5 inches of snow piled up in the College Station area. Hardier plants and flowers braved the elements. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Recent snow turned Texas A&M University into a winter wonderland, a welcome rarity for some.

According to the National Weather Service Houston/Galveston, snowfall totals reached 1-1.5 inches in the Bryan-College Station area. The highest reported snowfall in the state was 5.5 inches in Baytown.

For those who welcomed the snow, it was an opportunity to get out and play, but for others, the amount of snow did not matter – the slick, white ground just meant a harder day at work.

Livestock still needed to be tended to. Bales of hay needed to be distributed, and ice needed to be broken up and removed from water tanks.

For information on how to stay ready for the odd snowstorm, check out how to be prepared for winter weather.

A man uses a tractor to transport bales of hay on snow
Life went on in spite of the snow for those taking care of animals. Bales of hay were moved to prepare as cattle feed. (Courtney Sacco, Sam Craft, Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)