Winter storm Enzo hit the Houston area overnight, with inches of snow falling over the city. In the early Tuesday morning, with the city quiet, people walked around in the snowfall to witness the rare snow day. Later in the day, parks like Tinsley at Buffalo Bayou and Hermann Park became hot spots for sledding and playing.

Here is how the city looked and how Houstonians enjoyed the day despite the cold temperatures.

Snow flurries in the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. Over three inches fell overnight, with schools and most city departments shut down for the rare snow day. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)
(Top left) Jacob Hilton poses for a portrait on a walk around the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. Having lived in Oslo, Norway previously, Hilton said “I felt like I was back there this morning.” (Top right) Icicles drip off of water meters in the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Bottom) A person walks around the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. Over three inches fell overnight, with schools and most city departments shut down for the rare snow day. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)
Copa makes a snowball while on a walk around the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)
(Top left) Harold Torchez makes a snowball while on a walk around the Museum District during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Top right) Horacio Perez poses for a picture before he has a snowball fight at Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Bottom) Two friends make a snowman while wearing latex gloves at Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)
(Top images) People sled and take pictures at Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Bottom) Janet Escalante pushes a plastic pool covered in blankets up a hill at Tinsley Park at Buffalo Bayou during a winter storm, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)
Tinsley Park was full of families coming in from all over the city to sled down hills, with whatever material they could: suitcases, cardboard boxes, and floaties. Some people set off fireworks at the park. The skyline of Houston sit behind the winter scene. (Lexi Parra / Houston Landing)

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Lexi Parra is a photo editor for Houston Landing. Before moving to Houston, she worked as an independent photojournalist in Caracas, Venezuela and New York, NY, and her work has been published in The New...