A powerful upper low and an Arctic Airmass brought the necessary ingredients to produce a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow to West Central Texas from October 26 through the morning of October 27. Then, during the early morning hours of October 28, mostly freezing rain and some sleet fell across the Big Country, while freezing drizzle fell across portions of the Concho Valley and the…
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A powerful upper low and an Arctic Airmass brought the necessary ingredients to produce a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and snow to West Central Texas from October 26 through the morning of October 27. Then, during the early morning hours of October 28, mostly freezing rain and some sleet fell across the Big Country, while freezing drizzle fell across portions of the Concho Valley and the northern Edwards Plateau. Ice accumulations of 1/4 to 1/2 inch in the Big Country resulted in widespread tree limbs and power lines breaking across the Big Country or the area along and north of Interstate 20. This also caused school closures across the Big Country. Roads and bridges were also icy across this area. South of Interstate 20, mostly bridges and overpasses became icy. While many schools closed on October 27, some schools had a two hour delay on October 27 and 28th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
9 winter weather, 8 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
About a 1/4 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. |This resulted in power outages, with power lines and tree limbs breaking across Abilene and Taylor County. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. This lead to school delays for the Sterling City ISD.
About a 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. This resulted in power outages as power lines and tree limbs broke across Callahan County.
About a 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. This resulted in power outages near Roby and Rotan. Tree limbs and power lines were down across Fisher County. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
About a 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. This resulted in a few power outages across Nolan County. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. This led to school closures across Tom Green County on October 27, with a two hour delay on October 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. Irion County ISD had a two hour delay on October 27 and 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. Crockett County ISD had a two hour delay on October 27 and 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. Paint Rock ISD called off classes on October 27 and delayed start by two hours on October 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. This led to school closure for both Bronte and Robert Lee ISD's on October 27, with a two hour delay on October 28.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. This led to a two hour delay on October 28 for Eldorado ISD.
Patchy areas of sleet and some freezing rain fell and made bridges and overpasses across the area icy. This led to a two hour delay on October 28 for Sonora ISD.
About a 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. This resulted in power outages as power lines and tree limbs broke. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
About a 1/4 inch of ice accumulation was estimated on trees and power lines. This caused some tree limbs and power lines to break across Shackelford County, resulting in power outages. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
About a 1/4 inch of ice accumulation was estimated on trees, power lines and objects. This resulted in power outages as power lines and tree limbs broke. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
About a 1/4 to 1/2 inches of ice accumulation was estimated on trees and power lines in Stamford. This resulted in power outages and tree limbs breaking at Stamford and across Jones County. Schools were closed on October 27, with a 2 hour delay on October 28.
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