Winter Storm in Travis, Texas
Winter Storm January 30, 2023 – January 31, 2023 · Travis, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Freezing rain began around 11 AM on the 30th and continued off and on through February 2. By 10:23 PM on the 30th the Pflugerville Police had closed the flyover ramps between Hwy 130 and Hwy 45 due to ice on the roadway. The Austin area was hit hard with thousands of power outages when trees took out power lines. By the end of the storm the ASOS at Camp Mabry recorded 0.69 inches of ice and the COOP observer in Great Hills reported 0.45 inches. There were many car accidents one of which resulted in a fatality.
The wider storm
A cold front brought a shallow layer of cold air. Warm, moist southeasterly flow above this cold air produced light freezing rain and freezing drizzle for several days.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1078574. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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