Winter Storm in Blanco, Texas

Winter Storm February 1, 2023 – February 2, 2023 · Blanco, Texas

$1.4M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Freezing rain began around noon on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 7 AM on the 2nd a half of an inch of ice had accumulated in Twin Sisters. Numerous tree limbs were broken by the weight of the ice. The cost of damages was estimated at $1.4 million. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative, headquarters in Johnson City, provides electricity to most of Blanco and Burnet Counties and parts of Edwards, Real, Kerr, Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, and Kendall Counties, reported $13 million in damage. This damage is likely included in the damage estimates reported by the counties.

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 1081603. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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