Winter Storm — Williamson, Texas

2023-02-01 to 2023-02-02 · Williamson, Texas

Event narrative

Freezing rain began around 11 AM on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 9:13 PM on January 30 the Emergency Manager reported ice accumulating on the roadway of the 183A toll road overpass at Brushy Creek Rd in Cedar Park. By the end of the event 0.5' of ice had accumulated in Round Rock, 0.41' in Hutto, 0.38' in Jollyville and Taylor, and 0.33' in Leander. There were multiple accidents across the county. There were also trees and tree branches down around the county and thousands of power outages. The cost of damages was estimated at $22.6 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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1081609. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.