Winter Storm — Hays, Texas

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

Event narrative

Freezing rain began around 1 PM on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 5:15 PM on January 30 an eighth of an inch of ice had accumulated in Dripping Springs. By the end of the event 0.5' of ice had accumulated in Dripping Springs, 0.38' in Wimberley and Driftwood, and 0.25' in Buda. The ice brought down trees and tree branches in Wimberley and Dripping Springs. The cost of damages was estimated at $2.4 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.

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 1081612. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.