Ice Storm in Montgomery, Texas

Ice Storm February 3, 2011 – February 4, 2011 · Montgomery, Texas

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A period of freezing rain and freezing drizzle led to icy roads, especially bridges and overpasses, and numerous accidents. Between one and two tenths of an inch of ice accumulated. Over a thousand car accidents were reported in the greater Houston area with 3 fatalities.

The wider storm

A very cold air mass was in place in early February with overnight lows in the teens and 20s. low pressure system moved from west to east across northern Texas on February 3rd and 4th drawing Gulf moisture into the area in the form of freezing rain and drizzle with some snow also occurring well north and northwest of Houston.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 285519. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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