Ice Storm in Taylor, Texas

An arctic cold front moved through West Central Texas on Friday the 12th. Light freezing rain and drizzle developed behind the front as temperatures quickly dropped to below freezing. The freezing rain event gradually moved to the south and overspread all of West Central Texas by Sunday the 14th. Ice accumulations of up to two inches were reported along and north of I20 with one quarter to one half inch reported between Highway 87 and I20 across the Heartland and Northern Concho Valley. Around one quarter of an inch was reported between the I10 corridor and Highway 87. A few power outages were reported across the western Big Country. Numerous traffic accidents were reported across the area. As the ice storm gradually started to wind down Sunday evening, the weight of the ice caused an Abilene television transmitter tower to collapse. This tower collapse also destroyed a NWS weather radio anntena that was mounted on this tower.