Ice Storm — Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

2013-11-22 to 2013-11-24 · Van Horn & Hwy 54 Corridor, Texas

Event narrative

The Culberson County S.O. reported over 1/4 inch of ice accumulation. Portions of Highway 90 south of Van Horn closed due to icing. Power went out around 4 am CST on 11/24 due to power lines down from icing. The Rio Grande Electric Power Co. reported many power poles down in Culberson County. The weight of the ice dragged the lines down, which then had a domino effect on the power poles.

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass moved into the region with well below normal temperatures in it's wake. An upper trough was situated over the western Conus, and stayed there for several days. An extended period of wintry precipitation resulted over West Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 479953. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.