Winter Weather — Tom Green, Texas

2014-02-11 · Tom Green, Texas

Event narrative

A Sterling City ambulance lost control on some ice along U.S. Highway 87 near Water Valley or about 10 miles north of San Angelo. The vehicle flipped and caught on fire and resulted in three fatalities and one injury.

Wider weather episode

As an arctic cold airmass settled over the area, widespread light freezing drizzle developed and resulted in a thin glaze of ice on roads and walkways across a large part of West Central Texas throughout the morning. Many school districts and government offices in Abilene, San Angelo, Brownwood, Brady, Haskell, and surrounding areas closed for the day. Three people were killed and one was injured in Tom Green County when an ambulance traveling from Sterling City to San Angelo flipped over and burned.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 504072. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.