Winter Weather in Menard, Texas

A major wreck occurred on U.S. Highway 83 between Menard and Eden that claimed three lives. These accidents were attributed to the icy roads. A total of eleven wrecks occurred in Menard County on January 2. Two of the wrecks occurred on U.S. 190 about 10 miles west of Menard.

Light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain started in West Central Texas mainly around midnight on January 2nd, and continued off and on through the morning of January 3. A glaze of ice formed on area roadways as temperatures ranged from 26 degrees in the north near Haskell to 32 degrees in the south along Interstate 10. Sleet and light snow mixed with the precipitation at times especially along and north of a line from Sweetwater to Brownwood. This wintry precipitation made area roadways very hazardous and led to many accidents across the area and resulted in the closing of offices on January 2. Another area of freezing rain and sleet moved across West Central during the night of the January 2, and into the early morning hours of January 3.