Winter Weather — Tom Green, Texas

2021-02-10 to 2021-02-12 · Tom Green, Texas

Event narrative

Roads became covered with a glaze of ice. On February 11, an 84 year old male lost control of his vehicle on the icy highway and rolled his truck and trailer into a borrow ditch on U.S. Highway 87 near Carlsbad at around 11 AM. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wider weather episode

A shallow arctic airmass moved into the West Central Texas on February 9, and continued to slowly move south across the region on February 10. Warm gulf moisture overran the frontal boundary and resulted in periods of widespread freezing drizzle across West Central Texas.

Roads became covered with an icy glaze, making travel difficult. This ice also caused some power lines to sag in Nolan County. A traffic fatality was reported in Tom Green County on the morning of February 11.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 940657. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.