Ice Storm in Coastal Refugio County, Texas

Freezing rain caused ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch across the area.

Arctic air mass moved into south Texas on February 11th. The cold air deepened over the region on the 14th. A deep upper trough was over Texas with a strong upper level jet moving into south Texas late on the 14th and during the morning hours of the 15th. Widespread freezing rain developed during the afternoon of the 14th across south Texas and continued through the morning of the 15th. Significant ice accumulations occurred over the Coastal Bend to the Victoria Crossroads from an eighth of an inch to a quarter of an inch. Ice accumulations occurred over the Brush Country and the immediate coast, but the accumulations were less than an eighth of an inch. The ice caused widespread road closures due to ice covered bridges and overpasses across the Coastal Bend and Victoria Crossroads.