Ice Storm — Jim Wells, Texas

2021-02-16 to 2021-02-17 · Jim Wells, Texas

Event narrative

Freezing rain across the area produced ice accumulations around a tenth of an inch. The prolonged cold spell led to state wide power outages. A 44 year old man from Alice passed away due to hyperthermia on the 16th. Emergency responders had trouble getting to the man due to the icy roads.

Wider weather episode

Cold air remained in place across south Texas through the 16th and 17th. Strong warm air advection developed above the cold air at the surface as another disturbance in the upper levels approached south Texas on the night of the 16th. Freezing rain developed over the Coastal Bend during the afternoon of the 16th and became widespread during the night across the south Texas coastal plains. Ice accumulations from a tenth to two tenths occurred by the early morning hours of the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 946738. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.