Winter storm slows Odessa and Midland with sleet, ice
By 2 30 p m sleet subsided but another round was expected in the Permian Basin with freezing rain and up to an inch of sleet and snow. North of I 20 a winter storm warning till 6 a m today and a winter weather advisory south of I 20. ECISD and MISD canceled classes and all athletics through Saturday. Shelters opened as Jesus House and Salvation Army offered warmth, meals, and blankets to those without homes. Police reported about 30 accidents in Odessa and Midland. one fatal rollover north of Crane on Highway 385. TxDOT warned roads would freeze again and urged caution for emergency routes and overpasses.
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NWS
Ector County Independent School District
Midland Independent School District
Mike Adkins
Donny Ryker
Jesus House
Sixth St
Noel Heritage Plaza
Odessa
Joe Contreras
Salvation Army
Contreras
10Th St
Ryker
Polly
Permian
Rick Mesa
Crane County Sheriff's Office
Crane
Highway 385
Mesa
Department of Public Safety
DPS Communications
Steve LeSueur
OPD
Highway 191
Faudree Road
City of Midland
Sara Higgins
Midland Police Department
Loop 250
Thomason Drive
Texas Department of Transportation
Gene Powell
Rapid Ice Storm Brings Power Outages and Caution on Roads
Officials warn drivers to stay 200 feet from TxDOT anti freezing treatment crews as power outages fall below 10, unlike the 10 000 during the prior storm. Forecasters expect subfreezing temps through Sunday with zero wind chills in parts. another Arctic blast arrives Monday with no precipitation, warming later in the week.
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Txdot
ONCOR
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Mercer
Hluchan
Texas
Delinda Hawkins
Don Munsch
Jon Vanderlaan
Chris Bartlett
Corey Paul
Weather forces postponement of Odessa holiday events
H E B delays Feast of Sharing citing icy roads and low turnout, shifting Odessa meals to a later date while 25 volunteers finish decorations at the Ector County Coliseum. Heritage Holiday Lighted Christmas Parade cancels Saturday event due to extreme cold, icy roads, and health concerns voiced by city officials led by Chief Tim Burton.
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Ector County Coliseum
H-E-B
David Dowd
Dowd
Odessa
Kay McDowell
McDowell
Tim Burton
National Weather Service
Ice storm could rival 2011 Super Bowl snow in Texas
National Weather Service forecasts half an inch of freezing rain for Dallas Fort Worth could trigger power outages and icy roads. Oncor prepares backup transformers as crews brace nine hours of freezing rain. Reference is made to 2011 Arlington snow totals and timing.
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Texas Ice Storm
Lubbock
North Texas
National Weather Service
Victor Murphy
Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth
Oncor
Texas
Lancaster
Murphy
Arlington
SAT Test at OC Rescheduled in Odessa Christmas Parade Canceled
SAT testing at Odessa College Electronics Technology Building canceled with a retest set for December 21. Parade organizers discussed moving events due to icy winter weather and parking constraints at OC. Feast of Sharing decorations to be stored and possibly reused in January or February.
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McKinney Park
Goodson
McDowell
Odessa College
Andrea Goodson
Odessa
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Denise Rivas
Complex Community Federal Credit Union
Rivas
Rosie Simmons
West Texas Food Bank
Rachel Pinner
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