Wrecks Across Odessa Area Strain Roads After Storm
A Jan 1 to 2 weather surge caused 121 crashes in Odessa and Midland areas with 15 officers kept beyond shift. Major incidents included a rollover on Highway 191 and a six car pileup on Loop 338 near Highway 80. Resources urged caution as icy conditions persist and TxDOT, city crews treat overpasses and intersections while forecasts warn of more mixed precipitation.
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Farmington
N.M
Midland
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Odessa
Highway 191
National Weather Service
NWS
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Steve LeSueur
LeSueur
Loop 338
Highway 80
Odessa American
Russ Davis
Davis
Ector County Sheriffs Business Office
Susan Redford
City of Odessa
Goodson
Txdot
Gene Powell
Powell
Icy conditions linger as NWS predicts through Thursday night
Weather service warns of icy conditions continuing into Thursday night with a 30 percent rain chance on Thursday and Friday. In Odessa, Jesus House volunteers prepared four nights ahead of the storm distributing about 120 sub zero sleeping bags 200 blankets and about 150 backpacks.
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NWS
National Weather Service
Jesus House
Odessa
Local charities rally to aid homeless before cold snap
Jesus House at 1335 E Sixth St offers weekday meals and in person deliveries, calling for sleeping bags and coats for men and women. The Salvation Army at 810 E Ith St can shelter about 200 cots, 24 beds, serves meals and needs hygienic items, gloves, hats. calls to donate at 432-272-3362 and 432-332-0738. A night strike effort, ramping up before the cold front, highlights ongoing street and vehicle occupants with limited shelter in Midland.
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Jesus House
Sixth St
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Salvation Army
E. Ith St
Chris Cooper
Ice storm snarls Midland International flights and deicing
Airport officials warn travelers to check flight status as a severe ice storm halts planes. Runways stay open with deicing fluid and snow removal in progress. Interim director Justine Ruff notes most flights canceled by 8 am and urges patience. United plane was deicing. weather expected to continue.
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Midland International Airport
Justine Ruff
Ruff
United
Odessa
Oncor says outages manageable after Odessa freeze
A winter freeze caused about 1,000 outages in central and west Odessa with 25 remaining by Wednesday afternoon. Oncor area manager Gus Ortega said crews repaired mainly minor faults at homes, with no large commercial outages and standby crews to handle more weather-related problems.
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Oncor
Gus Ortega
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