Some Corpus Christi-area school districts have announced they will be closed on Tuesday due to the coming arctic front and are monitoring weather conditions for possible further closures.
The highest snow totals occurred across far Southeast Texas, near Beaumont. But many other Texas cities also saw accumulating snow.
Low temperatures are expected to fall into the upper teens and low 20s across the region overnight, causing threats to pipes and roadways.
Although the highest snow totals occurred across Southeast Texas, especially around Beaumont. But a few other Texas cities also saw accumulating snow.
According to Operations Messages on the ERCOT website, around 5 a.m. ERCOT issued a Transmission Emergency in South and Southeast Texas.
The first-ever blizzard warning has been issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coast as a historic snowstorm hits the South. One hypothermia-related death has been reported in Georgia, according to James Stallings,
In the Corpus Christi area, a winter storm warning inland and a winter weather advisory remains in effect through 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the local office of the National Weather Service. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 1 inch and ice accumulations up to one-tenth of an inch are possible. Winds gusts could be as high as 40 mph.
All Houston airports are closed on Tuesday due to the winter storm expected in the area, officials said Sunday.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The South Texas Botanical Gardens are not only taking care of their beautiful plants, but also their animals -- by moving them to areas with backup generators. They were hard at work Monday, covering them up with blankets, tarps, and frost cloths -- even using hay from mulch to protect more sensitive plants at the roots.
The winter weather forecast is complicated, but some snow growth is possible in Corpus Christi Tuesday morning. Weather impact alert for icy travel.
Frigid temperatures engulfed Texas and other parts of the South on Monday ahead of a rare winter storm expected to bring heavy snow and disruptive ice accumulations to the region into Wednesday,