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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIce StormArea sees more ice, few Eagle photos, College Station police hold up traffic on Holleman Drive as workers clear a pology major Ross Mohr, 18, scrapes a thick sheet of ' ice off fallen tree from the street Wednesday. Below: Texas A &M freshman anthro- of his truck in, a parking lot on the A &M campus ' Icy roads have been reported across 'the Brazos Valley. Periods of rain, freezing rain and sleet are expected to continue through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Some glazing of trees, bridges, overpasses and power lines is expected. Go to www.txdot.gov for road conditions or call 1- 800 - 452 - 9292` Following are, roads` that the Texas Depart - mentof Transportation are asking motorists to I watch around the Brazos Valley:, - Brazos County ■ Ice on Texas 6 bridges and overpasses only from Roberts on County line to Grimes County line ' ■ Ice on Texas 21 bridges and overpasses only from Burleson County" line,: to Madison County line ■ Ice on Texas 30 bridges andoverpasses only from Texas Avenue to Walker County lire ■ice on Texas 47 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 60 to Texas 21 ' ■ Ice on F.M. 60 bridges and overpasses only from Burleson County line to Grimes Coun - ty line , I Ice on F.M. 2818 bridges and overpasses only from - Texas 6 to US 190 ' Burleson County ' ■ Ice .on F.M. 50 bridges, and overpasses only from Texas 21 to Washington County line • Ice on F.M. 2 bridges and :overpasses only for F.M. 362 to end of pavement ■ Ice on F.M. 39 bridges and overpasses from Texas 90 to Madison County line ■ Ice' on F.M. 149 bridges and ;overpasses from Texas 90 to Montgomery County line ■ Ice on F.M. 244 bridges and overpasses from Texas 90 to Iola ' ■ Ice on F.M. 362,bridges 'and overpaeses from Texas 105 to Waller County line - ■ Ice on F.M. 379 bridges and overpasses from Business 6 in Navasota to' Texas 105 ■ Ice on F.M. 1227 bridges and overpasses from Texas 6 to F.M. 379 ■ iceon FM; 1748 bridges and, overpasses from Texas 105 to end of pavement ■ Ice on F.M. 60 bridges and overpasses only from Texas 36 to Brazos ,County line • Ice on F.M. 696 bridges and overpasses only from Texas 21 to Lee County line ■ Ice on F.M. 1361 bridges and overpasses only from County Road. 431 to County Road 433. ■ Ice on; F.M. 1362 bridges and;overpasses only from F.M. 2000 to Texas 21 - ■ Ice on F.M. 2155 bridges and'overpasses only from F.M. 60 to F.M. 1361 ■ Ice on F.M. 2000 bridges andloverpasses only from Texas 21 to F.M.1361 ■ Ice on Texas 21 bridges and overpasses only from Lee,County line to Brazos County line, ■ Ice on Texas 36 bridges and overpasses only from Milam County line to Washington County line Grimes County ■ Ice on Business 6 bridges'and overpass, es only from Navasota to Texas 6 Interchange lice on F.M.' 149 bridges and: overpasses only from F.M. 2562 to Montgomery County line • • Ice on F.M. 244 bridges and ;overpasses only from Texas 30 to Iola ■ Ice on F.M. 1486 bridges and overpasses' only from Montogomery to Texas 30 ■ Ice on F.M.1696 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 39 to Bedias IN lee on F.M. 1774 bridges and overpasses only from Anderson to Texas 105 ■ Ice on F.M.2445 bridges and overpasses ,Only from F.M. 1774 to Texas 105, lice on F.M. 2562 bridges and' overpasses, only from F.M. 2819 to Texas 30 ■ Ice on F.M. 2819 bridges and: overpasses only from Anderson to F.M. 1486 lice on'F.M.2620 bridges and overpasses only from Bedias to Texas 30 ' • Ice on F.M. 2988 bridges and. overpasses only from Texas- 6 to F.M. 362 - ■Ice on F.M. 3090 bridges and overpasses Only from, F.M.149 to F.M. 244 ■ Ice on Texas 6 bridges" and overpasses only from Navasota River to the Waller County line ■ Ice on Texas 30 bridges and overpasses only from Brazos County to; Walker County line • Ice on Texas 90 bridges and' overpasses' only from,Texas 30 to Madison County line L . ■ Texas 105 bridges and overpasses only from Washington - County line to Montogomery ■ ice' on F.M. 487 bridges and overpasses only from US 77 to Bell County line ® lee on F.M.' 908 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 486 to Burleson_County line, , ■ Ice on F.M. 979 bridges and overpasses only from,F.M. 485 to Robertson County line' ■ Ice on F.M. 1444 brid ges and overpass esionly from US 77 to F.M. 1445 ''■ Ice on F.M..1455 bridges and overpasses only from Falls County line to F.M. 1444 I ■ Ice on F.M. 1600 bridges and overpasses only from US 190 to F.M. 487 !lee on F.M. 1915 bridges and overpasses • only from; F.M. 437 to'F. M. 485 in Ice o n F.M.;.2027 bridges and. overpasses only Om 'Falls County. line to F.M. 979 ■ Ice on F.M. 2095 bridges andoverpasses only from'US 77 to US 79 ■ lee on F.M..2269 bridges and overpasses only from ' 190 to F.M. 485 ■ Ice on F.M. 3061 bridges and overpasses -only from F.M. 487 to F.M. 486 • Ice on F.M. 3242 bridges and overpasses only from;F.M. 2095 to US 79 - '® Ice on Texas 36 bridges and overpasses only from'US 79 ICI Burleson County line N fce on US ,77.bridges and - overpasses only fromLee County line to Falls County line I'fe "on US' 79 bridges and overpasses only from 'Robertson County line to Willamson County {line ' ■'Ice on US, 190 bridges: and, overpasses only from US 79 to Bell County line :'Robertson County ® Ice on FM. 46 bridges and overpasses only from Brazos County line to Falls County line ■ Ice on F.M. 485 bridges and overpasses only from Milam County line to US 79 ■ Ice on F.M: 391 bridges and overpasses only in'-learne ■ Ice on F.M. 979 bridges and overpasses, only from Milam County line to Texas? • Ice on F.M. 1644 bridges and. overpasses onl from US 79 to Franklin ' ■ Ice on F.M. 2096 bridges and overpasses' only from ;US 79 in. Easterly to F.M. 979 ■ Ice on F.M. 2293 bridges and overpasses only from Bremond to F.M. 979 ■ Ice on F.M. 2446 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. I 46 in Franklin to F.M. 1,940 ■ Ice bn Texas 6 bridges and overpasses only from Falls County line to Brazos County line IN Ice on Texas 7 bridges and overpasses only from' Limestone County line to Leon Coun- ty line ■ ice on US 79 bridges and 'overpasses only from Milam'Countyline to Leon County line 1110 on..US 190 bridges and overpassee only from Hearne,City Limits to Old San Antonio Road Washington County Y Ice on F.M. 389 bridges and overpasses only from 'Austin County line, to Business 36 ■ Ice on F.M. 109 bridges and overpasses only from Texas 36 to Austin County line- n Ice on F.M. 332 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. ! 389 to F.M. 2505 Ice on. F.M. 390 bridges and overpasses, only froln F.M. 50 to F.M. 1935 A lee' F.M. 577' bridges`and'overpasses only from US 290 to Texas 105 ■ Ice on F.M. 1155 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 2726 to 2193 lice on F.M. 1697 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 2780 to F.M. 390 I Ice on FM. 1948 bridges and overpasses only from Texas 36 to US `290 I■ Ice on F.M. 2621 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 50 to F.M. 390 ® Ice on F.M. 2726 bridges and overpasses only from US 290 to F.M. 390 ® Ice on F.M. 2780 bridges and overpasses only from F.M. 1697 to F.M. 1697 lee on Texas 36 bridges and overpasses only from Burleson County line to Austin Coun -' tyline •ice on Texas 105 bridges and overpasses only from Business'290 to Brazos County line ■ Ice on US 290 bridges and overpasses only from Fayette County line.to"Waller County line, From Al Tuesday. "We don't anticipate a big increase in numbers [Wednes- day night]," Scheets said. Statistics were similar throughout the Brazos Valley, with law enforcement officials and dispatchers reporting mostly minor accidents and assists. "I think it's over With," Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell said Wednesday after- noon. "Everything's melting, and now it's going to be slushy and mushy." He described his office Wednesday as "pretty quiet," with only "a couple slide jobs" to respond to. But there have been a few weather- related calls, he said, including a woman who reported seeing icicles hanging off a horse's coat. Sowell said he declined to send a deputy to the pasture with an extension cord and blow dryer. According to the National Weather Service, the Brazos Valley has a 40 percent chance - of light freezing rain and sleet after midnight Wednesday. The temperature is expected to hover "close to freezing, give or take 1 degree," meteor- ologist Robert Van Hoven said. The chances for freezing rain and sleet will decrease to 20 percent by Thursday morn- ing. "After that, you should be in the clear," he said, noting that there may be a slight chance of rain through the day Thurs- day but temperatures should remain above freezing. In Bryan, Transportation Operations Manager Chris Crawford said he is banking on the weather improving overnight and into Thursday. Unless the forecast changes, he said Wednesday afternoon, he plans to have one crew on standby. That's a big difference from the last two evenings, when Late starts at area schools: Calvert will start at 10 a.m. Franklin will start at 10 a.m. Hearne will start at 10 a.m. Snook will start at 10 a.m. Madisonville will start two hours late. Burton will start at 10 a.m'. Caldwell will start Itwo hours late. Navasota will start at 9 a.m. Somerville will start at 10 a.m. Garbage and recycling col- lections - ■ College Station recycling collections will begin collecting Thursday per the regular sched- ule. Monday's routes were not collected due to the holiday. Tuesday and Wednesday recy- cling routes were not Bryan postal worker Milton Stocl snowman outside the entrance to th the entire department was on u standby and employees were s being asked to work around IA the clock — taking only short lv breaks of a few hours to catch d some sleep. tc "We're in pretty good IA shape," he said. "We've put out so much sand that with no d additional rain, we're hoping p there won't be a need for more. c "It's going to be some well - a deserved rest. You can just see vi it in their faces — they're pret- tl ty beat down." College Station Public tc Works Director Mark Smith cl said he, too, did not expect as sl much work Wednesday night o and. Thursday morning. How- si ever, a sand truck will contin- ue to be on call, he said, plat- a ing special emphasis on fire stations, other emergency responder buildings and major intersections. Workers were using the above- freezing temperatures Wednesday afternoon to catch due to the weather No makeup is scheduled. I■ 'College. Station garbage collections will continue to oper- ate one day later than regularly scheduled due to the Martin Luther King holiday. Waste collection in Nava- sota has been disrupted due to inclement weather. Normal trash collection is expected to resume Thursday. Residential trash normally collected on Mondays and Thursdays will be collected on Thursday and trash normally collected on Tuesdays and Fridays will be collected Fri- day. Commercial collection will resume as weather permits. For more information, call 936 -825- 6450. Staff reports Openings and delayed starts r • Texas A &M University will open at 8 a. n. ® Blinn College will start on time. ■ Texas A&M Health Science Center will delay all; classes for the College Station and Temple I campuses urtil 9 a.m. Thursday. ■,Bryan sc - lools; Will start two :hours late. ■ College Station schools will start two hours late, Inside I Cold weather hits Texas, A6 • More. closings, A8 II More weather, coverage; A8 III Schools discuss:decision to ;cancel schoo , A9 Scrapers mistake, is to pour hot water on 'your windshield, experts. said. "Pouring warm water on it is probably the 'worst thing you 'could do, "_ said Bill Mills, director, of auto glass service at ACME. Glass in Bryan. The dramati& change of temperature .caused by hot water, on frozen glass could crack;, the windshield and will; enlarge any existing cracks, he said. - "Most of the,', time, they already have a. 'chip An their windshield that they are not aware of, and It just splits; when ,you pour, the water on it, Mills said. Both ' ACME Glass and Texstar'; Auto Body and Glass already have customers with windshield cracks from pour- ing hot water on j them. Ano,'tler common problem is people trying to roll their windows down with a layer of ice on them, Safi said. The ice layer can prevent the window from lowering' and break .tile window's motor. "That, is a no -no," he said. Safi said drivers should not run their wipers until the ice has melted 1 to prevent damage` to the wiper blades or the mechanism. It is best, he said,': to turn the wipers off when 'turning' off your car so they do not start up when the car is turned on in the morn- ing. Using the car's defroster, and ,a bit of patience, to melt the ice can be the safest strat- egy, Safi said. He also recom- mended putting cardboard on the windshield at night to keep the ice off and save some time in the morning. Another - solution involves rubbing an onion on the windshield the night before the freeze. The onion juice is . believed to prevent ice from forming on the window. Mills' advises drivers to pour tap water on the wind- shield. "The tap water coming out People get creative to get rid of ice By MATTHEW WATKINS Eagle Staff Writer The dozens of students scraping ice off their cars and windshields Wednesday afternoon in the Texas - A&M parking lot employed, a variety of ice - removal techniques. Some used credit cards. A few used their hands. A group of freshmen used the rims of empty water bottles; to knock the . ice off. "We don't really have ' anything else," one of the students said. Others simply sat in their cars and ran their windshield wipers and heater until the windshield was clear. The students' problems have been replicated all over the Brazos Valley in the past few days. Ice scrapers have been sold out of stores across Bryan College Station as people scramble to deal with the frigid weather. Those without scrapers have been forced to find other techniques . to clear their windshields, including pouring hot water on the glass. "People in the South are just_ not very well- equipped to handle this kind of weather," said I recently moved to Tex more wintry Iowa. Safi, who works at 7 Body and Glass' in Col said some techniques for ice can be harmful. The n See SCRAPE