Saturday, May 4, 2024
Icicles of varying lengths hang off a house east of Gatesville in the Pecan Grove area. Freezing weather had a big impact on the area, resulting in the closure of local schools for three consecutive days, Jan. 31 through Feb. 2. (David Scott photo)
Icicles hang off a red tip photinia bush in Gatesville during the winter freeze which gripped the area Jan. 30-Feb. 2. (Jeff Osborne photo)
Two days of icy weather brought much of Central Texas to a standstill, and Gatesville was no exception as schools, Coryell County government and many businesses closed or reduced their hours to cope with the deep freeze that gripped the area.
Although it wasn’t a welcome situation, it’s also not an unfamiliar one, as icy conditions and below-freezing weather has hit the area for three straight years.
Despite slippery roads, traffic remained steady on Highway 84 on Tuesday as local residents braced for even more treacherous weather on Wednesday. The cold weather lingered into early Thursday.
Hidden Gem Family Center, located at 115 S. Seventh St. on the Coryell County Courthouse square, had a warming station in place Jan. 31-Feb. 1 to help people stay out of the cold.
A bit of good news is that temperatures were expected to reach the 60s by Sunday, following up the Arctic blast with a welcome dose of warmer weather.
