Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Bearsixty7]

5 o'clock news said 6 confirmed so far and still working on it.

 

[Western]

5 o'clock news said 6 confirmed so far and still working on it.

Yeah, saw that, hopefully it doesn't climb to early reports of 8
Also, better video shows the majority of the vehicles where on a very long over pass, appears the wreck started just as the cars would have got down to flat road. Such a light glaze of frozen precip and looks like many didn't pay much head, or didnt realize the danger on the surface. Just a sad deal for those involved.

 

[Bearsixty7]

133 vehicles reported involved. Yes, it was an elevated section of road. One trucker involved was interviewed said the highway was dry and clear from Denton to there (about 30 miles) and wanted to know why that section wasn't treated. The news room reporter said that according to the 2 different maintenance departments for that stretch claim it had been treated a couple times. At the 6 o'clock news hour the live overhead looked like they still had 40-50 vehicles to clear. going to be a long night for them.

 

[robbyr]

Dennis, I saw the same video you did with the FJ. Hard to imagine anyone surviving that.

 

[Western]

Here is a clip of several angles, WARNING: Some language as witnesses take it in.

 

[two_bit_score]

A little south on IH35 a 25 car pile up in Austin.

Icy roads are treacherous.

 

[bindian]

A little south on IH35 a 25 car pile up in Austin.

Icy roads are treacherous.

I heard 26 car pileup on 45 (toll road) near Austin. Glad I am retired and don't have to drive in this upcoming weather across Houston.
hugs, Brandi

 

[MickeyDBC]

I heard 26 car pileup on 45 (toll road) near Austin. Glad I am retired and don't have to drive in this upcoming weather across Houston.
hugs, Brandi

I saw that one this morning going in to work and it was pretty bad. On the way home there was another six car wreck in the same place.

Right now they are calling for wintry mix and or snow for the next six days with a low of 7 degrees on Monday. We have trees and branches down all over the place right now and it is just starting. This is going to be a real mess.

 

[Bearsixty7]

What makes it even more sad about the lives lost and people injured is by about 2pm yesterday most every where the ice had melted or more accurately, evaporated away around here. One news station said a lot of the people involved were health care workers and truckers.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Maybe they need to enact legislation for 18 wheelers to get off the roads in icy weather? No one can stop 80,000 lbs on ice quickly. Use those amber warning signs on the interstates, etc.