Texas Winter Weather: Ice, Snow Expected In Dallas, Austin

TEXAS — A winter storm spanning several states is expected to bring significant ice accumulation across Texas, including in the Dallas and Houston areas, according to the National Weather Service.

Large parts of north, central and west Texas are under winter storm warnings through Thursday, though forecasters at the National Weather Service are not expecting this event to approach the severity of last February's winter storm that caused millions of Texans to go without power for days and resulted in the deaths of over 200 people.

Rain in the evening is expected to turn into freezing rain late Wednesday and overnight into Thursday morning.

The worst ice accumulation will be northwest of Dallas in Hunt, Fannin, Delta and parts of Collin, Grayson, Lamar and Hopkins counties, where 0.25 to 0.5 inches of ice are expected, according to NWS.

A stretch from the Dallas-Fort Worth area down to Austin and the Texas Hill Country is forecasted to get anywhere from small amounts to a quarter-inch of ice.

Portions of west Texas near El Paso also are under a winter storm warning with a small sliver of the Guadalupe Mountains under a blizzard warning with up to 8 inches of snow expected in parts of Eddy County.

The Houston and San Antonio areas as well as most of south Texas are under a winter weather advisory.

People in the warning areas are encouraged not to travel during the weather event and to prepare for power outages with essentials such as water, nonperishable food and batteries, according to the National Weather Service.