Power Outage in Fredericksburg, TX

Freezing rain began around 11 AM on January 30 and continued off and on through February 2. By 4:13 PM on January 30 a quarter of an inch of ice had accumulated in Luckenbach. By the end of the event 0.31 inches of ice had accumulated in Fredericksburg. The ice brought down power lines and tree branches in Fredericksburg. The Central Texas Electric COOP reported $500,000 in damages.

Freezing rain began around 11 AM on the 30th and continued off and on through February 2. By 4:13 PM on the 30th a quarter of an inch of ice had accumulated in Luckenbach. By the end of the event 0.31 inches of ice had accumulated in Fredericksburg. The ice brought down power lines and tree branches in Fredericksburg.

A tornado first touched ground near the Beyer Feed Store on the north side of Fredericksburg on Hwy 16. It moved northeast and caused tree damage and took down a power line off Knopp School Rd. and Quail Run Dr. From aerial images, there is significant tree damage in about a 150 yard wide path extending to Koennecke-Eckhardt Rd. The tornado continued moving northeast where it crossed Herber-Schaefer Rd. There was tree and roof damage at a residence on FM 1631. The tornado dissipated a short time later as it crossed Wahrmund-Ahrens Rd. The highest estimated wind speed was 100 mph and it was rated EF-1.

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that downed several trees causing widespread power outages in Fredericksburg.

A combination of sleet and freezing rain started falling near 8 am on January 15 and continued through the day. By late afternoon, roads were becoming dangerous and were shut down. Schools, offices, and businesses closed through all of January 16 and part of the following day. US87 was closed on January 15 and 16and SH16 and SH29 were both shut down on January 16. Utility companies reported very few power outages.

Freezing rain that began falling Monday afternoon caused the closing of numerous county roads by that evening. All public and private schools remained closed on Tuesday. Also, many county, city and private businesses remained closed on Tuesday. Schools, offices and businesses reopened late on Wednesday morning. The only loss of electric power was in the Stonewall area where a vehicle ran into a power poll, knocking out power to several dozen residences for around 3 hours.