AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- As Central Texas continues to deal with an arctic blast and a chance for wintry precipitation, no major closures were reported across the metro area early Monday morning.
Winter Storm Warning continues through Noon Monday...
Wind Chill Advisory through 10AM Wednesday morning...
Hard Freeze Warning through 10AM Wednesday morning...
Isolated pockets of freezing drizzle were being reported across the Austin area, which was creating some slick spots, particularly on the northern side of the metro area. Some impacts were also being reported in southeast Austin near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Accumulations are still expected to be less than a tenth of an inch, with most spots only expected to see a hundredth or two. Any wintry precipitation should come to an end by midday Monday.
Officials in San Antonio were reporting more significant impacts from freezing precipitation, with a number of wrecks and vehicle spinouts reported late Sunday night along I-10 on the city's north side. Emergency officials in Bexar County were planning to close several bridges and flyovers due to the conditions, according to the National Weather Service, which prompted the upgrade from a Winter Weather Advisory to the Winter Storm Warning.
Much of the state was below freezing Monday morning, with temperatures stretching from the low single digits in the Panhandle into the upper 20s well south of San Antonio. That bitter cold is adding demand to the state's electric grid, prompting ERCOT to issue a Conservation Appeal for 6-10 a.m. Monday morning. Similar conditions are expected on the grid Tuesday morning.