Deadly Freezing Rain Expected To Continue Through Wednesday In Austin

Weather At least six have died on slick Texas roads, there were 130,000 outages Wednesday in the Austin area, and DoorDash had suspended service. A...

February 1, 2023
10:50 PM

Weather At least six have died on slick Texas roads, there were 130,000 outages Wednesday in the Austin area, and DoorDash had suspended service. AUSTIN, TX — The deadly storms that have pummeled Texas in recent days will continue to bring treacherous ice to Austin through Wednesday, according to authorities. At least six people have died on slick Texas roads since Monday and two officers were seriously injured, including a Travis County deputy who was pinned under a truck, authorities said. Nearly 260,000 power outages were reported Wednesday in Texas, including more than 130,000 in the Austin area, according to PowerOutage, a website that tracks utility reports.

Anna Schier