Archive for February 23rd, 2010

Classes begin late Wednesday in Bastrop

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop school officials have delayed the start of classes by two hours on Wednesday in the wake of cold, snowy and possibly freezing weather overnight Tuesday.

School will begin at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday for students in grades Pre-K to 4. Students in grades 5 to 12 will begin classes at 10;30 a.m., according to an announcement emailed from BISD offices at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday.

As rain, sleet and snow dusted the Bastrop area during the day Tuesday, emergency management officials worried about the possibility of icy bridges and roads if temperatures fell below freezing overnight.

The Bastrop City Council called off its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday because of weather conditions.

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Rain, sleet, snow raise road worries in Bastrop

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Bastrop, Tx–An unusual late winter storm dropped a mix of rain, frozen rain and snow across Bastrop County beginning early today, putting school, city and emergency management officials on alert for worsening conditions through the afternoon.

Bastrop school officials said all events scheduled for Tuesday evening have been called off. They will monitor conditions overnight and decide early Wednesday whether or not to cancel classes for the day, said BISD communications director Donald Williams.

By mid afternoon Tuesday some roads in northern Bastrop County, including U.S. 290, had begun icing over in places, forcing some lane closures, said Peter Hicks in the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management. The chief worry, however, is what happens overnight as temperatures fall, possibly into the upper 20s, said Hicks.

Some forecasts hint that overnight lows could reach 28 degrees F, cold enough to freeze moisture on bridges and roadways after a rainy day, said Hicks. Anyone considering a drive late Tuesday or early Wednesday should take notice of overnight temperatures and the possibility of icy roads, he added.

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