The San Angelo National Weather Service early on Tuesday morning extended the length of the Winter Storm Warning for Brown County and West Central Texas through 6:00 am Thursday, instead of noon Wednesday. “This will be a prolonged event with temperatures below freezing and several rounds of freezing precipitation,” according to the weather service.

Overnight Monday night into early Tuesday morning, there was mainly light freezing drizzle as temperatures remained steady in the middle 20’s.

The Tuesday morning weather update is below.

* WHAT… Several rounds of wintry precipitation are expected, today through Wednesday night. The precipitation will be mainly in the form of freezing rain. Some sleet is also expected today and early tonight in the Big Country, Concho Valley and Heartland areas. The precipitation could be moderate to heavy at times. Total ice accumulations of one tenth to one half of an inch will be possible, localized higher amounts.

* IMPACTS… Accumulation of ice on roadways, bridges and overpasses will cause hazardous travel conditions from today through Wednesday night. A few power outages and damage to trees will also be possible due to the ice accumulations.