"Snow, icy rain cause numerous accidents"

[jhetley]

(Main headline on morning newspaper)

Well, actually, I think drivers caused most of those accidents.  And added to the severity of them along the way, like the truck driver killed when his "jack-knife" skid ejected him from the passenger side of his semi cab -- he wasn't belted in...

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[suzilem.livejournal.com]

true.

re: weather....

yesterday, Austin had a record high of 84F.

This morning, it's 69F at about 7:45AM. They're forecasting highs in the low 80s again this afternoon. However, a cold front is coming through this evening/tonight with wind advisories, and temps are expected to drop to near freezing.

I think the worst temperature drop I've experienced in Texas thus far was about 40 degrees in less than an hour. This one might beat that!

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

I think our high yesterday reached 34 or 35F...