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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — We continue to learn about updates impacting residents in the Coastal Bend as extreme cold weather makes its way across the area. Follow along with this story for timestamped updates Tuesday. 

1:24 PM: Hebbronville residents without power, water impacted. Between 9-11 AM Tuesday, Jim Hogg County Judge Juan Carlos Guerra reports that, according to AEP, a ‘major transmission line failure’ has been repaired. AEP will begin restoring power in sections of the community. At 6:29 AM, Jim Hogg Co. Water Control & Improvement Dist. 2 alerted customers that the power outage may result in reduced water pressure. 

12:25 PM: SPID reopens, per CCPD. The department responded to nearly 100 crashes over the early morning hours Tuesday, several of which occurred on the SH 358 thoroughfare. 

12:09 PM: Drivers report an easy drive over JFK Causeway. 

11:55 AM: SH 358 (SPID) eastbound and westbound remain still closed due to icy conditions. 

11:30 AM: Randolph-Brooks Federal Credit Union will close its Corpus Christi area branches on Tuesday. Members will have access to banking services online at rbfcu.org or through the RBFCU Mobile app. 

11:28 AM: Coastal Bend Salvation Army: Many Salvation Army locations are open as Cold Weather Shelters, including facilities in Southeast Texas and along the Gulf Coast where people rarely see this kind of freezing temperatures, snow or ice. For more information, please reach out to your local Salvation Army

10:45 AM: NAS Kingsville has cancelled flight operations for Tuesday and will delay opening Wednesday until 11:00 a.m.

10:33 AM: CCRTA to begin delayed service beginning at noon Tuesday. 

Due to extreme weather conditions forecasted by the National Weather. Service (NWS) and local Emergency Operations Centers (EOC), all CCRTA service including. B-Line Paratransit, will begin at 12:00pm 

10:22 AM: Per Rockport Police Department as of 8:53 AM, officers were working multiple motor vehicle crashes on SH 35 Bypass. Due to ice on overpasses, drivers were strongly encouraged to find alternate routes avoiding SH 35 Bypass. RPD told residents not attempt to drive around officers, emergency vehicles or any other barrier in the area. 

We are currently seeing ice on nearly all bridges and overpasses. Please slow down, stay focused on the roadway and stay home if you can.

10:17 AM: As of 9:35 AM, SH 358 westbound at Waldron is shut down. Motorists are advised to use Yorktown Blvd if they must travel off of the Island. All eastbound and westbound traffic on SH 358 is still shut down, per CCPD. 

10:01 AM: Harbor Bridge Project has yet to announce whether they will close the bridge after posting that all ramps and bridges in the Harbor Bridge Project limits are open to traffic, with multiple rounds of brine and salt applied. That update was posted at 8:53 AM. 

9:55 AM: SPID shut down; libraries and senior centers closed for the day, per city manager Peter Zanoni

“The weather forecast was that ice would be melting at 9AM, but that is not materializing. SPID is shut down. CCPD currently is working 19 vehicle accidents. Some are without power. Due to the above, we will NOT open non-essential services today at all, including City Hall. That also includes our Libraries and Senior Centers. The CC Natatorium gym will serve as the Day-Time Warming Center for those who may have planned on using Libraries and/or Senior Centers,” said city manager Peter Zanoni.  

9:50 AM: Snow continues to impact local roadways. 

9:45 AM: Nueces County Sheriff’s Office announces closures along SH44 from SPID to Robstown due to ice and accidents on the roadway. They urge drivers and motorists to stay off the roads if at all possible. 

9:30 AM: Southside residents enjoy the snow. 

8-9 AM Ice and snow covers Harbor Bridge, accidents reported

8:58 AM: Power outage update 

There are numerous power outages across the Coastal Bend as high winds and freezing rain blew across the area Tuesday morning. More than 13,600 people are without power in our area as of 8:58 a.m. That’s down from 16,400 at 6:29 a.m.

Here is an updated look at the AEP Texas Outage Map. Some of the areas with the largest customer outages include:

• Port Aransas: 3,615 customers
• Hebbronville: 2,504 customers
• Corpus Christi: 1,945 customers
• Kingsville: 630 customers
• Premont: 388 customers
• Rockport: 342 customers
• Aransas Pass: 188 customers

AEP Texas spokesman Omar Lopez said the biggest problem is Port Aransas where there is a transmission outage.

But AEP Texas crews are making progress as the outages appear to have peaked. Across the entire state of Texas, more than 29,000 AEP Texas customers are in the dark, which is the highest it’s been all day. Most of those outages are now near the Texas-Mexico border.

For some in our area, the outages made for a pretty cold night and the outages led to compounding problems.

“Still no light since 2 a.m. and now no water since 4:20 a.m. and now it’s 7:40 a.m. in Hebbronville,” one 3NEWS viewer texted us Tuesday.

8:45 AM: Vehicle spotted on fire along SPID as CCPD shuts down portions of highway due to icy roads and multiple accidents. 

8:18 AM: Multiple traffic crashed overwhelm highways

CCPD: Due to icy road conditions and multiple traffic crashes, all eastbound and westbound traffic on SH 358 is shut down from IH-37 to Flour Bluff Drive. Traffic is diverted onto the feeder roads. 

Motorists are strongly encouraged to stay home and off of the roadways.

8: 14 AM: Power outage continue to impact the area

There are numerous power outages across the Coastal Bend as high winds and freezing rain blew across the area Tuesday morning. More than 13,600 people are without power in our area as of 8:14 a.m. That’s down from 16,400 at 6:29 a.m.

Here is an updated look at the AEP Texas Outage Map. Some of the areas with the largest customer outages include:

• Port Aransas: 5,334 customers
• Hebbronville: 2,504 customers
• Robstown: 1,223 customers
• Corpus Christi: 1,181 customers
• Kingsville: 642 customers
• Premont: 363 customers
• Aransas Pass: 181 customers
• Rockport: 171 customers

8:03 AM: Accident observed on SPID between Greenwood and Westpoint

7:55 AM: More area schools announce closures. For a full list of school delays and closures, follow along with us here. 

• Bishop ISD
• Alice ISD
• Beeville ISD
• Kingsville ISD
• Santa Gertrudis ISD

7:52 AM: Bee County Sheriff’s Office reports ice on Papalote Creek Bridge, iced over just south of Papalote. One minor accident was reported at that location. The Aransas Creek Bridge just north of Skidmore also has ice over it. TXDOT crews have been notified.

7:42 AM: TxDOT warns of ice on roads, bridges and flyover as more drivers make their way across the roads Tuesday morning. 

• Icing confirmed on the Harbor Bridge
• Ice reported at Labonte Park
• Calallen northbound at flyover
• Ice and snow reported throughout Bee County
• The only place with surface temps above freezing *at this time* is the JFK Causeway. 
• Ferries remain open
• All roads remain open– but you drivers are at risk of hitting sleet, ice and snow. TxDOT advises that it is hazardous to drive in these conditions. 

7:30 AM: Viewers continue to send in pictures, video from across the Coastal Bend. 

7:21 AM: Beeville kids and their dog play in the snow!

7:13 AM: Aransas Pass now has the most outages, but power is coming back on, and outage numbers are dropping.

There are numerous power outages across the Coastal Bend as high winds continue to blow and freezing rain starts to set in Tuesday morning. More than 15,300 people are without power in our area as of 6:58 a.m. That’s down from 16,400 at 6:29 a.m.

Here is an updated look at the AEP Texas Outage Map. Some of the areas with the largest customer outages include:

• Aransas Pass: 3,808 customers
• Hebbronville: 3,442 customers
• Portland: 1,721 customers
• Robstown: 1,249 customers
• Corpus Christi: 1,177 customers
• Sinton: 1,117 customers
• Woodsboro: 803 customers
• Kingsville: 601 customers
• Premont: 514 customers
• Rockport: 171 customers

There is no timetable for restoring power. Across the entire state of Texas, more than 24,000 AEP Texas customers are in the dark, down from more than 28,000 at its peak.

7:09 AM: Carly reports some clearing skies across Live Oak, Bee and Jim Wells and Duval counties. Sleet and snow continue to mix in across parts of Corpus Christi and radar shows snow and freezing rain shaping up near Padre Island and Port Aransas. 

7:05 AM Power outages continue to roll in. Remember– if you come across a downed power line– assume it is live and do NOT touch it. 

7:03 AM: Madeline Salinas reports live from I-37 and US 77. Snow continues to accumulate on the ground. 

6:44 AM: Amy Cadena in Freer enjoys the snow

6:42 AM: Reports of 5,300 without power in Portland; 3,500 without power in Hebbronville

There are numerous power outages across the Coastal Bend as high winds continue to blow and freezing rain starts to set in Tuesday morning. More than 16,400 people are without power in our area as of 6:29 a.m.

Here is an updated look at the AEP Texas Outage Map. Some of the areas with the largest customer outages include:

• Portland: 5,348 customers
• Hebbronville: 3,563 customers
• Kingsville: 1,656 customers
• Corpus Christi: 1,258 customers
• Robstown: 1,168 customers
• Sinton: 1,116 customers
• Woodsboro: 803 customers
• Premont: 567 customers
• Rockport: 243 customers
• Gregory: 199 customers

There is no timetable for restoring power. Across the entire state of Texas, more than 26,200 AEP Texas customers are in the dark, down from more than 28,000 at its peak.

6:37 AM: TxDOT working to keep roads safe, spokesman Rickey Dailey experiences power loss

• Reports of ice on US 181 Nueces Bay Causeway, also US 181 flyovers in Gregory toward Taft
• All bridges and main corridors are open at this time
• Ice has developed on US 59 between Goliad and George West. Travel discouraged for commuters in George West, Goliad and Beeville areas.
• It is against the law to remove barricades along roadways–they are up for a reason and hazardous conditions are on the other side
• Crews are out treating the roadways with brine, ice rock and a meltdown agent 

6:34 AM: Winter weather conditions at play in Calallen

Sgt. Rob Mallory with DPS says that icy conditions on 181 between North Beach and Portland all the way to Gregory. Also around Sinton, Beeville and on I-37 in the Mathis area. Ice accumulating on the road in Calallen. 

Sgt. Mallory urges viewers to give yourself extra time and always let someone know where you are headed and what route you are taking. You can also keep snacks and blankets in your car during winter conditions. 

6:20 AM Beeville plants protected from snow

6:16 AM: Southside-area viewer reports seeing ‘wintery mix’ of ice on power lines

6:11 AM: Snow in Beeville

6:08 AM: CCIA cancels all flights Tuesday

6:05 AM: TxDOT vehicles patrol Harbor Bridge, drivers remain cautions

6:03 AM DPS Troopers prepare for crashes on the roadway, urge caution and distance between drivers

Sgt. Rob Mallory with DPS said troopers are seeing ice on bridges and overpasses after two crashes Tuesday morning- one on I-37 and another on 281- prompted a response. 

5:56 AM: Freer family reports snow covering part of their home. 

5:41 AM: Councilman Eric Cantu calls for warming center reform after a tour of local overnight warming center.

5:36 AM: No reports of ice on the Harbor Bridge, per Rickey Dailey. The TxDOT spokesman reports there are no closures across their 10 Coastal Bend counties at this time, however, there are reports of snow and ice. 

• JFK Causeway remains open
• Ferries still operational
• Nueces Bay Causeway is open, but there are reports of patches of ice
• Travel is discouraged at this time

RELATED: Corpus Christi overnight warming shelters extended to Friday

5:35 AM: ‘He just got hit in the face with some ice’| Meteorologist Faith Colbert and KIII photographer brave the conditions

5:32 AM: Carly and DPS recommend extreme caution on the roadways as wind chill makes its way down into the teens. 

5:25 AM: Icy road conditions are reported across parts of the Coastal Bend. You can check TxDOT’s DriveTexas website for real time reports and road conditions. 

This morning, ice is reported on highways in Mathis, Sinton, Aransas Pass, Beeville and George West. 

Check back here for updates and more specific reports on which roadways are impacted. 

5:10 AM: Thousands remain without power Tuesday morning

RELATED: POWER OUTAGES: More than 6,800 customers without service across Coastal Bend

5:05 AM: Caution urged when travelling over the Harbor Bridge

RELATED: BUSINESS IMPACTS: H-E-B, Texas State Aquarium & NAS Kingsville announce delayed openings, closures this week

5 AM: Ice reportedly falling from the sky in Calallen, as streetlights go out. 

In the first live shot of the 5 a.m. hour, Madeline Salinas reports ice falling to the ground off of US 77and I-37 in Calallen. 

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