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THE CITY OF AUSTIN
IS GEARING UP IT'S EMERGENCY
COLD WEATHER SHELTER PLANS FOR
HOMLESS PEOPLE...
IT'S IN ANTICIPATION OF SUB-
FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...
TONIGHT... STRONG
WINDS BLEW IN THE COLD FRONT
STARTING LAST NIGHT...
SOME OF THE STRONGEST GUSTS
CAME THIS MORNING - THAT'S
WHEN WINDS BLEW TREE LIMBS
ONTO POWER LINES ALONG BRODIE
LANE... ALMOST 24-
HUNDRED CUSTOMERS LOST POWER
FOR A FEW HOURS....
HOURS.... THE WIND
ALSO KNOCKED DOWN TREE
BRANCHES IN THE BARTON HILLS
NEIGHBORHOOD - THAT'S SOUTH OF
ZILKER PARK. AUSTIN
ENERGY HAD TO CALL OUT TREE
TRIMMERS TO GET THE BRANCHES
OFF POWER LINES BEFORE THEY
COULD GET THE ELECTRICITY BACK
ON...
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THE WIND DIED DOWN -
BUT THE COLD TEMPERATURES ARE
STILL COMING...
COMING...
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THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON
IS IN PLACE AND WILL MAKE FOR
A BONE-CHILLING OVERNIGHT IN
CENTRAL TEXAS.A FREEZE WARNING
IS IN PLACE FOR ALL OF CENTRAL
TEXAS TONIGHT AS TEMPERATURES
WILL DIP TO NEAR 20 IN THE
HILL COUNTRY, AND UPPER-20S TO
NEAR 30 METRO AND EASTERN
COUNTIES.BE SURE TO COVER
SENSITIVE PLANTS, BRING YOUR
PETS INDOORS, AND WRAP ANY
EXPOSED PIPES.TOMORROW WILL
BRING PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, BUT
HIGHS WILL REMAIN VERY CHILLY
- ONLY MAKING IT TO THE MID TO
UPPER-50S.WEDNESDAY, A SLOW
WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN THAT
WILL BRING US BACK TO 70
DEGREES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.