2-4-2022

SOLID WASTE SERVICE UPDATE >> Solid waste service resumes Saturday, February 5. Thursday routes will be picked up on Saturday.

2/4/2022

From https://www.facebook.com/NWSSanAntonio

Another cold day is expected today with highs in the 30s and 40s. Some locations in the Hill Country will likely not get above freezing. Hard freezes are then expected again Saturday and Sunday with a slightly warming trend then expected.

2-3-2022

WINTER STORM WARNING >> Event extended (time). Winter Storm Warning from 2/3/2022 7:59 PM to 2/4/2022 10:00 AM CST for Bastrop County... https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=65903551

2/3/2022

CITY PARK CLOSURES >> City crews have closed the Riverwalk, the Boat Ramp in Fisherman's Park, and the restrooms in all City parks. Please use extreme caution when navigating roadways and limit all travel to essential trips.

2/3/2022

CITY OFFICES CLOSED TODAY AT NOON  >> 

City of Bastrop offices will be closing today, Thursday, February 3, at 12 PM due to inclement weather.

Public Works crews will continue to be active, applying deicing treatment to roadways throughout the night.

Please limit travel to essential trips only and exercise extreme caution on the roadway.

2/3/2022

ROAD CLOSURE  >> 

The low water crossing on Riverwood Drive has been closed due to icy conditions.

Travelers should use the alternate route of Reids Bend to access Riverwood Dr.

For the latest road closure information visit www.atxfloods.com and www.drivetexas.org

2/3/2022

WINTER WEATHER UPDATE from US National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio Texas  >>   

A significant winter weather and icing event is unfolding this morning. 
Freezing rain and sleet are ongoing across the Hill Country early this morning with icing impacts to roads already reported. The freezing rain and sleet will continue to expand southeast through the morning and into the afternoon making travel hazardous and very difficult, especially within the Winter Storm Warning area. 
Also, overnight there was a band of heavier rain that developed along the I-35 corridor from San Antonio to Austin. Some low water crossing are still reported flooded so use caution early this morning. It's difficult to tell how the heavier rain that fell may have impacted any ice prevention operations that were recently conducted on area roads

2/2/2022

WINTER STORM WARNING  >>

Beginning 3 AM Thursday morning, Bastrop is under a Winter Storm Warning that includes ice accumulation that will lead to very dangerous traveling conditions. Remember to protect the 4 Ps: People, Pets, Pipes, & Plants.

2/1/2022

Winter Storm Watch has been issued from early Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon for the Hill Country and Austin metro area. 

Key Messages (from the US National Weather Service Austin-San Antonio Texas):

• A very strong arctic cold front will move through South Central Texas Wednesday afternoon and evening bringing the coldest temperatures we have seen so far this winter.
• Hard freezes are forecast, with a potential for some locations in the Hill Country to see a long duration freeze of up to 60 consecutive hours.
• Bitterly cold wind chill values are forecast Thursday through Saturday morning.
• Confidence continues to increase that a wintry mix of freezing rain and sleet will occur across portions of South Central Texas by Thursday morning and continue possibly into the afternoon.
• A medium to high confidence exists that freezing rain and sleet amounts could cause travel impacts through the Hill Country and into the Austin metro. A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for this region.
• A low confidence exists for icing impacts to occur farther south to a Del Rio to northern San Antonio to La Grange line.
• A low confidence exists for a brief changeover to light snow across Val Verde, Edwards, and the northern Hill Country counties before precipitation ends.