Bill, we had freezing rain and sleet most of the night last night. One or two degrees colder and it would have been a real mess. We did have something very similar on Feb 4, 2011 where it was worse with the ice.

Roads were still drivable except highways were closed because of overpasses so had to take access or service roads.

That amost 1" of rain overnight would have been a real mess if it had snowed or been 1-2 degrees colder. So yeah our winter has been colder and wetter than normal this year. The wet is great because we were in an extreme three year drought, still behind in our rain but not as much. It all started the week before Thanksgiving.

We're pretty far south and not out the woods yet related to a major freeze which cripples all the farming and citrus. Hopefully this is it for us this winter. Look up Harlingen, and Brownsville TX on the map and you'll see what I mean. We don't want another 1983 or 1989 for South TX...no thanks...it was very, very cold then.

We'll be back in the 80s this weekend...I live here because I want to stay warm and the summer heat is something I've dealt with all my life.

Stay warm.

Richard