Texas Border Business

By Amanda Taylor

RIO Grande Valley, TEXAS – JAN. 17, 2018 – Bicycles with icicles? Definitely not an everyday sight in the Rio Grande Valley. UTRGV campuses in the Upper Valley saw some minor ice, but Vaqueros on the Brownsville Campus were greeted by icicles from a strong winter freeze that pushed through Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning.

Across the Valley, cars iced over and motorists dealt with bouts of sleeting rain as the winter front made its way across the area, and the National Weather Service reports that temperatures dipped to a 30-degree low overnight in Brownsville.

Due to dangerous conditions like icy roads and power outages, UTRGV sent emergency alerts to UTRGV faculty, staff and students, advising that classes and campus activities would be delayed until 9 a.m. Both campuses maintained regular schedules after the 9 a.m. start time.

Temperatures in Brownsville were expected to remain in the mid-40s throughout the rest of the week, reaching up to 75 degrees by Saturday.