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TxDOT pre-treating highways in anticipate of winter weather

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All 12 TxDOT maintenance offices spent today pre-treating
bridges and overpasses with brine in the Wichita Falls District.
Crews in the largest cities sprayed brine on secondary highways and roads first before moving
onto the primary freeways. Employees transformed more than 86 dump trucks into snowplows
and adding brine tanks and sand spreaders.
Tuesday will be spent laying down brine on all primary high traffic roadways and making more
brine for the holding tanks and our tanker trucks.
TxDOT crews are ready to go on 12-hour around the clock shifts.
Motorists can obtain travel information, road conditions and see 15 Wichita Falls traffic cameras and 1 Vernon camera by visiting DriveTexas.org or calling (800) 452-9292. Traffic cameras are
also at TxDOT.Gov.
Remember to follow the Wichita Falls District in our newly created Facebook page,
www.Facebook.com/TxDOTWichitaFalls and on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/TxDOTWF
If you experience an emergency on the road, call 9-1-1 for help and stay buckled up inside your vehicle.

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School closings

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Bellevue ISD – On Feb. 19 school will start at 10 am. Busses will run 2 hours late.

Montague School – Starting at 10 a.m. on Weds. Busses will run two hours late.

Forestburg School – Starting at 10 a.m. on Weds. Busses will run two hours late.

Prairie Valley School will be closed all day Wednesday due to the hazardous road conditions.


Bowie ISD will begin at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.  BISD statement: Although most roads are clear, there are some slick “black ice” spots throughout the entire district.  Parking lots and sidewalks have some slick spots as well.  This delay will allow buses, staff, and students to have ample time to cautiously arrive at school.  Stay warm!

Nocona ISD will start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Gold-Burg ISD will start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday


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Schools closing early today due to weather conditions

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Gold-Burg ISD will have busses run at 2 p.m. today

Forestburg ISD will have busses run at 2 p.m.

Saint Jo closed at 3 p.m.

Updates to this list will be made as soon as they come available.

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Freezing weather descends on Texas

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With temperatures decreasing and wind speeds increasing behind the front, dangerously cold wind chills are expected tonight, then again tomorrow night. An Extreme Cold Warning and Cold Weather Advisory begin tonight as wind chills range from -10F to 10F.

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