LIVE: Austin, Travis County leaders talk weather preparedness ahead of winter season
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Travis County and Austin leaders are holding a press conference Friday morning to talk about preparedness ahead of the winter winter season.
Their remarks will be live-streamed at 10 a.m. in the video player at the top of this story and on KXAN's Facebook page.
Meteorological winter began Friday and will last through February.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, predicted in an updated version of its winter weather outlook that almost all of Central Texas will be in the “wetter than normal” category for the winter precipitation forecast. Parts of the far western corner of our viewing area have dropped into the “equal chances” category with no clear signal on precipitation.
Texas has experienced impactful winter weather events over the last few years with significant freeze events in February of this year and during the same month in 2021.
During this year's freeze, Austin experienced major power outages that affected thousands of residents and took roughly a week to fully resolve.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and Travis County Judge Andy Brown, along with representatives from different departments, will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. at City Hall to discuss preparedness for this upcoming winter weather season.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.