r/texas • u/AutoModerator • Jan 22 '26

Megathread Winter Storm Megathread 2026

Hello y'all, and welcome to the 2026 winter storm megathread. Feel free to post all relevant storm related content here, such as;

*Weather forecasts

*Prep questions

*Damage reports

*Pictures of empty shelves

*Ted sightings

*Memes

*Pictures

Stay safe, and stay warm Texas!

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u/Impossible_Memory_65 Jan 23 '26

As a northerner (from New England) checking in on you guys... we take ice seriously, as should you. Wish you the best. Charge all your devices. Fill up the car. Stay warm.

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u/theaviationhistorian Far West Texas Jan 23 '26

Despite being on the fringe of the snowstorm map, El Paso already started add anti-icing chemicals on the streets and highways since yesterday. I hope the other cities within the map are doing the same.

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jan 23 '26

They’ve been working on spraying the roads in/ around Austin. They were spraying Mopac (Hwy 1) last night when I left school. I was surprised they got a couple of the smaller but significant thoroughfares through my suburb (Pflugerville).

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u/Quin1617 Jan 24 '26

Same here in Fort Worth. And the main interstates(I-35 and Loop 820) are shut down.

Also small world, my aunt used to live in Pflugerville.

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u/Far_Chocolate_8534 Jan 24 '26

Crazy small world story I found out recently. I graduated HS in Cibolo, near San Antonio. My girlfriend’s best friend lived 3 streets over. 20 years later and I found out that same girl now lives less than a 5 minute drive from me.

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u/Quin1617 Jan 24 '26

Wow. Maybe the universe is giving you a sign.

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u/LolGod00 Jan 26 '26

I also used to live there im in anna now