Snowstorm Blankets Eagle Pass and Maverick County on Valentine’s Day
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021
An Artic cold-front has blanketed the City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County, Texas with a rare winter snowstorm on Valentine’s Day, Sunday, February 14, 2021, during the early evening hours with accumulation of two or more inches on the ground.
The City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County Emergency Operation Center opened a shelter for residents who do not have shelter during the winter snow storm or do not have heating in their homes at the Eagle Pass Multi-Purpose Center, 480 South Adams Street, Eagle Pass, Texas 78852. Please contact the City of Eagle Pass at (830) 773-9044.
The Multi-Purpose Center will operate under COVID-19 guidelines for guests requiring overnight shelter from the Artic cold-front or snow storm. All guests will be tested for COVID-19 at the Multi-Purpose Center.
Eagle Pass Mayor Luis E. Sifuentes asked all residents to not drive on City streets, bridges, or roads as they are frozen with ice and sleet, creating hazardous driving conditions. Mayor Sifuentes urged all residents to stay at home indoors to avoid getting frostbite and/or getting involved in an accident.
The Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) issued an advisory to all students and staff on Sunday, February 14, that all instruction for tomorrow, Monday, February 15, will be by remote instruction and all after-school and extra-curricular activities or practices have been cancelled. EPISD also advised that all meal distribution scheduled for Monday, February 15, are rescheduled for Tuesday, February 16.
