Autumn freeze sweeps across Double Mountain Area

  • Swenson Baptist Church in Stonewall County covered in a blanket of ice. (Photo by Bethanie Martin)
    Swenson Baptist Church in Stonewall County covered in a blanket of ice. (Photo by Bethanie Martin)
Temperatures began to drop on Monday, bringing sleet and freezing rain by evening hours, and Tuesday morning commuters faced a slow drive on sheets of ice. Projections show that precipitation would clear off by mid-week and temperatures are expected to swing back up to near 70º by Saturday. The National Weather Service canceled its winter storm warning and issued an ice storm warning on Tuesday…

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