LIVE UPDATES | Austin weather: Latest on winter storm

AUSTIN, Texas - The winter storm has made its way to Central Texas.

According to the FOX 7 Austin Weather Team, you can expect freezing temperatures and hazardous road conditions.

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Current road conditions

Travis County Fire Rescue says it is evaluating travel conditions and "thus far on US 183 south of the airport there’s about an eighth of an inch sheet of ice over most of the roadway. We would discourage people of getting out and traveling unless it was absolutely necessary

Winter storm power outages

7:30 AM: Power outages in Austin remain minimal. Austin Energy reports only three outages.

Oncor has some outages near Harker Heights, Temple and north of Hutto and near Circleville.

Bluebonnet reports outages mainly near the Brenham area.

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Austin Energy reports that "Earlier forecasts predicted just 1/10" of ice. We are now seeing conditions evolve & are expecting up to 1/2" of ice possible on trees, power lines & poles. The weight of this much ice can cause significant damage & widespread outages. This is a problem for any electric system & our crews are ready. This would trigger our phased restoration process."

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7 AM: Texas Division of Emergency Management reports that thousands of roads across the state are icy and asks drivers to stay off the roads.

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