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President Joe Biden visits the Harris County Emergency Operations Center in Houston following the crisis, February 25, 2021 On February 14, President Biden declared that an emergency existed in the State of Texas, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide emergency assistance ...
The February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm, also unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Viola, or to some as simply The North Texas Freeze, was a significant and widespread snow and ice storm across much of the United States, Northern Mexico, and Southern Canada.
[5] [6] According to a BuzzFeed study in May 2021, based on the excess mortalities in Texas in February 2021, the actual death toll of the winter storm may range from 426 to 978 in Texas, with a mean estimate of 702, which would add hundreds of deaths to the official death toll, if verified. [44]
The City of Houston has released statistics regarding calls and other operations that took place during the winter freeze this week. Houston weather: City officials release statistics following ...
The Severe Weather and Derecho Recovery Fund has been established by the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance - a joint effort of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the United Way of ...
On February 7, 2021 Uranium City, Saskatchewan, equaled their all time coldest temperature of −48.9 °C (−56.0 °F) previously recorded on January 15, 1974. [13] In Winnipeg, Manitoba , the high temperature did not rise above −20.0 °C (−4.0 °F) for 9 consecutive days, the longest period since 1996. [ 14 ]
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The Winter Storm of Feb 15th 2021 was a very Dangerous & Devastating one for the Houston Area, starting out mainly as Freezing Rain with a few flakes or sleet pellets mixing in at times, then transitioning into moderate/heavy sleet during the evening and finally changing over to snow overnight bringing anywhere between 1-4" inches of snow ...