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The blasts of extreme cold forecast for Texas this winter could test the state's electric grid in early 2025 similar to four years ago, the grid operator's chief meteorologist said Tuesday.
When it freezes in Texas, chances are this weather phenomenon is to blame. 3 days of record freezing temps coming to Dallas-Fort Worth. How can Texas get this cold?
An injury also occurred due to a car pileup on Texas State Highway 121. [17] Lake effect snow occurred in North Texas, with 2.3 in (5.8 cm) of snow in Coppell and 2 in (5.1 cm) of snow in Forney. [18] Schools across several states, including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama closed as a result of the storm.
Austin's cold blast comes nearly a year after hundreds of thousands of Austin Energy customers were left without power following an icy winter storm last year that caused tree branches to snap and ...
A Blue Norther, also known as a Texas Norther, is a fast moving cold front marked by a rapid drop in temperature, strong winds, and dark blue or "black" skies. The cold front originates from the north, hence the "norther", and can send temperatures plummeting by 20 or 30 degrees in merely minutes.
The first arctic outbreak of the season is allowing temperatures to plunge across the eastern half of the country, creating "dangerously cold" wind chills of 15-30 degrees below zero in the ...
In Texas, at least 350,000 people were left without power as a result of the storm due to tree limbs and power lines being brought down to ice. Of those 350,000 people, 160,000 were in Austin. [ 29 ] This can be contrasted with Winter Storm Uri , wherein 4.5 million people were left without power due to, among other things, demand exceeding supply.
Winter is about to kick into overdrive in the US. A one-two punch of winter storms and the first Arctic cold outbreak of the season are poised to affect millions of Americans through next week.