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February 10–27, 2021 ( – ) [2] (2 weeks and 3 days) Location: Texas, United States: Also known as: The Great Texas Freeze: Type: Statewide power outages, food/water shortages: Cause: February 2021 North American cold wave and accompanying winter storms: Deaths: 246 [3] to 702 (estimate) [4] Property damage: ≥ $195 billion (2021 USD) [5]
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.
[4] [8] A BuzzFeed study in May 2021 estimated that the winter storm may have killed a total of 702 people in Texas, which would add hundreds of deaths to the official death toll if verified. [44] The system was estimated by NOAA to have cost $21 billion in damage in the United States, making it the costliest winter storm in U.S. history at the ...
Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power, 21 dead. Brad Brooks and Barbara Goldberg. February 17, 2021 at 6:03 AM. LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A historic winter storm has killed at least 21 ...
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Arctic air that pushed south to Texas in February 2021 dropped temperatures to frigid -15 degrees. It can happen again. Think the ‘polar vortex’ that froze Texas in 2021 was a fluke?
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Freezing weather stilled giant wind turbines that dot the West Texas landscape, making it impossible for energy companies to meet escalating demand. Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power ...