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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] On February 7, 2021, the International Airport weather station in Edmonton, Alberta, recorded a low temperature of −43.6 °C (−46.5 °F) with two consecutive lows below −40.0 °C (−40.0 °F).
By February 16, the storm had killed at least 17 people across the South. [95] [18] By February 18, the death toll rose to at least 47. [96] [97] [98] At least 10 people in Texas died in weather-related incidents since February 14, including a mother and a child due to carbon monoxide poisoning. [5]
This weather phenomenon resulted in record low temperatures throughout Texas, with temperatures in Dallas, Austin, Houston and San Antonio falling below temperatures in Anchorage, Alaska. [34] Snow covering grounds of the Texas Capitol on February 15, 2021
In Acuña, Coahuila, over 20 centimetres (7.9 in) of snow fell during the entirety of the system, mostly from February 17–18. Temperatures of −10 °C (14 °F) with wind chills of −20 °C (−4 °F) accompanied the snow during the event. Heavy snow resulted in numerous road closures on highways, implemented to prevent accidents.
The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.
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Christian Moreno was sentenced to 18 years in prison and Abilene Schnieder was sentenced to 15 years in prison for the Feb. 24, 2023, mauling near their San Antonio home.
The low temperature in Tallahassee, Florida dropped to −2 °F (−18.9 °C) on February 13, 1899 with a record low maximum of 22 °F (−5.6 °C) on the 14th. This is the only time to this day that sub-0 °F (−17.8 °C) temperatures have ever been recorded in Florida.