Winter Storms Hit Communities Across the Country, Leaving Millions in Texas Without Power
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Winter Storm Brings Icy Temperatures and Cuts Power Across U.S.A coast-to-coast winter storm swept from Oregon and Washington to the Southeast on Sunday, part of a frigid weather pattern that created record low temperatures in Minnesota and a 100-vehicle traffic pileup in Texas and that is now producing dangerous conditions across much of the country because of heavy snowfall, perilous ice and dangerously low temperatures.
The National Weather Service said early Monday that at least 150 million Americans were under ice or winter weather advisories. Hundreds of thousands of people were without power. Trucks slid off highways and cars...
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Millions without power in Texas as snow storm slams USA frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to more than 2 million people, closed dangerously snowy and slick highways and put the delivery of new COVID-19 vaccine shipments on hold.
Temperatures nosedived into the single-digits as far south as San Antonio, and homes that had already been without electricity for hours had no certainty about when the lights and heat would come back on, as the state’s overwhelmed power grid throttled into rotating blackouts that are...
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Rare winter storm slams Texas with snow, ice and bitterly cold tempsA rare winter storm in Texas is battering the state with heavy snow, ice and bitterly cold temperatures.
Every county in the Lone Star State is under a state of emergency as the winter weather extends all the way to the southern border.
“Every part of the state will face freezing conditions over the coming days, and I urge all Texans to remain vigilant against the extremely harsh weather that is coming,” said Governor Abbott, according to AccuWeather.
“Stay off the roads, take conscious steps to conserve energy, and avoid...
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