Posted on Feb 3, 2023
Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power
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An intense winter storm finally passed through Texas on Thursday, but residents will feel the impact of the storm for more time. The storm led to power outages in hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
The weather in the state is part of a major ice storm hitting the Southern U.S. since Tuesday, stretching from Texas to Tennessee. Statewide, the arctic conditions shuttered classrooms, canceled or delayed thousands of flights, and caused numerous car collisions, including one fatal crash in Austin.
Austin Energy tells customers it can't determine when power will be restored
About 262,000 people across the state are without power as of 4:30 a.m. Friday. Temperatures are as low as 29 degrees in South Central Texas and as low as 27 degrees in parts of Austin and San Antonio.
An intense winter storm finally passed through Texas on Thursday, but residents will feel the impact of the storm for more time. The storm led to power outages in hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
The weather in the state is part of a major ice storm hitting the Southern U.S. since Tuesday, stretching from Texas to Tennessee. Statewide, the arctic conditions shuttered classrooms, canceled or delayed thousands of flights, and caused numerous car collisions, including one fatal crash in Austin.
Austin Energy tells customers it can't determine when power will be restored
About 262,000 people across the state are without power as of 4:30 a.m. Friday. Temperatures are as low as 29 degrees in South Central Texas and as low as 27 degrees in parts of Austin and San Antonio.
Texas ice storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power
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LT Charles Baird
Just outside of Fort Worth - No outages here - Did enjoy the two days off in the middle of the week though
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."North Texas appeared to escape the worst of the power outages. At noon Thursday, about 12,000 customers in Dallas-Fort Worth were without power, Oncor spokeswoman Kerri Dunn said.
Dangerous road conditions have slowed down repairs, but emergency crews are responding as quickly and safely as possible, Dunn said.
State and energy officials said the outages were caused by falling tree limbs and downed power lines that buckled under ice, not a failure of the grid.
This week’s storm comes almost exactly two years after a February 2021 winter storm crippled the state’s power system, killing more than 240 people and leaving millions without heat.
“The power grid has maintained ample power supply for the entire state the entire time,” Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter."
..."North Texas appeared to escape the worst of the power outages. At noon Thursday, about 12,000 customers in Dallas-Fort Worth were without power, Oncor spokeswoman Kerri Dunn said.
Dangerous road conditions have slowed down repairs, but emergency crews are responding as quickly and safely as possible, Dunn said.
State and energy officials said the outages were caused by falling tree limbs and downed power lines that buckled under ice, not a failure of the grid.
This week’s storm comes almost exactly two years after a February 2021 winter storm crippled the state’s power system, killing more than 240 people and leaving millions without heat.
“The power grid has maintained ample power supply for the entire state the entire time,” Gov. Greg Abbott said on Twitter."
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