More than 200 military families displaced by winter storm damage to their base housing; some wonder what’s next March 5 Water pours from the walls of a home at Fort Hood following burst pipes in recent storm. (Video courtesy of Courtney Hamilton) Damage from the recent winter storms and unusual freezing weather in at least 10 states has displaced more than 200 military families from their homes on installations and damaged the homes of many others, officials said. And some families have expressed concerns about mold damage that could appear later as a result of the water damage from burst pipes, especially given the past experiences with mold in some military housing.
This story has been updated. More than a dozen military bases stretching from Fort Drum in New York to Fort Hood in Texas were closed Tuesday as large swaths of the country were gripped by freezing temperatures and dangerous weather conditions. In southern portions of the United States, many residents were dealing with freezing temperatures and power and water outages. Dyess Air Force Base in west Texas was without water Tuesday because of a power outage at Abilene s water treatment facility. Most of the city was expected to get water back by the end of the day, but a boil water notice will continue, city officials said.