AUSTIN, Texas: Utility crews raced Wednesday to restore power to nearly 3.4 million customers around the US who were still without electricity in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm, and another.
Texas utility crews race to restore power as another icy storm looms MarketWatch 2/17/2021
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AUSTIN, Texas Utility crews raced Wednesday to restore power to nearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. who were still without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm while another blast of ice and snow threatened to sow more chaos.
The latest storm front was certain to complicate recovery efforts, especially in states that are unaccustomed to such frigid weather parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.
“There’s really no letup to some of the misery people are feeling across that area,” said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service, referring to Texas.