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AUSTIN, Texas – Power was restored to more homes and businesses Thursday in states hit by a deadly blast of winter that overwhelmed the electric ...

Updated February 18 at 5:25 p.m. In the wake of this week’s damage to the states water infrastructure, Oklahoma could soon face mandatory boil orders. Environment officials anticipate the damage and response will continue for weeks. The Department of Environmental Quality issued a release on Thursday, warning that precautionary boil advisories could increase in coming days, and that mandatory boil orders are possible. The release advised Oklahomans with extremely low water pressure or total w...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Power was restored to more homes and businesses in Texas on Thursday after a deadly blast of winter this week overwhelmed the electrical grid and left

Southwest Power Pool official says investigations and 'post-mortem' analysis will happen

Updated: 1:00 PM CST Feb 18, 2021 KOCO Staff Southwest Power Pool announced that as of 9:30 a.m. Thursday, it’s no longer under an energy emergency alert. This means controlled rolling power outages are not likely at this time in Oklahoma, which are implemented when SPP increases the Energy Emergency Alert to a Level 3. Due to continuing high loads and other implications of severe cold weather, officials said SPP remains in a period of conservative operations until 10 p...

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The power company Evergy did not initiate rolling blackouts Wednesday. And the Southwest Power Pool downgraded its emergency status.

Updated February 18 at 12:44 p.m. Oklahoma City has been struggling to meet its water demand, and that will likely continue after the snow melts and temperatures rise above freezing. Like power infrastructure across the state, Oklahoma City’s water infrastructure was stressed to the breaking point this week. The cold created a surge in demand. Dripping faucets drove water use up by 100 percent, according to city utilities director Chris Browning. Additionally, the weather taxed the city’s a...

Get the latest updates from the winter storm that continues to grip much of the US. Plus, photos and video from impacted regions across the country.

The Latest on winter weather across the U.S. (all times local): KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The snow, ice and bitter cold gripping Missouri has delayed people from coronavirus vaccinations, including those who signed up for mass inoculation events that had been scheduled for this week. The governor’s office said it was trying to reschedule the National Guard-run events, but that registrants should seek vaccinations elsewhere in the meantime. Gov. Mike Parson also said the conditions would likely del...