Millions lose power in Texas as extreme weather sends temps plummeting
Large swaths of Dallas, Houston and other cities are being plunged into darkness for an hour at a time and in some cases longer as surging demand for heat pushes the power grid to the brink.
By Andrew Freedman, Matthew Cappucci and Kim BellwareWashington Post
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A severe cold snap has turned the central and southern parts of the country into an extension of the Arctic, with dangerously low temperatures not seen in decades and a blast of snow and ice which has shut down population centers in multiple states.
Deadly cold snap shuts down central U.S. Texas is ground zero Andrew Freedman, Matthew Cappucci, Kim Bellware, Meryl Kornfield
Historic cold snap brings ice and snow to southern half of the U.S.
Replay Video UP NEXT A severe cold snap has turned the central and southern parts of the country into an extension of the Arctic, with dangerously low temperatures not seen in decades and a blast of snow and ice which has shut down population centers in multiple states. The excessive cold has sent energy demand skyrocketing. In Texas, 4.3 million customers were without electricity as of 8:45 p.m. Eastern, according to poweroutage.us, ahead of what was expected to be one of the state’s coldest nights on record, with most areas falling to the single digits or lower.
If you are traveling today by air in the United States, expect delays in many parts. For airline managers attempting to maintain their schedules, today will be a major challenge just yesterday. Besides snow, ice and rain, severe low temperatures are also affecting airline operations in the central part of the USA all the way…