The winter storm that brought several inches of snow to the state Sunday has prompted a power emergency Monday forcing millions of Texans to live without heat and electricity as plunging temperatures struggle to climb out of the single digits
FORT WORTH, Texas A frigid record low hit North Texas Monday morning and ERCOT, the electric utility, began rotating outages to reduce the state's demand on energy as Texans tried to keep warm. On Sunday, the entire state of Texas was under a winter warning advisory. And weather forecasters say it may not get above freezing until Friday. Early Monday, the Electric Reliability Council of .
The National Weather Service in Fort Worth is urging folks to stay inside or pack extra supplies in their vehicle if travel is necessary as the area braces for extreme
Cover your outdoor faucets! Single-digit wind chills, maybe sleet headed for North Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 2/8/2021 Domingo Ramirez Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Feb. 8 FORT WORTH Some harsh, cold weather is headed to North Texas, and weather forecasters say everyone should be prepared.
Of course, North Texans haven t seen that winter weather on Monday, when it remained unseasonably warm with daytime temperatures in the mid-60s.
But a cold front was expected to arrive late Monday, and then wave after wave of cold weather will descend on the Dallas-Fort Worth area for several days.
The high temperature on Tuesday will be about 50.