Skip to main content We didn t prepare for this : 1.4M in Houston left without power on coldest day since 1989
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1of153 I m trying not to panic but it s hard, said Alicia Carr as she wraps her sweater around her body Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, at Cuney Homes in Houston.Jon Shapley/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Kevin Morazan warms his hands after lightning his charcoal grill to cook after losing power due to rolling blackouts following an overnight snowfall in the Greenspoint area Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 in Houston. Temperatures plunged into the teens Monday with light snow and freezing rain. The stove in his apartment is electric.Brett Coomer/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Harris County health officials sprung into action on Monday after extreme winter weather caused a power outage at one of their facilities, shutting down a freezer holding 8,400 vials of Moderna vaccines.
In a press conference, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said the vaccines were found in the powerless freezer overnight. Experts contacted Moderna to see if there was any way to save the doses and also began working to see where they could administer the most vaccines around the county before the temperature of the vials decreased.
A team at Houston Methodist said they received 1,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines from the county s supply, and acted quickly on filling appointments to administer them all.
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The Southwest Power Pool, a group of utilities across 14 states, called for rolling outages because the supply of reserve energy had been exhausted. Some utilities said they were starting blackouts, while others urged customers to reduce power usage.