Texas Shivers in Cold, Leaving Over 4 Million Without Power, 1 Dead President Joe Biden declared an emergency on Monday, unlocking federal assistance to Texas, where temperatures ranged from 28 to minus 8 degrees Fahrenheit (-2 to -22 Celsius). A sign warns motorists after a sudden heavy bout of snow and frozen rain on MS Highway 463 in Madison, north of Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. February 15, 2021. Barbara Gauntt/Clarion-Ledger/USA Today Network via REUTERS. World17/Feb/2021 At least one person was dead and more than four million were without power in Texas after a rare deep freeze forced the stateâs electric grid operator to impose rotating blackouts because of higher power demand.