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Millions of Americans endured another frigid day without electricity or heat in the aftermath of a deadly winter storm as utility crews raced to restore power before another blast of snow and ice sowed more chaos in places least equipped to deal with it. Nearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. were still without electricity,…
Gov. Abbott seemed to tell two very different stories Tuesday.
David J. Phillip / AP Originally published on February 18, 2021 1:10 pm Nearly a half-million Texans are without electricity for a third-straight day as the effects from historic winter storms that have blasted the state and many other parts of the country this week are still being felt. And more severe weather is ahead for many of the same areas already hit hardest, with 100 million people in the path of the latest storm forecast to bring freezing rain and snow from the Plains to the East Coast on Thursday. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages most of the state powe...
Texans queue for water as US counts cost of deadly winter storm
Outages Drop Below One Million in Texas; Icy Weather Goes East AUSTIN, Texas—Power outages in Texas dropped below 1 million on Thursday morning for the first time in four days, but many people remained without electricity or safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state’s power grid and utilities. Meanwhile, heavy snow and ice were expected Thursday in the Appalachians, northern Maryland, and southern Pennsylvania, with the wintry weather moving into the Northeast by nightfall. This week’s extreme weather has been blamed for the deaths of more than 30 people, some...