Texas power grid strains under pressure from icy storm sweeping the US with ... trends now
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For the second consecutive year, it appears an snowstorm, with ice and sleet all over, is going to put a strain on the Texas power grid as more than 40 million people have been warned to brace themselves for ice and wind chills.
At least 240,000 customers are already without power in the state, according to PowerOutage.us, with the number expected to climb even higher.
Bands of sleet and snow that brought traffic to a standstill across the nation's midsection, canceled thousands of flights and were blamed for six deaths caused dangerous conditions for a third day Wednesday in several Southern states.
Emergency responders rushed to hundreds of auto collisions across Texas on Tuesday and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott urged people not to drive.
Members of the Carnales Off Road Jeep club work to pull a semi-truck up an ice-covered hill on westbound I-20 near Loop 408 in Dallas Tuesday
On Monday night Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced he had allocated state resources to helping Texans deal with the extreme conditions.
'The State of Texas is working tirelessly to ensure Texans and their communities have the resources, assistance, and support needed to respond to winter weather impacts across the state,' said Abbott.
The weather service said the ice would lead to 'treacherous' travel conditions, as well as tree damage and
