A winter storm warning is in effect for the Conroe area until Monday evening, according to the National Weather Service, and rolling power outages have been ongoing throughout Texas. Across the state, at least 2.8 million customers had lost power, according to PowerOutage.us, which aggregates data from utilities across the country. In an interview with ABC13, Mayor Sylvester Turner of Houston said: “Don’t expect the power to come back in on in hour or so. It might be the rest of the day, if not longer.”Houston set a record low temperature of 17 degrees, the National Weather Service said, beating the former record of 18 degrees from 1905. Recalling an earlier experience driving in icy conditions, Ms. Rodriguez said, “Every time I put on the brakes, it felt like I was going to skid off the road.” She added, “we’re just not equipped here for that.”

Source: New York Times February 15, 2021 19:07 UTC