Weather: A Winter Weather Advisory is issued for Wednesday night for light snow showers north and west of Harris County. In Conroe, an 11-year-old boy died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, the Montgomery County Courier reported. The family was without power and was reportedly trying to keep warm using the fireplace. In Sugar Land, a woman and her three grandchildren died in a house fire. The Houston Police Department reports two people died and two others were rushed to the hospital after the family ran their car for warmth inside a closed garage, NPR reported. Abbott promises there will be an investigation into the power outages.ĭeaths: Harris County Fire Marshal Laurie Christensen reports there have been so many carbon monoxide incidents and calls that officials could not track them all. Power: At least 4.5 million customers in Texas are without power, the Texas Tribune reports. A Winter Storm Watch is issued for a significant ice storm expected Tuesday night. Temperatures plummet to 13☏ in Houston, 20☏ in Galveston and 5☏ in College Station. Weather: Extreme lows persists through early Tuesday, producing the coldest morning of the weather event, according to the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston. KPRC 2 chief meteorologist Frank Billingsley takes a look at the latest forecast. PHOTOS: Texans face ice storm that’s left millions of people without power Tuesday, Feb. 15.”ĭeaths: The Harris County Sheriff’s Office reports a homeless man likely died of exposure. Consequently, the grid was within minutes of a much more serious and potentially complete blackout on the morning of Feb. The ERCOT system frequency dropped below 59.4 Hz for four minutes and 23 seconds on the morning of Feb. “This automatic shutdown lowers the risk of exposure to harmful vibrations and heat that can damage generation equipment if operating at low frequency for too long. “ERCOT protocols allow generators to automatically ‘trip’ offline, or automatically shut down and disconnect from the grid, if the grid frequency drops to 59.4 Hz or below for more than nine minutes,” a report by the The University of Texas at Austin Energy Institute reads. Later, ERCOT announces the power grid was minutes from a statewide outage. Temperatures remain below freezing in some parts of the state. At 1:55 a.m., the ERCOT system frequency reaches a low of 59.302 Hz.īy Monday evening, at least 2 million Texas households are without power, including 1.4 million CenterPoint customers in the Greater Houston area. At 1:07 a.m., it moves to EEA 2 and at 1:20 a.m., ERCOT declares an EEA 3 event and blackouts begin. ERCOT declares and Energy Emergency Alert Level 1 (EEA 1). 15 of 17 degrees, breaking the previous record of 18 degrees, set in 1905, according to the National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston. Weather: Houston hits a record low for a Feb. Meteorologist Khambrel Marshall provides a weather update. MORE: See photos, videos of freezing rain, snow flurries sprinkling across Houston area Monday, Feb. Power: ERCOT issues multiple watches regarding power supply shortages and urges consumers to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats and turning off lights and appliances. A Hard Freeze Warning and a Wind Chill Warning - the first Wind Chill Warning issued by the National Weather Service Office-Houston/Galveston - are issued. Some areas in the region experience single-digit temperatures. Due to the ice and snow, some roads in the region become impassable. Thundersnow is reported near the town of Snook in Burleson County and thunder sleet is observed near Brazoria and Galveston counties, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday afternoon, snow, sleet and freezing rain fall in the Greater Houston area and increase in intensity and coverage overnight. For the first time in the state’s history, all 254 Texas counties are placed under a Winter Storm Warning and a Hard Freeze Warning. The strong arctic cold front passes through Southeast Texas on Valentine’s Day. Weather: The National Weather Service said the events of Sunday “served as the turning point from a significant winter storm that preceded the front to the historic winter event that would eventually unfold.”
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