US Needs To Brace Itself For More Deadly Storms, Experts Say
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
"I was prepared for a lot of these scenarios, but just the total length of outage is the most dangerous."
Sugar Land Fire and EMS spokesman Doug Adolph said that when firefighters arrived after the call at about 2 a.m., the house was fully engulfed.
"I'm wearing several layers of clothes to keep my body warm," said Collin County resident Clint Cash.
At one point more than 150,000 customers were without power across Texas and Louisiana as a powerful winter storm continued moving through the states Sunday and early Monday morning.
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Despite multiple reports of downed trees, fences and several downed power lines only eight homes sustained moderate damage in the area, according to police.
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Of the 7,500 customers who lost power during Wednesday afternoon's storms, 1,000 customers remain without electricity. Crews are working all day and night to restore it.
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Oncor said Thursday night power has been restored to the 350,000 customers who lost electricity during Sunday's storms.
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Powerful storms that blew through North Texas not only caused a deadly crane collapse in Dallas, but downed power lines that to date still have thousands of people in the dark.
At the height of the storm, some 350,000 customers lost power. According to Oncor, about 140,000 have had service restored.
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The suspect drove through the doors of a JCPenny in Killeen, Texas, and continued inside for "several hundred yards," an official said.
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