This past week Texas experienced a Texas-sized problem when a winter storm blew through the state, causing havoc throughout the region. Residents and businesses were challenged by the unseasonal weather drop that has claimed the lives of a dozen so far. As the temperature will turn in the last third of the month, the damage is done. Many have no power; in the mid to southern region of the state, people do not have adequate clothing to keep warm; reports of house fires have increased; pipes have burst. Even though Texas certainly has the resources to address its problems, it certainly wasn’t anticipating such a strong front. Some Texans are using their hybrid Ford pick up’s to power their generators for their homes.
The system that spread chaos this week will continue “to bring significant impacts from the Mid-Atlantic to Northeast US (Thursday)," according to the National Weather Service. "Significant ice accumulations and heavy snowfall are expected."