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Whatโs in store for Texas this winter? Will the state experience another ice storm? Hereโs what the Farmersโ Almanac says
Read full article: Whatโs in store for Texas this winter? Will the state experience another ice storm? Hereโs what the Farmersโ Almanac saysWhatโs in store for Texas this winter? Will the state experience another snow storm?
Here is how local officials prioritize who gets their power restored after storm
Read full article: Here is how local officials prioritize who gets their power restored after stormHOUSTON โ With winter storm conditions in the forecast, thereโs a chance the power could go out. So who gets their service restored first? โOur crews really work to restore first the facilities that are key to the health and welfare of the community,โ said CenterPoint spokesperson Olivia Koch. Then, the team works to fix lines that would affect a large number of customers. Finally, crews would work to repair service drops and underground lines linked to individual homes, according to CenterPointโs website.
HEB prepares for an influx of people getting food, supplies to ride out the storm
Read full article: HEB prepares for an influx of people getting food, supplies to ride out the stormHOUSTON โ With the extended freeze expected next week, many are turning to grocery stores to get last-minute supplies and food to ride out the storm. Stores like the HEB in Montrose have been packed. โThereโs a lot of energy in the store,โ said HEB store leader Jeff Ditges. โTons of people coming in and out.โโYesterday we shipped more cases out of our warehouses than any other day in HEB history bigger than Thanksgiving, bigger than Christmas,โ McClelland said. Thereโs a relationship between bad weather and people wanting us to deliver to them not wanting to get out of the car.