pictures of snow and freezing weather up north

#PICTURES OF SNOW AND FREEZING WEATHER UP NORTH FREE#

People seek shelter from below freezing temperatures inside a church warming center in Houston. More than 500 people were at one shelter in Houston but the mayor, Sylvester Turner, said others had to be shut because they lost power. Cities implemented “emergency warming centers” but it was not clear how they could follow Covid-19 safety protocols. If you need to be in your car to warm up, that’s fine but you’ve got to do it outside.”Įlderly and homeless people were most vulnerable. We’ve seen at least 50 incidents so far in the county as of this morning, but our fire marshal tells us that’s just the tip of the iceberg. “The second challenge after the power issue is the carbon monoxide poisoning. We understand just how terrible this situation is. “Many, if not most, of the first responders here with me at the emergency operations center have families back home that are having to also face no power and no water many times. “The number one challenge is the nightmare of the power being out,” Hidalgo said. Law enforcement said temperatures were probably to blame for the deaths of two men on Houston-area roads. Deaths in Texas included a woman and a girl from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Houston, from a car running in a garage at a home without electricity, police said. Photograph: Jerry Larson/APĪuthorities in multiple states reported deaths in crashes on icy roads.

#PICTURES OF SNOW AND FREEZING WEATHER UP NORTH FREE#

People push a car free after spinning out in the snow in Waco, Texas. It’s not something people needed with already the tragedy and the nightmare that has unfolded with more than 24 hours without power for other people.” They’re doing that today throughout the day. Hidalgo said the electricity provider CenterPoint had “figured out a way to actually cut the electricity from those buildings, which they couldn’t do last night because there’s critical infrastructure going through downtown. History is going to remember who did their part and who didn’t do their part.” And as I’ve been stressing to my community today, that’s not just the individuals. It just tells you everybody has to do their part. “We called around asking those leaders to take the power down. “We noticed those from the emergency operations center last night,” Hidalgo said. Harris county covers Houston, where outrage spread over office buildings and others in the city center that still had power. Then you have the buildings downtown lit up.” The other 3 4 million are conserving power to protect more from having to being cut. At last count, 1.37 million people in our region are without power. In a phone interview, Hidalgo told the Guardian: “We’re facing all kinds of frustrating situations. State officials said surging demand was driven by people trying to keep homes warm. Some utilities said they were starting blackouts, while others urged customers to reduce power usage. The Southwest Power Pool, a group of utilities across 14 states, called for rolling outages because reserves were exhausted. Homes in the Westbury neighborhood are covered in snow in Houston on Monday.

Pictures of snow and freezing weather up north