Jan 31, 2022 · In early February 2021, Winter Storm Uri hit Texas and crippled the state as temperatures dropped to as low as six degrees. As the anniversary of Uri approaches, it’s important to remember exactly what caused the deadly blackouts and what has, and hasn’t been done, to fix the grid.

Nov 16, 2021 · In February 2021, a severe cold weather event – also known as Winter Storm Uri – caused numerous outages, derates or failures to start at electric generating plants scattered across the region.

City of Austin and Travis County officials estimated that the winter storm caused at least $195 billion in damage in Texas, making the winter storm the single-costliest natural disaster in the history of Texas and the United States as a whole. [ 20 ]

Winter Storm Uri dumped record amounts of snow on Texas, with the frigid temperatures and severe weather impacting all 254 counties in the state in February 2021.

Winter Storm Uri, the severe weather event of February 2021, will long be etched into many Texans’ minds. What might have been a rare opportunity for residents to experience significant snow accumulation turned catastrophic as power blackouts spanned most …

Mar 25, 2021 · Winter storm Uri brought historic cold weather, power outages, and traffic accidents to Texas as it swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation.

Feb 7, 2022 · Texas has a reputation of being the energy capital of the world. So, why and how could the disaster during Winter Storm Uri have happened? Some people are blaming our robust wind resources, touting the virtues of fossil fuels over intermittent renewables.

Feb 22, 2021 · The snow has melted and the record-breaking, freezing temperatures have warmed back up, but Texans in nearly every county will be dealing with the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri for months to...

This After-Action Report (AAR) and Improvement Plan (IP) is an examination of the preparation, planning, and response to the February 2021 series of winter and ice storms, commonly referred to as Winter Storm Uri.

Sep 14, 2023 · Winter Storm Uri, named by the weather channel, built up in the Pacific Northwest and quickly moved to the Southern United States, where it reached its highest winds and coldest temps, getting winds up to 75 miles per hour and temperatures as cold as -30 degrees F.