That doesn't seem good. Also, renewable energy opponents going to love that...
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Texas-Era, brace for the cold snap.
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That doesn't seem good. Also, renewable energy opponents going to love that...
School cancelled on Tuesday in my area, including online classes because of the expected power/internet outages.
No snow yet down in Sugar Land. Just rain
No snow yet down in Sugar Land. Just rain
I didn't think about that but yeah, those blade ice up fast in this weather and they have to be shut down. They can fling ice into other towers and destroy them if not.
i wouldn't be honking at anybody for risk of being shot at in houston tbh
but i get what you're saying
I've been watching the rain come down for the past couple of hours here in Houston. It's going to be super nasty when this freezes.
Just took the dog out, slightly south of Houston. Fuck it's already cold, god damn. Highly doubt I'll even be able to make it downstairs, let alone to work tomorrow.
Snow in Texas means there's no reason to worry about global warming. The snowball politician from Oklahoma will tell you.
"This right here is a snowball. Here, catch this."
"This right here is a snowball. Here, catch this."
I think it's fair to say that's the big concern for all of us, whether it's rolling blackouts or downed lines.
pfft, I'd rather have just 3 days of this in TX (lower TX) than every other week of this in TN or for 2 months straight in Michigan.
I'm in TN , originally from Michigan my entire life and it still seems as cold as Michigan, just without snow.
I'm in TN , originally from Michigan my entire life and it still seems as cold as Michigan, just without snow.
Stay safe, Houston-era. Bunker down and hold onto your butts. The next 48 hours are going to be rough.
I don't know if I'd even try before Tuesday afternoon, but if you have the means to wait until Friday, do it. That's my plan anyway.
It isn't just that the weather is cold or icy or snowy. I've lived in both South Bend, IN and Champaign, IL. The difference is that there is zero infrastructure down here in mid/southern Texas for handling any of it. No salt trucks, no plows. Pipes aren't insulated to the same level. Power lines aren't built for handling it.
True. Thats one thing I forget about is the infrastructure. Hope it doesn't strike like this again for a long while.
Probably Friday, as the sunshine will start to melt the ice (it'll still be cold as hell, though). Until then, better bunker down.
Heads up everyone: we're about to enter the phase of Texas freezes when people argue non-stop whether or not "it's sleet or snow".
Are you in my neighbourhood Facebook group? :) Genuinely a thread right now for some local weatherman.
It's snowing here in Cypress!
A lot of houses are also designed to push heat out, so that's another issue. Heaters can run all day, but it's not going to do a ton of good if that heat isn't staying in the house.
Yeah, I'm a teacher and depending on how things look tomorrow, I'm not expecting to be back at work in person until next week. Right now we're for sure out of the building until Wednesday, but that front that's moving in later in the week might complicate things.
A lot of houses are also designed to push heat out, so that's another issue. Heaters can run all day, but it's not going to do a ton of good if that heat isn't staying in the house.
Yeah, I'm a teacher and depending on how things look tomorrow, I'm not expecting to be back at work in person until next week. Right now we're for sure out of the building until Wednesday, but that front that's moving in later in the week might complicate things.
We're apparently getting legit snow between now & the end of Monday, so it won't matter.
Yeah, it's going to be a while. It'll stop accumulating when the temperatures rise and the precipitation stops, but it's going to stay below freezing for days, that ice isn't going anywhere. At this point, I'm not planning on leaving the house at all next week.
The ironic part is that climate change is actually what's causing this.
Oh, I know, that wasn't directed at you. :) But there's way too many people who actually believe that.
Nope. Funny story. During the cold snap, Texans using electric space heating drove wholesale power rates up to $3000/MWh. Texas isn't connected to the rest of the Eastern Interconnect because they don't want federal regulations on their pollution spewing power plants and the cheap power that it results in so when the state runs out of power they're just fucking stuck.
It's probably going to happen again tonight and they've announced possible rolling blackouts.
