Weather

News Brief: Texas Power Outage, Biden Town Hall, Troops In Afghanistan

5:37am February 17, 2021

A storm puts the power grid in Texas under enormous strain. President Biden was on the road pushing his COVID-19 relief package. The U.S. reviews plans for all troops to leave Afghanistan by May 1.

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A highway on-ramp in Houston is closed due to snow and ice on Monday. Frigid temperatures, icy roads and power outages caused by a major winter storm have interfered with COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas and several other states.

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Winter Storm Disrupts COVID-19 Vaccinations, Closing Clinics And Delaying Shipments

2:02pm February 16, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Missouri has canceled all state-run mass vaccination events for the week, as other states and cities across the South reschedule appointments and warn of delayed shipments.

A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to almost 4 million people and shut down airports and roads.

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Millions Lose Power In Texas, Northern Mexico As Blackouts And Bitter Cold Continue

1:12pm February 16, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the Texas National Guard to move people without heat and power into shelters.

Megan Pennartz and her dog Jensen go sledding in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday.

National

Winter Storm Not Over Yet For Much Of The Country

12:01pm February 16, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures across the U.S. have kept winter storm warnings in effect from Washington to the Great Lakes into northern New England and a large section of the South.

Health & Safety

At Least 3 Dead, 10 Injured In North Carolina Tornado

10:46am February 16, 2021

by Associated Press

A tornado ripped through North Carolina's Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others in its trail of destruction, authorities said.

National

3 Dead, 10 Injured After Tornado Touches Down In Coastal North Carolina

6:29am February 16, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Emergency services responded overnight to reports of people missing or trapped in their homes after a tornado touched down in beach communities in North Carolina.

News Brief: Coronavirus Variants, Historic Storm, Student Loan Forgiveness

6:16am February 16, 2021

A new COVID-19 strain appears to have evolved in the U.S. The entire state of Texas is under a winter storm warning. Plus, the Biden administration considers how much student loan debt to cancel.

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Major Winter Storm All But Shuts Down Texas

5:49am February 16, 2021

by Bret Jaspers

Texans are experiencing the winter storm of the century: sub-freezing temperatures, frozen precipitation and prolonged power outages. The storm is reaching as far south as the Gulf Coast.

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Bizarre Winter Weather: What's Behind The Thundersleet And Deep Freezes?

5:20pm February 15, 2021

A disruption to the polar vortex can make for interesting weather. NPR's Aisla Chang talks to Michael Ventrice, a meteorological scientist at IBM, explains what's behind the bizarre winter weather.

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Host Of Winter Storm-Related Problems Plague San Antonio

5:20pm February 15, 2021

by Joey Palacios, Texas Public Radio

Power outages, cold temperatures and other winter storm-related problems are plaguing San Antonio.