On January 8th, a winter storm is expected to hit Texas and other states later this week, casting another shadow of large-scale power outages and traffic chaos over the southern United States. Peter Mullinax from the US Weather Forecast Center said that southern Oklahoma and Texas, including Dallas, will receive about 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) of snow and ice, covering trees, roads, and power lines from San Antonio to northern Louisiana. Mullinax believes that this storm will be extremely destructive, producing a large amount of snow and ice accumulation. The cold wave will begin to gather on Wednesday evening, strengthen on Thursday, and move eastward on Friday, sweeping across the entire southern region. The storm may cause widespread power outages, causing traffic paralysis in the southern United States where snow removal machines and salt trucks are rare, resulting in flight suspensions or delays. Although temperatures are unlikely to drop to the extremely low levels seen in February 2021, which resulted in over 200 deaths and millions of people experiencing days of power shortages due to extreme weather, the fragile power grid in Texas still raises concerns. The Texas State Grid Operator’s Reliability Commission warned on Monday that the storm could lead to power shortages.
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