alabama, capturing home shredded from an afternoon twister. very scary. the tornado part of the system stretching from texas to new england, bringing snow and freezing rain. where in 35 and sliding, gets a call. it i see conditions behind this illinois pileup with jackknifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5000 flights canceled today. in texas, this dishing out a major test for the states power grid. cripple during last year s storm, they ll have more than 200 people dead. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we ve had in the state of texas then at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient it s ever been. officials say winterize plants and extra reserves are keeping the grid intact. but i see buildup on trees and power lines is causing local outages for thousands. oh no, not again.
new england, bringing snow and freezing rain. where in 35 and sliding, gets a call. it i see conditions behind this illinois pileup with jackknifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5000 flights canceled today. in texas, this dishing out a major test for the states power grid. cripple during last year s storm, they ll have more than 200 people dead. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we ve had in the state of texas then at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient it s ever been. officials say winterize plants and extra reserves are keeping the grid intact. but i see buildup on trees and power lines is causing local outages for thousands. oh no, not again. that was my first thought. he still has power for now, but last year spent four days huddled in a sleeping bag with little food or water. where did last year storm
behind this illinois pileup, with jack knifed semis blocking traffic for hours. nationwide, 5,000 flights cancelled today. in texas, subfreezing temps dishing out a major test for the state s power grid, crippled in last year s storm that left more than 200 people dead. we are dealing with one of the most significant icing events that we ve had in the state of texas in at least several decades. the texas electric grid is the most reliable and resilient that it has ever been. reporter: winterize plants and extra reserves are keeping it intact. ice eye build up is causing local outages for thousands. oh, no, not again. reporter: this man still has power for now. last year spent four days huddled in a sleeping bag with little food or water. where did last year s storm leave you? with a new mind-set to be prepared the next time. reporter: the real test comes