Weather knocks out water in parts of Mississippi, Louisiana
2 months 1 day 6 hours ago
Thursday, February 18 2021
Feb 18, 2021
February 18, 2021 9:14 PM
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Source: Associated Press
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Icy winter weather has left most of the 161,000 residents of Mississippi’s capital with little or no running water for days, and the mayor says it’s unclear when water service will be restored as freezing temperatures have knocked out power and water to parts of the Deep South.
The icy conditions are part of a viciously cold spell that has also devastated Texas, leaving hundreds of thousands without electricity there as temperatures plummeted and cutting water supplies in many areas.
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Texas Weather Map, Updates as Hard Freeze Warning after Record Low Temperatures
On 2/19/21 at 4:57 AM EST
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Hard Freeze Warning and a Wind Chill Advisory across the state including in the Houston/Galveston, Austin/San Antonio, Fort Worth/Dallas and Corpus Christi areas. The warning and advisory are in effect through Friday morning, until around 9 or 10 a.m. local time depending on the region.
A Hard Freeze Warning is issued when temperatures are expected to drop below 28°F for an extended period of time, killing most types of commercial crops and residential plants, the NWS explains.