With no way out, Padre Island residents step up for their neighbors
and last updated 2021-02-15 23:56:19-05
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â Highways closed. No way off Padre Island. Compound that with what the ice and cold have caused. The people of Padre Island are in need of help and fortunately, they have some people willing to brave the elements to help them.
Paul Haynes owns Moon s Padre Shuttle he decided to put his bus to use. It was very obvious there was a lot of people in need and distress this morning, said Haynes. We have a lot of elderly people out here. So, I had the means and I had the bus and I had the time.
Many U.S companies, including FedEx and General Motors, were forced to temporarily shut operations on Tuesday as a bone-chilling winter storm caused power outages and gas shortages in parts of the country.
With precipitation in the forecast, significant icing is expected which will bring us another Winter Storm Warning, effective from 7 PM Tuesday night through 6 AM Wednesday morning.