Damages from February winter storms could be as high as $155 billion
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Utilities crews work to repair broken water lines during a rare winter storm in Wylie, Texas, on February 18. Record cold temperatures, snow and ice caused power outages resulting in frozen water pipes and many parts of the state were under a boil water order for days. Photo by Ian Halperin/UPI | License Photo
March 4 Sweeping power outages, hundreds of thousands of insurance claims and millions of impacted residents across the nation are adding up to make the punishing coast-to-coast winter weather in February more costly than the historic 2020 hurricane season and likely the costliest month of weather impacts in recent history.