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Editor s note: This is the third in a series of columns by Don Loucks evaluating the February winter storms and the state s response and preparation. To read the first column, click here. Read the second column in the series here.
After the Great Texas Winter Storm of 2021, we have heard much about the lack of preparedness on the part of various governments and utilities. One news account in the Statesman described the storm as “unprecedented.” It was not. The winter storm of 1899 was nearly identical to the February event, but it happened so long ago – 122 years – that it was mostly forgotten.