HOUSTON — Halfway through the week that Texas froze over, everything seemed to be in a state of frigid chaos. Some homes had no water at all while others watched it gush from burst pipes into their hallways and living rooms. And on Wednesday more than 2.5 million people were still without power, while at least twice as many were being told to boil their water. In central Texas, where many roads have already been impassable for days, another barrage of sleet and snow was expected late into Wednesday evening. The new storm was forecast to march toward the Mid-Atlantic, hitting parts of North Carolina and Virginia that are already laboring under the ice from the last storm.

Source: New York Times February 18, 2021 00:26 UTC