Tag: Weather
School closures for Friday
Updated Thursday at 4:45 p.m.
Donna ISD announced that all campuses and facilities will remain closed Wednesday. There will not be any virtual or in-person...
Harlingen area residents urged to reduce water usage
Harlingen Water Works System asks the communities of Harlingen, Palm Valley, Primera, and Combes to reduce water usage tonight as much as possible as...
Freeze leaves its mark on Valley as citrus industry faces adverse effects
Service delays, power outages and road closures were just the tip of the iceberg Monday as the freeze brought with it record cold temperatures...
Upper Valley cities grapple with weather-related traffic, utility concerns
Power outages and icicles were not the only effects of Monday’s freeze in the Rio Grande Valley as several cities reported road closures, inoperable...
Wintry blast taxes grid; Many Brownsville homes without power
The power outages affecting Brownsville residents beginning early Monday morning were a combination of problems with the local grid caused by extreme weather, and...
Record Demand: Rotating outages to continue into Tuesday
More than two million residents were without electricity in Texas as of Monday morning due to the extreme weather conditions that are taking place...
Residents brave the cold at home
HARLINGEN — Many residents are counting on space heaters and ovens to try to warm up their families, braving near-record cold in old wood-frame...
Record power demand triggers blackouts, thousands without service
HARLINGEN — The agency that controls the majority of the Texas power grid began rolling blackouts early Monday morning in the midst of unprecedented...
Fire Department releases winter heating tips
Brownsville Fire Department Chief Jarrett Sheldon released a set of winter heating tips as the city experiences one of the coldest weathers in years...