Tag: Weather
More than 110K Valley residents without power as freeze shatters cold records
SCHOOL CLOSURES
The Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District announced the cancellation of classes for the remainder of the day, Monday, due to power outages reported...
2 million without power in Texas as snow storm slams US
By PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sprawling blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into...
Rolling blackouts initiated in Texas
HARLINGEN — The agency that controls the majority of the Texas power grid began rolling blackouts early Monday morning in the midst of unprecedented...
Freeze prompts widespread delays, closure of several services
Local governments, schools and law enforcement agencies in the Rio Grande Valley are joining residents in bracing for what’s been forecast as a dangerous...
UTRGV to close Monday with ‘all operations’ going remote
Anticipating the effects of an impending freeze on the region, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was the latest education institution to adjust...
Weather forces closure of state-run virus testing sites in Hidalgo County
COVID-19 testing sites in Hidalgo County that are operated by the state will be closed through Wednesday due to forecasts of a dangerous freeze...
Wintry weather blanketing US to make rare dip to Gulf Coast
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — Wintry weather was forecast for much of the U.S. on Sunday, with freezing temperatures expected to dip...
Icy road conditions expected tonight in RGV
Couples and individuals planning to head out and celebrate Valentine’s Day this evening are encouraged to be off the roads by 9 p.m. because...
ERCOT asks residents to conserve electricity
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking residents to throttle their electricity use over the next few days as cold weather sweeps across...
NWS: Sleet or ice pellets possible tonight
The coldest weather from a series of arctic fronts that have made their way through the Rio Grande Valley will continue through at least...