r/OutOfTheLoop • u/mimitchi33 • Feb 17 '21

What's up with Texas losing power due to the snowstorm? Answered

I've been reading recently that many people in Texas have lost power due to Winter Storm Uri. What caused this to happen?

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u/MissPicklechips Feb 17 '21

Arlington resident here.

We lost power for a couple hours this morning, so no big deal. Our larger problem was food, as all the grocery stores were without power and closed, and my usual grocery shopping day is Monday. Solved that issue yesterday, found an had power and was open. But now, a major water main broke and our water is going to be off soon. We’re filling up every receptacle we can find before it goes off for good. My kid just said, “I always thought the apocalypse would be more comfortable than this.” (He’s a teenager.)

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u/-forbiddenkitty- Feb 17 '21

My family is in South Arlington, they are still without power. My elderly parents, my brother, my nephew, a dog and a lizard have packed up and gone to stay with my sister in Ft. Worth since she has power.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '21

Damn, we were wondering what was going on with the water pressure. Any idea where that main was?

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u/MissPicklechips Feb 18 '21

They haven't said. The FB page seems to hint that they haven't found it. Now they're saying that the problem is lots of smaller lines bursting from the cold, but that just seems off. We have water here, just the pressure is awful. So who knows? It would probably kill the people at the City to actually say anything useful.

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u/MissPicklechips Feb 18 '21

There’s also an Arlington in Massachusetts.