Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Houston, Texas

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill February 15, 2021 – February 16, 2021 · Houston, Texas

$1.2M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Bitter cold air and wind overspread SE Texas behind and Arctic front on Valentines Day with wind chill indices below zero for much about a 30 hour period Between Sunday night and Tuesday morning. Increased power demand, wind and ice led to widespread power outages. Bursting pipes caused many to be without water as well.

The wider storm

Record cold and windy conditions gripped Southeast Texas behind the passage of an Arctic front. The extreme cold and increased demand led to widespread power outages, loss of heat for many and led to the bursting of pipes with some losing water for many days. Numerous fatalities resulted both from hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning and other effects.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 942927. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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