Treacherous roads as cold snap grips Baytown area
Police and emergency officials warn drivers to avoid the roads amid extreme cold through Saturday. Bridges freeze quickly and fog over waterways can cause ice buildup. Anti icing chemicals are being applied and sand crews stand ready. With possible power blackouts, non working signals should be treated as all way stops. Stay off the roads if not comfortable driving.
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Baytown
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Goose Creek closings prompt early releases across campuses
All Goose Creek DISC buildings will close two hours early with high school students released at 12 45 p m junior school at 1 55 p m and elementary students at 1 00 or 1 15 p m depending on campus. A decision on Friday sessions to be made today. Barbers Hill ISD also releasing secondary students at 11 30 a m and elementary at 12 30 p m while Lee College remains open.
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Barbers Hill Isd
Rolling blackouts eyed as ERCOT warns of outages
ERCOT and CenterPoint Energy officials describe rolling outages lasting 15 to 45 minutes to manage limited reserve power across Texas. The system covers 22 million customers with 40,000 miles of transmission lines and 550 generation units. outages may recur if generation units remain offline. Hospitals and police facilities get priority. consumers are urged to reduce energy use during peak hours.
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Laura Cating
CenterPoint Energy
ERCOT
Cating
Texas
O’sell
Monte O’sell
Hard freeze warning issued as Houston area braces for snow risk
The National Weather Service issued a hard freeze warning as temperatures dropped into the teens and 20s in Greater Houston. Wind chills reached single digits. highs remained near 34. Forecasters expect light snow or ice by Friday with potential southward shift. Officials urge pet and property protection and monitoring of road conditions via the Texas Road Condition Line.
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National Weather Service
Greater Houston
Baytown
Josh Lichter
Txdot
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