Texas Gov. Greg Abbott urged residents to stay off the roads and conserve power while a winter storm sweeps through the state.
“Every part of the state will face frigid conditions in the coming days, and I urge all Texans to remain vigilant against the extremely harsh weather that is coming,” Governor Abbott said Saturday.
“Stay off the road, take conscious measures to conserve energy, and avoid dangerous practices such as bringing generators indoors or heating homes with ovens or stoves.”
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Texas authorities are on high alert after a pile of 133 cars that killed at least six people and injured dozens in Fort Worth Thursday.
Icy conditions also led to a 13 car accident in Magnolia, Texas Friday.
Abbott has issued a statewide emergency statement and will request a federal emergency statement from the White House.
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“Our emergency response for this winter weather requires a collective approach between government agencies, local officials and Texans in our communities to ensure the safety and security of the Lone Star State,” Abbott said Saturday.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for nearly every county in the state, saying travel in northern and central Texas “can be very difficult … if not impossible late Sunday through Monday.”
“Snow totals of a few inches are forecast over much of Oklahoma and up to northern Texas,” the Weather Prediction Center wrote on Saturday. Snow will fall late in Texas on Saturday night.
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Temperatures will drop abruptly for the next 72 hours.
The National Weather Service in Amarillo warned that “dangerously chills below -20 each of the following 3 mornings are expected in the Panhandles, with values as low as -30 on Monday morning. “
Abbott said “roads will be very dangerous” and much of Texas “will face historically low temperatures that will last for days.”