The brutal temperatures, ice and snow once powered millions of Texas, but as of early Saturday morning, only about 85,000 people in the state had been left in the dark, according to PowerOutage.US. According to Tiffany Young, a spokeswoman for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, more than half the population – more than 14.9 million people – had disruptions in their water service since Friday.
Texans will get some relief from the cold Saturday, although many in the state still lack basic amenities.
Saturday morning, temperatures can be as low as 20 degrees for many domestic locations, including Dallas and College Station, but the welcome return of onshore winds and full sunshine will warm the state into the 50s and 60s in the afternoon, CNN meteorologist said. Derek Van Dam. Most of the state remains above freezing after that initial thaw.
A weak cold front is expected on Sunday evening, but this is expected to have only minimal consequences.