Power Outage in Laredo, TX

Thunderstorm Wind. Observer sent pictures of a power pole and large tree blown down.

June 03, 2023

Arctic air mass surged into south Texas on February 3rd and continued through the 5th. Areas of freezing rain and sleet occurred over the Victoria Crossroads on the afternoon and evening of the 3rd. Temperatures fell by the morning of the 4th to the lower 20s in the Victoria Crossroads to around 30 along the coast and along the Rio Grande. With strong winds, wind chill temperatures fell to around 10 degrees to the upper teens on the morning of the 4th. Arctic air remained over the region on the 4th with temperatures falling to the upper teens to upper 20s on the morning of the 5th. The long duration cold spell affected the green turtle population along the Middle Texas coast. Agencies rescued cold stunned turtles along the coast. Over 220 green turtles were rescued while 8 turtles were found dead. A boil water notice was issued for the North Victoria Utilities due to power outage that affected 234 people. The City of Corpus Christi performed over 800 welfare checks. Sixty five people were transported to Robstown to shelter at the Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds. The Harbor Bridge was closed due to ice accumulations on the bridge on the 4th. A pipe burst at a hospital caused damage to equipment in Alice.

February 04, 2022

Thunderstorm Wind. The broadcast media reported some downed power poles and reports of wind damage to a few buildings within Laredo. Severe damage was reported at the Sacred Heart Children���s Home with partial roof loss over the dining room as well as smaller cottages around the facility.

May 17, 2021

Cold/Wind Chill. Freezing temperatures affected the area from the 14th until 18th. Long duration cold spell led to power outages and issues with water pressure. Damages to homes occurred when frozen pipes burst.

February 14, 2021

An outbreak of arctic air moved into south Texas on the 11th. Temperatures were near freezing over the inland coastal plains of south Texas on the morning of the 12th. The cold air deepened on the 14th as a surge of arctic air arrived. The historically cold air mass over the southern plains set record low temperatures on the 14th, 15th, and 16th. The long spell of cold temperatures led to power outages state wide. Many residences were without power for up to 5 days. Problems with water pressure occurred due to the long cold spell as well. This caused damage to many homes due to frozen and burst water pipes. Damage estimates to public property in south Texas was around 17 million dollars. The damage to private property in the state was estimated to be in the billions of dollars. So the damage estimate in south Texas could be from 3 to 10 times the amount to public property. The freezing temperatures caused environmental problems along the coast. An extensive fish kill occurred along the coast with a minimum of 4 million fish killed along the Texas coast. It was estimated that 56 thousand spotted sea trout were killed along the Middle Texas coast. The freezing temperatures affected turtles along the Texas coast. A Multi-organizational effort rescued over 13 thousand turtles along the Texas coast, with over 7 thousand rescued along the Middle Texas coast.

February 14, 2021

No deaths or injuries have been reported from the storms that struck Texas Thursday night. https://t.co/BpppUq0e8Q

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