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Texas' grid was dangerously close to total collapse on February 15, 2021: four minutes and 37 seconds away, to be exact, per local news station KXAN. That's the biggest piece of advice that we can give."Īs far as the south-central Texas area, the end of next week could introduce temperatures at or near freezing, according to Fox Weather on Friday.

"I would just say know that when temperatures get cold, just to plan for in case the power does go out. "I don't know if I would say 'be worried,'" Bonnette explained. However, most of the winter weather will likely remain to the region's north.īut should Texans fret over another potential grid failure? There's also a slight chance that the Dallas-Fort Worth area could see a rain-snow mix on Thursday, Bonnette added. "And then they'll stick around for at least a few days.So, a couple days before Christmas Eve, and then we should expect the cooler temperatures to remain through Christmas." "It looks like Wednesday night into Thursday is whenever we're going to get our cold temperatures come in," Bonnette told Newsweek on Saturday. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Franco Origlia/Getty Images The incoming arctic blast predicted to land ahead of Christmas is no exception, leaving some to worry about whether Texas' power grid can withstand the extreme cold after failing last year during Winter Storm Uri.

A person skis in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 18, 2021.