February 2021 North American cold wave

Main article: 2021 Texas power crisis

Texas by far was the state worst affected by the cold wave. A record low temperature at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport of −2 °F (−19 °C) on February 16 was the coldest in North Texas in 72 years. ^[31] Power equipment in Texas was not winterized, leaving it vulnerable to extended periods of cold weather, leading to widespread power outages. ^{[32] [33]} Five times as much natural gas as wind power had been lost because of the cold. ^[34] When power was cut, it disabled some compressors that push gas through pipelines, and the resulting shortage knocked out more gas plants. ^[35]

See also

• Weather portal
• North America portal

• Great Blizzard of 1899
• 1994 North American cold wave
• 2011 Groundhog Day blizzard
• Early 2014 North American cold wave
• February 2015 North American cold wave
• 2021 Western North America heat wave
• February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm
• February 15–20, 2021 North American winter storm
• December 2022 North American winter storm

References

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1. The death toll and damage is a combination of the February 2021 North American ice storm, February 13-17, 2021 North American winter storm and February 15-20, 2021 North American winter storm, however 3 deaths from the February 13-17, 2021 North American winter storm are excluded because they are tornadic

February 2021 North American cold wave

Temperature anomaly map for the week of February 14–20, 2021, showing the widespread cold across the Central and Eastern United States. Florida is the only state shown in the map with above average temperatures.

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