Freezing temperatures hit Double Mountain residents hard

  • TxDOT crews have stayed busy this week patrolling roads throughout the region. Snowplows hit the road again as fat snowflakes began falling through the 18-degree air on Tuesday afternoon.
    TxDOT crews have stayed busy this week patrolling roads throughout the region. Snowplows hit the road again as fat snowflakes began falling through the 18-degree air on Tuesday afternoon.
Between frozen water lines and rolling blackouts, millions of Texans have had a rough and frigid week. No less so than the residents of the Double Mountain region, as hundreds have been without water, power, or both for days. According to the National Weather Service, an “Arctic outbreak” that originated just above the US-Canadian border pushed south out of Canada last week. Subfreezing air is…

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