24 surreal pictures from Texas that show just how cold it is there right now
Residents who've rarely seen such frigid conditions have been caught completely off guard by the deadly freezing winds, ice, and snow.
Texas is currently going through one of its coldest winters in decades, leaving countless families without power, heat, and a severe shortage of food and water. While elected officials scramble to point fingers and play the blame game, photos and videos posted on social media show just how bad things are in the state at the moment. Residents who've rarely seen such frigid conditions have been caught completely off guard by the deadly freezing winds, ice, and snow, forcing them to burn household items and furniture to stay warm. Meanwhile, according to NBC News, the National Weather Service warned that another major winter storm is expected to track from the Lower Mississippi Valley into the mid-Atlantic and Northeast through Friday.
Deadly winter storm sweeps Texas and US southern states: https://t.co/cRNSmf2HNp pic.twitter.com/pqZgF1nuDH
— BBC Weather (@bbcweather) February 17, 2021
Here's a glimpse of what millions of Texans are going through at the moment:
1. Faucets are frozen
Stay safe y'all
— mb (@michaelbrom) February 17, 2021
Frozen faucet at my rental 😧😬❄️ #drip #frozenpipes #houwx #houstonfreeze #houstonpoweroutage #houstonweather pic.twitter.com/mIygHVrfu5
2. As are toilets
Y’all ever seen frozen toilet water pic.twitter.com/WypZBjnMMK
— Ms. Young Professional (@MsYoungProfess) February 16, 2021
3. Another frozen toilet from a house in Dallas
4. Frozen dish soap
My dish soap in the back is frozen solid too... 🙃 do u see how my faucet is literally coming out of place? pic.twitter.com/7jr199TInm
— 🪐 val (@valsatuo) February 17, 2021
5. Olive oil too
The olive oil froze inside my house @ERCOT_ISO. The “temporary controlled rolling” blackout has been 38 hours so far. pic.twitter.com/TNJL4JHhZw
— Sean Hightower (@goodlawyernac) February 16, 2021
6. Water stored in bathtubs have turned into ice
Water stored in the bathtub froze solid last night. That's how it's going in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/cJdUMDT6pN
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) February 16, 2021
7. Even dog bowls are freezing
My dog’s water bowl inside my kitchen lit up with a flashlight. No rolling blackouts. Zero electrons since 2am last night, almost 24hrs. Frozen pipes. Houston Texas. Why not in the federal grid? Why so underprepared #ERCOT #texaspoweroutage #TexasFreeze pic.twitter.com/o22YqfzxsN
— UnEdumacatedJo (@UnedumacatedJo) February 16, 2021
8. Highways have become extremely dangerous
This was Houston, Texas on February 15, 2021. Unreal. pic.twitter.com/QOSDIMikVI
— Daniel Gotera (@DTGoteraKHOU) February 17, 2021
9. Beaches have snow
Oh, you know just your normal snow on the beach in Galveston, Texas. pic.twitter.com/wm9z8gZ1po
— Kevin Lighty - WCIA 3 Chief Meteorologist (@KevinLighty) February 15, 2021
10. Ceiling fans have icicles on them now
This is how cold it is at my Apartment.
— 𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐒 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 ☩ (@ThomasBlackGG) February 16, 2021
As a Texan, yes, I'm certainly not built for this. I don't even care. pic.twitter.com/FMt8imglJp
11. Pools have turned into skating rinks
My sister’s pool in Dallas is completely frozen over! pic.twitter.com/PEsZJQxSHB
— liberalpropaganda (@CRTCHP) February 17, 2021
12. Hot tubs as well
Can confirm my hot tub is frozen. pic.twitter.com/wOvqQW8XJC
— A. Money (@amalaz95) February 15, 2021
13. A frozen playground
Sympathies from Houston. It's terrible here pic.twitter.com/JKY1jn6BIg
— 🌸Beau (@PastureSociety) February 16, 2021
14. I didn't know this could happen
This is how cold it is in Texas right now. My laptop split. Can anything be done? @Apple @tim_cook pic.twitter.com/BA9zoDlkqP
— Matthew Williams (@WilliamsMS9) February 16, 2021
15. People are filling bathtubs with snow due to water shortage
Damn never thought about this. 🤔
— ⚖️ 💛I HONOR VETERANS (@veterans_i) February 17, 2021
Pro tip compliments of my neighbors: if your water is shut off or pipes are frozen, fill your bath tub with snow and use the water for your toilets 🚽
To all my northern friends, don’t judge us. We are learning the hard way 😂 pic.twitter.com/dg69dU1mbE
16. People are camping in all-season tents in their living rooms
It is 43 degrees inside my apartment and it’s looking like I might not have power until tomorrow. I’m losing about a degree every hour or two inside. Luckily I have an all-season tent that (kinda) fits in my living room where I plan to sleep so this is where we’re at #TexasFreeze pic.twitter.com/4xEbHNQB6b
— Sarah Asch 🦇 (@sarahradinasch) February 15, 2021
17. Many are waking up to their pipes bursting
apartment ceiling caves in due to ice / snow in dallas, texas pic.twitter.com/1pWaqreZ23
— legal tender 💵 (@BreeSunshinee_) February 17, 2021
18. Frozen pool water
please appreciate this photo of my dad standing on top of our frozen pool in dallas, measuring the thickness of the ice with a tape measure 😂 #DallasWeather #dfw pic.twitter.com/DanZ9fpRjc
— diana✨ (@xdianarose) February 17, 2021
19. A pipe burst in Denton, Texas
Shocking! 😱 Turn up the volume!
— Anas Alhajji (@anasalhajji) February 15, 2021
Pipes busted from freezing. (Denton, Texas)
Please, If you are in Texas and you have not done so, let a couple of faucets drip until the freeze is over! #TexasFreeze #Texas #Denton pic.twitter.com/PE9Fy9jv7w
20. Surreal
21. Long lines at supermarkets
What do Texans wait in line to purchase when everything’s frozen over? pic.twitter.com/EYOr4kxNYL
— J L P (@juanitaproctor) February 16, 2021
22. The highways are covered in snow and ice
Don’t walk on the highway. It is too dangerous. Drivers could lose control and hit you. #ATXtraffic #txdotwx pic.twitter.com/3XDSWCd0XM
— TxDOT Austin (@TxDOTAustin) February 16, 2021
23. But at the end of the day, people are helping each other in any way they can
I just skid off the road into some icy mud because of the black ice, and in less than a minute, two different trucks stopped and helped me get my car out of the mud. Texans really the best people, I love it here. pic.twitter.com/O60XQti83W
— TK JoeCrush (@JoeCrush5) February 17, 2021
24. And testing every trick in the book
In San Antonio here. We had nothing else on hand, so we poured grits on our frozen slippery stairs to get traction. It worked. 😎 pic.twitter.com/VIXDWKUk2b
— stimptown 😎🏳️🌈💛💚 (@stimptown) February 15, 2021
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