Millions Without Power In Texas, Northern Mexico As Blackouts And Bitter Cold Continue

A frigid blast of winter weather across the U.S. plunged Texas into an unusually icy emergency Monday that knocked out power to almost 4 million people and shut down airports and icy roads.

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A winter storm that brought bitter cold, snow, and ice and left millions without power in Texas and northern Mexico will extend its grip through Tuesday.

The National Weather Service reports extremely cold temperatures ranging from -5 to 3 degrees is predicted through at least noon on Tuesday for all of North and Central Texas.

As the state deals with piercing cold, roughly 3.9 million Texans are without power as of early Tuesday morning after the power grid failed.