Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Tuesday, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions in the path of heavy snow and freezing rain.
and the National Weather Service said the approaching system would, generally, not be as bad this time for Texas.
“The question has always been if we get a repeat of last year, would the power stay on? And this is nowhere near a repeat of last year,” said Doug Lewin, an energy consultant in Austin who has criticized Texas’ response to the blackouts as insufficient. Illinois lawmakers canceled their three scheduled days of session this week as the central part of the state prepares for heavy snow, ice and high wind gusts in the region.
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