The West Jefferson County Municipal Water District as well as the cities of Port Arthur and Nederland are reporting issues with their water systems after multiple nights of freezing temperatures. West Jefferson County Municipal Water District and the city of Port Arthur are under a boil notice as of Wednesday.
Southeast Texas is under its first-ever blizzard warning – one that reaches from the Golden Triangle, which includes Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, out east into Louisiana, home to what is normally one of the busiest throughways in all of Texas, Interstate 10.
Residents in Central and Southeast Texas are warned about black ice risks on roads and sidewalks after winter storms.
The rare winter storm that is hitting the southern portion of the United States became historic Tuesday morning when the Lake Charles National Weather Service office issued its first-ever blizzard warning.
According to Operations Messages on the ERCOT website, around 5 a.m. ERCOT issued a Transmission Emergency in South and Southeast Texas.
Following this week's winter storm in Houston, the Metro has resumed all its normal services, including buses and light rail.
The plan is expected to reduce outage times by an estimated 1 billion minutes after severe weather events, over the next 50 years.
From Central Texas to Southeast Texas, the potential for a historic winter storm is leading to school and airport closures.
A rare winter storm charging through Texas and the northern Gulf Coast has closed highways and airports and prompted the first blizzard warning for southeast Texas and southwest Louisiana.
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- As most of southeast Texas braces for a historic winter storm, many Houston businesses and services are closed on Tuesday. READ MORE: Winter Storm Warning starts Monday, dangerous travel through at least Wednesday a.m.
Rain chances (20%) will enter the forecast late Saturday and continue into Sunday, Jan. 26. Sunday holds a 40% chance of showers and storms, with the greatest chances for rain coming across Central and Southeast Texas, according to the NWS. Additional rain chances are in the forecast for next week.