Texas Governor Greg Abbott urged residents to stay off the road and conserve energy while a winter storm hits the state.
“Each part of the state will face freezing conditions in the coming days, and I urge all Texans to remain vigilant against the extremely severe weather that is coming,” Governor Abbott said on Saturday.
“Stay off the road, take conscious steps to conserve energy and avoid dangerous practices like bringing generators into your home or heating houses with ovens or stoves.”
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Texas officials are on high alert after a pileup of 133 cars that left at least six dead and dozens injured in Fort Worth on Thursday.
Cold conditions have also led to a 13 car accident in Magnolia, Texas, Friday.
Abbott has issued a statewide emergency disaster declaration and will request a Federal White House Emergency Declaration.
TEXAS TO GET HEAVY SNOW US TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DIVE
“Our emergency response to this winter climate requires a collective approach between state agencies, local authorities and Texans in all of our communities to ensure the safety of the Lone Star State,” said Abbott on Saturday.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm alert for almost every state in the state, saying that traveling in northern and central Texas “can be very difficult … if not impossible from Sunday until Monday”.
“Total inches of snow are forecast across much of Oklahoma and northern Texas,” wrote the Weather Forecast Center on Saturday. Snow will begin to fall across Texas late Saturday night.
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Temperatures will drop sharply in the next 72 hours.
The Amarillo National Weather Service warned that “dangerously cold less than -20 are expected in the puzzles on each of the next 3 mornings, with Monday morning showing values as low as -30. “
Abbott said “the roads will be very dangerous” and much of Texas “will face historic low temperatures that will last for days”.