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Ice storm disrupts airline operations, prompts disaster declaration across Texas counties
A year after the February deep freeze, a multifaceted winter storm that trekked across the middle of the nation tested the mettle of the state's power operations and caused icy mayhem across other hard-hit states.
By Adriana Navarro, AccuWeather staff writer
Published Feb. 3, 2022 7:29 PM EST | Updated Feb. 4, 2022 8:22 AM EST
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AccuWeather's Bill Wadell reported live from Arlington on Feb. 3, where ice caused treacherous travel conditions for drivers and knocked out power to at least 40,000 homes.
Ice plagued a large swath of the United States Thursday evening as the multifaced storm continued its trek, contributing to power outages and life-threatening travel conditions across the nation.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 17 counties Thursday evening, saying, "This ice storm poses an imminent threat of severe property damage, injury, or loss of life," as temperatures plunged into the low 20s across a large portion of the state and various forms of frozen precipitation accumulated
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/ice-storm-disrupts-air-travel-in-texas/1137132
