Mayor John Whitmire’s chief of staff, Chris Newport, told the city’s resilience committee Thursday that the 10 warming centers at their peak were filled with about 1,300 people.
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T.H. Rogers School, a Houston ISD campus that houses a program for children with impairments, is struggling to keep its classrooms heated Thursday as the region emerges from freezing weather and a historic winter storm.
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In an email sent to parents Thursday that was obtained by Houston Public Media, Principal Suparna Vashisht said, “Contractors are actively working to install temporary heating units in the classrooms.”
A representative of a Houston plumbing company says after Tuesday's snowfall and overnight hard freeze, it received numerous calls from residents who needed help with repairs.
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As people across the Houston area enjoyed a “once in a generation” winter storm Tuesday, so did some of the animals at the Houston Zoo.
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Parts of the Houston area received up to 6 inches of snow Tuesday during an “exceptionally rare” winter storm for the region, according to the National Weather Service.
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For official record-keeping purposes for Houston, the National Weather Service uses snowfall amounts measured at Bush Intercontinental Airport, which received 1.2 inches Tuesday. Hobby Airport got 3 inches of snow.
Snow made for a rare sight in the Houston area on Tuesday. Here's a collection of images from the day.
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Based on the latest forecasts, Houston could see a historic level of snow, possibly the most it's seen since 1960. Here are the top recorded snowfall events in the city's history.
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As Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service was projecting that the Houston area could see as much as 4-6 inches of snow. If the forecast comes to fruition, it would be the most snow the city has seen since 1960 and possibly one of its heaviest snowfall events ever recorded.
To drip, or not to drip, that is the question on many Houston-area residents' minds as the region prepares for the anticipated hard freeze and potential historic snowfall.
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The City of Houston is asking residents not to leave their faucets dripping during the freeze because it could cause the city's water system to lose pressure. Harris County officials, meanwhile, say those outside the city should let them drip to prevent pipes from freezing.
There could be heavy snowfall in the Houston region, particularly north of Interstate 10, with some areas potentially seeing up to five inches of snow, according to a National Weather Service update on Sunday.
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As confidence in the forecast continues to grow, meteorologists say there could be heavy snowfall, particularly north of Interstate 10, with some areas potentially seeing up to five inches of snow, according to a National Weather Service update on Sunday.
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