Well, the latest (here in my part of Texas, anyway) is rainy cold drizzle, freezing rain North of here. I have been EXTREMELY lucky in that I haven't lost power, and have no frozen (busted) water pipes, because I've continued to let them drip/flow slightly during the entire time the outside temps have been below freezing.
Apparently, everyone else is doing the same thing, because the tap water pressure here (and in many towns around me) has diminished to practically nothing, we are under a "boil water notice". The city sends out text alerts and emails. They want us to turn off our water at the meter by the street, and drain our pipes, to keep them from freezing, instead of letting them drip. That means NO water to our homes until pressure is restored in our city water tank. No showers or baths, no flushing toilets, no washing clothes, etc.
Temps are expected to drop below freezing AGAIN tonight...tough predicament, this is why I choose to live in the South, to avoid stuff like this, dang it! I don't see how folks who live in winter temps like this all of the time can deal with it every year...
