{"id":2255008,"date":"2024-05-29T12:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-1-million-left-without-power-in-texas-after-severe-storms\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:54:22","slug":"over-1-million-left-without-power-in-texas-after-severe-storms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-1-million-left-without-power-in-texas-after-severe-storms\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe storms leave over 1 million in Texas without power"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fover-1-million-left-without-power-in-texas-after-severe-storms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Severe weather in Texas left\u2064 over a \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-football-analogy-to-explain-democrats-election-cheating\/\" title=\"A Football Analogy to Explain Democrats' Election Cheating\">million people<\/a> without power during the Memorial Day weekend. \u2063The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-hit-texas-louisiana-storm-warnings-issued-for-parts-of-southwest-us\/\" title=\"Tornadoes Hit Texas, Louisiana, Storm Warnings Issued for Parts of Southwest US\">destructive winds<\/a> and large hail resulted in \u2063one fatality. The state faced extreme conditions amid a heatwave. The provided summary\u2063 looks concise and conveys the key information effectively.\u200c Thank you for the feedback! If you need any more assistance or further revisions, feel free to \u2062ask. You&#8217;re\u2063 welcome!\u2062 If you have any more tasks\u200b or need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tsa-can-now-fine-you-for-not-masking-up-following-biden-executive-order\/\" title=\"TSA Can Now Fine You For Not Masking Up Following Biden Executive Order\">additional assistance<\/a>, feel free to let me \u200bknow.\u2064 I&#8217;m\u2063 here to \u200dhelp!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Over a million people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>were left without power after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-j-declares-state-of-emergency-as-severe-winter-storm-brings-snow-and-high-winds\/\" title=\"N.J. declares state of emergency as severe winter storm brings snow and high winds\">severe weather<\/a><\/a> occurred in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a> over the Memorial Day weekend and into Tuesday, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The weather, which included \u201cdamaging\u201d winds and \u201cbaseball-sized\u201d hail, left one dead, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/severe-weather-storms-tornadoes-05-28-2024-281c8ad4600d6e7bc688fb4f720b1f92\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Associated Press<\/a><\/em>. The severe weather and power outages hit Texas amid a heatwave, lashing the state with thunderstorms and the threat of tornadoes and leaving nursing homes relying on generators for power.<\/p>\n<p>American Airlines reported winds up to the speed of 80 mph, resulting in 500 flights being canceled, including 200 at Dallas Love Field Airport alone.<\/p>\n<p>The power outage also left polling stations in northern Texas inoperable, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/05\/28\/texas-elections-voter-turnout-storms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas Tribune<\/a><\/em>, and one expert suggested voting turnout could be down as a result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBad weather will aggravate that low turnout,\u201d said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Power company Oncor estimated power will be returned by Friday, according to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/weather\/2024\/05\/29\/oncor-estimates-storm-induced-power-outages-in-north-texas-will-largely-be-restored-friday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dallas Morning News<\/a><\/em>, though by Wednesday morning, 400,000 Texans were still without power, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/storm-weary-texas-bashed-once-133258200.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>USA Today<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Power outages due to inclement weather are common in Texas, leading to incidents such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/02\/18\/weather\/texas-winter-storm-thursday\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>2021 power outage<\/a> that swept across the state in the face of a freezing winter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Severe Texas storms on Memorial Day weekend left over a million without power. Damaging winds and hail caused chaos. The brutal weather killed one person. 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