IT
IT WAS
IT WAS A
IT WAS A WELCOME SIGHT IS NOW A PROBLEM THAT CAN'T MELT AWAY
FAST ENOUGH >>.
THE BONE CHILLING COLD HELPING
SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW TO STICK
AROUND, CREATING ICY CONDITIONS
ON THE ROADS.
THE AREA STILL COVERED IN A
BLANKET OF WHITE THAT FELL
NEARLY 24 HOURS TO GO.
THIS IS VIDEO FROM A NORTH WEST
SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT CAPTURED
THE FIRST MOMENTS OF
THE SNOWFALL OUTSIDE >>
THE SNOW CREATED PICTURESQUE
SCENES IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE.
THIS ONE. BUT INSIDE HOMES THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING TO STAY
WARM DUE TO THE ROLLING POWER
OUTAGES.
OUTAGES.
OUTAGES. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN THE POWER
COULD COME BACK ON AND STAY ON
IN JUST A MOMENT >>.
BUT FIRST WEATHER CHIEF BILL
TAYLOR AND TONIGHT'S DANGEROUS
COLD.
COLD.
COLD. WE'RE GOING TO >> FLIRT WITH
THE ALL TIME RECORD FOR SAN
ANTONIO COURT IN 1940 NINE WHEN
WE DIPPED TO ZERO.
WE WILL BE GETTING CLOSE AS WE
HEAD INTO TUESDAY MORNING
BOTTOMING OUT WITH THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES THIS ARCTIC AIR
MASS HAS TO OFFER OVERLOOKING
DOWNTOWN TONIGHT YOU CAN SEE
IT'S A CLOUDY NIGHT LOOKING
INTO THE CITY WITH A
TEMPERATURE OF 18.
CURRENTLY THE NORTH NORTHWEST
WIND HAS DIED DOWN.
THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO HELP
THESE TEMPERATURES DROP.
THE AIR IS VERY DRY.
THE SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLEAR ALL
SETTING UP RADIATION OR COOLING
.
.
. SO
. SO A
. SO A HARD FREEZE WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR SAN ANTONIO ON
THE METRO.
THE METRO. THIS GOES UP BY THIRTY FIVE OUT
TEN TEXAS HILL COUNTRY EVEN
COMMUNITIES AS FAR SOUTH AS
CRYSTAL CITY, CARSON CITY, EVEN
PLEASANTON AND GERMANTOWN.
HERE'S THE CURRENT MAP.
WE'VE GOT 12 BERNIE AND
HOLLOWNESS WITH OUR 18 11
BANDERA WHILE TIMBER WOOD PARK
IS 18, NOTICE THAT WE HAVE SOME
MID 20S DOWN TO THE SOUTH OF US
.
.
. THAT
. THAT COULD BE OUR AFTERNOON
HIGH TOMORROW AS WE'RE
EXPECTING ONCE AGAIN TO STAY
MAYBE AT FREEZING AT BEST YOU
CAN SEE IT'S ALWAYS 16 OVER IN
ROCK SPRINGS.
ROCK SPRINGS. HERE'S WE'RE EXPECTING
OVERNIGHT AS WE GET TO
THE SUNRISE OUR FIVE IN SAN
ANTONIO, TWO FOR THE LOW AND
CYGWIN GONZALEZ NEW BRAUNFELS
ONE SAN MARCOS AND AUSTIN I
MEAN SINGLE DIGITS AS FAR SOUTH
AS CARSON CITY, PLEASANTON
PEIRSOL DOWN TO NINE YOU CAN
SEE WITH THE CLOUD COVER WILL
DO FOR DEL RIO AND EAGLE PASS
AS THEY STAY IN THE TEENS.
NOW HERE'S THE OTHER PROBLEM
THAT WE'RE GOING TO START
SEEING CLOUDS INCREASE LATE IN
THE DAY.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. SO THE SUNSHINE EARLY IS WHAT'S
GOING TO HELP US WITH SOME
MELTING.
MELTING.
MELTING. BUT AS TEMPERATURES ARE ONLY
EXPECTED TO REACH MAYBE
THE UPPER 20S MAY MAYBE
FREEZING AT BEST TOMORROW AND
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO GO
WITH A HIGH OF THIRTY TWO FOR
TUESDAY AND JUST BE OPTIMISTIC
ON THIS COMING UP >>, ANOTHER
ROUND OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION
MOVES IN WEDNESDAY.
WE'LL GET INTO THE HOUR BY HOUR
TIMING AND AARON, WE ALREADY
HAVE A WINTER STORM WARNING
READY FOR THAT >>.
BILL, THANK YOU.
NOW 10 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE IN THE DARK AND THE COLD
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. RIGHT NOW NEARLY 500 OUTAGES
ARE AFFECTING MORE THAN ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THOUSAND
CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
CPS'S ENERGY IS DOING ROLLING
OUTAGES TO CONSERVE ENERGY AS
DEMAND SURGES DURING THESE
BRUTAL CONDITIONS >> THAT MAJOR
POWER HAS BEEN GOING OFF AND ON
ALL THROUGH THE DAY AND IT'S
CONTINUING TONIGHT SOME PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN WITHOUT POWER FOR
MORE THAN 12 HOURS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER ZACK
BRIGG'S IS LOOKING INTO
THE ISSUES AND HOW LONG THIS
COULD LAST.
COULD LAST. HELLO, THIS IS TPF ENERGY
CALLING OUR SYSTEMS INDICATE
THERE IS ANOTHER >> THAT'S >>
THE VOICEMAIL HEARD BY HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CPS ENERGY
CUSTOMERS.
CUSTOMERS. LYDIA KELLY IS ONE OF THEM AND
SHE'S HAD ENOUGH.
VERY, VERY FRUSTRATING.
OVER THE PAST DAY >> HOW WE'RE
AT KELLY'S RESIDENCE HAS BEEN
RATHER SHODDY.
RATHER SHODDY. >> WE HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SIX
MINUTES EVERY HOUR, HOUR AND A
HALF >>.
HALF >>.
HALF >>. THE ROTATIONAL OUTAGES CAUSING
HEADACHES FOR KELLY WHO'S BEEN
UNLUCKY GETTING A HOLD OF
ANYONE FROM CPS ENERGY.
MY DAUGHTER >> WHO LIVES IN
MINNESOTA CALLED ME AND SHE
GOES OH MY GOSH, MOM, YOUR
SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, YOU'RE
PRETTY UPSET.
PRETTY UPSET. AND I SAID I AM I JUST WANT TO
TALK TO SOMEONE >> THE ELECTRIC
RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS OR
AS INSTRUCTED ENERGY COMPANIES
ACROSS THE STATE TO DO THESE
ROLLING OUTAGES TO SAVE ENERGY
.
.
. CPS
. CPS ENERGY SAYS THE GOAL IS FOR
CUSTOMERS TO BE DOWN FOR 15
MINUTE INTERVALS OR LESS BEFORE
OUTAGES ARE ROTATED TO ANOTHER
NEIGHBORHOOD.
NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THE COMPANY ADMITS IT'S
BEEN LONGER.
BEEN LONGER. OTHER CUSTOMERS SAY THEY'VE
BEEN WITHOUT ELECTRICITY FOR
HOURS.
HOURS.
HOURS. CPS ENERGY OFFICIALS SAY SOME
LONGER OUTAGES ARE BECAUSE OF
DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE AND NOT
BECAUSE OF THE ROLLING OUTAGES
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE
CAN SAY IS THAT WE ARE
ABSOLUTELY SORRY THAT THIS IS
OCCURRING.
OCCURRING. PAULA >> GOULD WILLIAMS, CPS'S
ENERGY'S PRESIDENT AND CEO
THINK THESE ROTATING OUTAGES
WHAT HAPPENED ON SUCH A MASSIVE
SCALE?
SCALE?
SCALE? I
SCALE? I DO >> WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE
WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO
AGAIN STABILIZE THAT SYSTEM FOR
EVERYONE STILL CHALLENGE
BECAUSE OF THESE BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES THAT ARE REALLY
CONTINUING AND >> XPOS ENERGY
OFFICIALS SAY IT IS HIGHLY
LIKELY THAT THESE ROTATIONAL
OUTAGES WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST
THROUGH THE NEXT 24.
I'M ZACK BRIGGS KENS FIVE
EYEWITNESS NEWS >>.
THOSE ONGOING POWER OUTAGES
JUST ONE OF THE REASONS SEVERAL
OF SAN ANTONIO'S LARGEST SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE CLOSING SCHOOLS
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW.
TOMORROW. HERE'S JUST A FEW OF
THE DISTRICTS THAT HAVE MADE
THE ANNOUNCEMENT SO FAR.
THEY INCLUDE ALMA KHAMAL NORTH
EAST NORTH SIDE SAN ANTONIO AND
SAN ANTONIO ESTáS THE DISTRICTS
HAVE CANCELED BOTH IN-PERSON
AND REMOTE CLASSES.
WE HAVE A COMPLETE LIST
SCROLLING AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR
SCREEN.
SCREEN.
SCREEN. YOU CAN ALSO FIND THE LIST OF
SCHOOL CLOSURES AT FIVE
FORBES.COM AND THE FIVE AT
THE >> WINTER WEATHER BEING
BLAMED FOR AT LEAST FOUR DEATHS
.
.
. INSANITY THREE OF THOSE INVOLVE
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OVER
THE WEEKEND AND THIS MORNING
BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF HEAVIER
SALAZAR SAYS THEY FOUND A MAN
OUTSIDE HIS HOME >>.
HE'S A 78 >> YEAR OLD MALE THAT
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LEAVING THIS
MORNING AROUND 6:00 A.M. FOR
DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS.
DIALYSIS APPOINTMENTS. SOMETHING CAUSED HIM TO FALL
AND DIE THERE AT THE SCENE
DEPUTIES >> FOUND THE MAN AT A
HOME ON PRESERVED CHRIST ON
THE COUNTY'S FAR NORTH SIDE.
THE SHERIFF SAYS THE MAN WAS
OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS
BEFORE SOMEONE FOUND HIM.
HE ADDED THAT IT'S VERY LIKELY
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTED
TO THE MAN'S DEATH.
THE MAN'S NAME HAS NOT BEEN >>
RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. SAN ANTONIO IS NOT ACCUSTOMED
TO THIS WINTER WEATHER.
SO WAS THE CITY PREPARED?
EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTER >>
HENRY ALMOST ASKED THE MAYOR
ABOUT >> CLEARING THE ROADS, >>
SENDING ANTONIO MAYOR RON
NURENBERG IS WORRIED ABOUT
THE SLICK SPOTS, THE ICE ON
THE GROUND AND THE SAN ANTONIO
DRIVERS RISKING TRIPS ON
THE ROAD.
THE ROAD.
THE ROAD. IT'S GOING TO BE DOWNRIGHT LIFE
THREATENING TO BE OUTSIDE.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN A DEADLY
WINTER STORM IN SAN ANTONIO.
I ASKED THE MAYOR WHAT SAN
ANTONIO PREPARED.
ANTONIO PREPARED. WE PREPARED TO EVERY EXTENT
POSSIBLE >>.
POSSIBLE >>. MAYOR NURNBERG SAYS
THE CHALLENGE FOR SAN ANTONIO
IS THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
FOR CONSTANT COLD WEATHER
EVENTS.
EVENTS.
EVENTS. WE DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT
LIKE OTHER CITIES UP NORTH >>.
YOU'LL FIND SNOW PLOWS AND
THESE DEICING AGENTS ARE AS
PLENTIFUL AS AS YOU WOULD SEE
YOU FANS THAT BOX FANS AND WE
GIVE AWAY DURING THE SUMMERS,
HE SAYS CITY CREWS STARTED
TREATING CITY STREETS BEFORE IT
HIT SO THEY'VE BEEN CREATED.
SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF
THE BACKHOES AND THINGS LIKE
THAT GOING ON THE HIGHWAYS.
HOW LONG SHOULD PEOPLE STAY OFF
THE ROADS?
THE ROADS? I MEAN WHAT WOULD BE YOUR
BIGGEST MANPOWER NOW WE MUST BE
ON THE SAME SAME CIRCUIT AS MY
DISTRICT ON TO A ROTATING POWER
OUTAGE HIT IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR
INTERVIEW MY POWER WENT OUT.
THE MAYOR IS TRYING TO BRIEFLY
BACK ON THIS >> IS EXTREMELY
FRUSTRATING FOR EVERYONE
INVOLVED INCLUDING CPS.
MAYOR NURNBERG SAYS REST
ASSURED CITY CREWS ARE DOING
EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROTECT
THE ROADS.
THE ROADS. WE'RE CLEARING HIGHWAYS TO MAKE
SURE THAT EMERGENCY VEHICLES
PASS THROUGH.
PASS THROUGH. THE >> MAYOR SAYS THIS WEATHER
RESPONSE IS VERY COMPLEX SO
BESIDES TRANSPORTATION AND
THE ROADS BEING TOP OF MIND, HE
ALSO SAYS WE'VE GOT TO OUR
NEIGHBORS OFF THE STREETS.
HE SAYS A NUMBER OF EMERGENCY
SHELTERS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW AND
FOR ALL OF YOU AT HOME HE SAYS
BE PATIENT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY
STAY HOME.
STAY HOME. REPORTING IN THE NORTH SIDE
TONIGHT HENRY RAMOS GETS FIVE
EYEWITNESS NEWS.
EYEWITNESS NEWS. HENRY, THANK >> YOU.
TONIGHT TEXAS HAS CLOSED DOWN
ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS DUE TO
THE ICY CONDITIONS.
HOLLY STOFER JOINS US WITH A
LOOK AT THE ROADWAYS >> HOLLY.
HEY THERE, AARON.
YEAH, I MEAN YOU REALLY CAN'T
BLAME THEM.
BLAME THEM. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP.
ALL OF THESE ALERTS ARE FOR
THINGS LIKE ICE ON THE ROAD,
CLOSED ROADWAYS, SECTIONS OF
HIGHWAYS THAT HAVE BEEN CLOSED
.
.
. THIS
. THIS IS
. THIS IS EASILY THREE TO FOUR
TIMES THE ALERTS THAT WE SEE ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
SO TECH START REALLY MADE
THE RIGHT CALL.
WE HAVE SEEN CLOSURES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY FOR
DIFFERENT REASONS WHETHER IT
WAS SNOW, SLUDGE, ICE,
THE ROADWAYS HAVE JUST BEEN
DANGEROUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
LET'S GET A LOOK OUTSIDE AND
SEE WHAT THEY'RE LIKE RIGHT NOW
60 TO JOHN PEACE A VERY
DIFFERENT SIGHT THAN WHAT WE
SAW THIS MORNING WHEN THAT SNOW
WAS JUST COVERING THE ROADWAYS
.
.
. NOW
. NOW IT'S NOT AS BAD BUT THEY
CAN STILL BE PRETTY SLICK.
LET'S GET TO OUR NEXT CAMERA
HERE IS 410 IN FREDERICKSBURG
OBVIOUSLY WANT TO AVOID
THE ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, OF
COURSE.
COURSE.
COURSE. BUT REMEMBER THAT YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS ARE
DANGEROUS TOO.
DANGEROUS TOO. JUST ON MY WAY INTO THE STATION
I SAW A COUPLE OF DRIVERS THAT
WERE JUST STUCK TRYING TO GET
SOME TRACTION.
SOME TRACTION. SO AGAIN, STAY INSIDE IF YOU
CAN.
CAN.