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“#Experts rip officials for ignoring winter storm warnings<\/strong>”
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Meteorologists saw this week\u2019s killer freeze coming.<\/p>\n

Nearly two weeks before the thermometer dropped across the country, weather experts starting warning officials through official channels and the public through social media<\/a> that the brutal blast was on its way, The Associated Press reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis became a disaster because of human and infrastructure frailty, a lack of planning for the worst case scenario and the enormity of the extreme weather,\u201d said disaster science<\/a> professor Jeannette Sutton of SUNY Albany.<\/p>\n

The week\u2019s events, which include at least 20 people dead in Texas alone as a deep freeze settled over much of the South, show that the nation and its infrastructure is not prepared for the increasing number of extreme weather events expected to come as climate change accelerates.<\/p>\n

So far, insured damage is expected to top $18 billion, and that\u2019s probably a low estimate, the AP reported.<\/p>\n

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Well below normal temps arrive this weekend and will persist thru much of next week. Odds strongly favor below normal temperatures for much of the country next week. <\/p>\n

Around here Saturday thru next Thursday?<\/p>\n

Highs in the 0s to 10s.
Lows from +0s to -10s.#sdwx<\/a> #wywx<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OKBKVYjB8Q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NWS Rapid City (@NWSRapidCity) February 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The massive failure of the Texas power grid, which left millions without power for several days in an area where electric heat is common, was one of the main problems. The Dallas Morning News<\/a> reported that a lack of winterization standards<\/a> in the state means the power companies get to decide how to prepare for deep freezes.<\/p>\n

The first lawsuits aiming to hold the power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, responsible for this week\u2019s catastrophe are already in the works. According to the Dallas Morning News, a lawsuit filed in Nueces County, Texas,<\/a> on Friday blamed ERCOT for ignoring decades-old safety warnings and other failures. A second suit was filed in Fort Bend County, the paper said.<\/p>\n

Some experts also suggested that individuals took the weather warnings lightly, not expecting the cold to be as severe as it was, and not preparing for the possibility of power outages. Many likely focused on the snow and ice forecast rather than the extreme cold. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe magnitude and severity of the event is one that some people weren\u2019t fully prepared for,\u201d said John Murphy, the National Weather Service chief operating officer.\n <\/p><\/div>\n