A relative lives in San Antonio. First it was no power, and it continues that way in their neighborhood.
And now they have no running water. I read some news reports that said the water department said no one was without water, just low pressure, but all the homes in their neighborhood have been without water since yesterday. I also glanced upon a notice of “boil your water” on the San Antonio site reporting the water issues.
Evidently the San Antonio water system has some inherent problems. It’s snowing again now, and they had expected a light snowfall, but evidently it’s really coming down and now they’re estimating much higher levels of snowfall.
Snow = water........................
I just looked at the weather in San Antonio. It is below freezing and expected to snow. The commentary said to wrap or insulate water pipes and then mentioned inground sprinkler systems and their pipes that come above ground. I never thought about inground sprinkler systems in a place that could possibly have a severe cold snap like Texas is having. I doubt they’re insulated for temperatures like 10.° I feel so bad for all the people of Texas who are without power in this extreme cold.