The 2021 February Snowpocalypse in Texas was part of the second-costliest winter weather disaster in world history
In 2021, a disastrous winter weather onslaught over the central U.S. brought heavy snow, freezing rain, and severe cold to Texas and surrounding states February 12-20, killing 246 people and causing $23 billion in damage. Dubbed the Texas "Snowpocalypse," when all was said and done, the storm turned out to be the most expensive winter weather disaster in U.S. history (previous record: $10.1 billion in 2021 dollars from the 1993 […]
