Cold Weather

Austin Energy and Austin Water officials said teams have been weatherizing equipment, and testing and prepping backup generators.

It’s common knowledge that when temperatures in Texas drop below freezing, you start dripping water from your faucets. But Austin is a city of transplants, and this is something many have never had to do.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning through noon on Monday. A hard freeze warning and wind chill advisory are in effect through 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Even though snow and ice are rare in Austin, it's always better to be prepared. Here are the emergency supplies you should store for your home and car, tips for protecting your property and trusted sources to follow for more information.

Temperatures could drop to the single digits next week, and there’s a potential for freezing rain.

Consider putting a jacket over your costume this year, or building your outfit around it.

As warmer weather may make last winter's storm a distant memory, questions linger about what went wrong with the City of Austin's response — and who is ultimately responsible.

The blackout continues to haunt those who experienced it.

When utilities talk about "customer" outages, they are talking about electric meters that are out. There's usually more than one person affected when a meter goes down.

The Shah family has been without power for a week. The outage comes nearly two years to the day after their mother died of hypothermia.