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Thousands are without power Tuesday as communities begin cleaning up after a string of powerful storms — including four confirmed tornadoes — blew across North Texas Monday night.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report on Wednesday, providing new details on February’s deadly pileup on I-35 in Fort Worth. The report says roads were treated for ice 44 hours before the collision occurred.

The state's grid operator included extreme weather scenarios in its early summer assessment and found that a combination of a severe drought, heat wave and low winds could lead to more power outages. Experts warn this summer could be hot and dry, enhanced by climate change.

After hurricanes and a winter storm, many Black homeowners lack the resources to repair the homes they worked so hard to buy.

Texans in ERCOT's service area who lost electricity were without power for an average of 42 hours, according to the study. They had been told to prepare for short-term, rolling outages.

The computer model that predicts the weather is getting more power. Climate change is upping the stakes for forecasters as extreme weather gets more common and residents demand earlier warnings.

Power outages are increasingly common, putting everything from clean drinking water to medical equipment at risk. Some communities are installing solar power and large batteries to protect themselves.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called on the Texas Public Utilities Commission and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to amend the pricing that came with the power outages from the storm.

“This storm is just a canary in the coal mine for the issues that Texas is going to face into the future.”

The industry is still suffering from the pandemic, but saw increased occupancy levels as a result of last week’s freeze.

DeAnn Walker, the chairwoman of the Public Utility Commission, is the highest-ranking official to step down in the aftermath of one of the largest power failures in U.S. history.

The WWE Hall of Famer spent about 12 hours Wednesday replacing pumps in the wells on the ranch he owns just outside San Antonio, and then it was off to work on a garage and pool house that had been flooded.