As North Texas endures another stretch of winter weather in 2026, the conditions are reviving memories of one of the most devastating cold events in state history: the February 2021 deep freeze that crippled the power grid and left millions without heat during dangerously low temperatures.
Now almost five years later, the legacy of that storm still looms large. Record-low single-digit temperatures, widespread snow and ice, and prolonged power outages combined into a catastrophe that reshaped how Texans think about winter preparedness.
According to the National Weather Service, the 2021 event stands out among a series of major winter storms that have impacted North Texas over the past 16 years.
January 9-10, 2025: Heavy snow in DFW and along the Red River
One of the most recent significant snow events occurred in January 2025, when multiple rounds of measurable snow fell within a 24-hour period, mainly along and north of the I-20 corridor…