Texas set a new winter record for power usage on January 16 as temperatures dipped across the state, the Texas Tribune reported.
Northern Texas experienced its coldest morning in seven years, according to local reports, before temperatures climbed in the afternoon.
This video shows a ranger at the Fairfield Lake State Park demonstrating how cold conditions were by shaking a bottle and watching the water inside begin to freeze instantly. Credit: Fairfield Lake State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife via Storyful