East Texas has been hit by several severe rainstorms this spring, and several counties have declared disasters.
In Corpus Christi, with 421,000 people in its two-county metro area combined, reservoirs dropped from 53.7% full in 2022 to 43.6% in 2023 to 30.5% this month.
ERCOT has issued a second conservation appeal and is urging residents to voluntarily reduce electricity consumption, if safe, for Tuesday, January 17, from 6 am - 9 am.
The conservation request is from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Monday, when the sun is fully up.
The National Weather Service forecasts a strong Arctic cold front will move into the Coastal Bend area Sunday, resulting in below-freezing temperatures Monday and Tuesday night with cold wind chill values across the region through Wednesday morning.