While the extreme cold snap has lingered on for far longer than a couple of days; the strain of excessively cold temperatures for central Texas has caused its fair share of problems. Power shortages and outages in addition to roadway closures due to the icy conditions, are part and parcel of weather that most of us have little experience with. According to the Climate Narrative for Mason County, Texas recorded for the period 1971 to 2000; the coldest temperature on record was 3 degrees on F ...