North Texas saw snow and sleet starting Thursday, and with that came power outages. Oncor’s outage tracking website states its teams and resources are monitoring weather conditions and are ready to respond to outages.

While this could be the most significant snowfall of the winter, colder months lie ahead, making it essential to prepare for potential power outages.

This is different than in February 2021 when the there was a days long winter storm across the state. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the frigid temperatures lasted days in mid-February, with highs above freezing only once between Feb. 10 and Feb. 18.

While ERCOT said it is prepared for the storm, there could be local outages in various counties. See maps of power outages across Texas.

Microgrids generate and supply their own power in tandem with the grid and work as a backup option in case extreme weather knocks out power.

As Texas prepared for severe winter weather, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence Wednesday in the state's power grid. Frigid temperatures -- along with snow, sleet and freezing rain -- were expected to make their way into Texas midweek,