Changing weather trends continue to test the strength of homes and building codes. (Credit: soupstock/Adobe Stock) Changing weather trends continue to test the strength of homes and building codes. (Credit: soupstock/Adobe Stock)

In recent years, winter storms have impacted areas historically unaffected by cold weather. The ice storms and record low temperatures in Texas in 2021 and earlier this year made it clear that homes and infrastructure in warmer weather states are not equipped to handle sustained freezing temperatures, ice and snow.

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