What weather event did the anchors recall from when they lived in El Paso, Texas?

The anchors reminisced about a severe winter weather event they both experienced while living in El Paso, Texas. This unusual cold snap resulted in frozen pipes throughout the desert city, which was severe enough to cause the entire city to shut down. The female anchor specifically referred to it as "that year of the freak pipe freezing" in the desert, highlighting how extraordinary and disruptive the weather event was for the typically warm El Paso region.