The icy blast coating North Texas this week brought another burst of freezing rain and sleet Tuesday, causing closures at schools and businesses, perilous...
— when sleet mixes with conditions that would typically cause a thunderstorm — fell furiously Tuesday morning in some parts of North Texas. In the Hollywood-Santa Monica neighborhood of East Dallas, the roads and rooftops went from completely clear to covered in white in three minutes.
Hazardous conditions were also expected to continue on roads in Dallas and Tarrant counties, where cars slid and at least one fatality accident was reported Tuesday in Arlington. Local and state officials urged people to stay home, or to slow down if they must drive.Gov. Greg Abbott said at a news conference that many roads will remain treacherous through Wednesday and some of Thursday.
Drone video: Check out what the Dallas skyline and the Trinity River looks like after the winter storm. In the Fort Worth area, there were more than 140 reported motor vehicle collisions with reported injuries as of 5 a.m. Tuesday, including 16 rollover crashes, according to Matt Zavadsky, a spokesman for MedStar. But calls fell off there, too, with MedStar responding to just six crashes from 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.
School districts across North Texas — including Dallas, DeSoto, Fort Worth, Garland, Irving and Mesquite —. Many colleges and universities, like Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University, also canceled classes through Wednesday.
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