The latest from the Southern Plains ice storm: 🔴 1,000-plus flights canceled in Dallas-Fort Worth 🔴 Power outages double in Texas 🔴 At least two deaths blamed on the storm More:
icy side is creating serious travel problems for parts of the Southern Plains, including some big cities in Texas. Here's the latest on how the winter storm is impacting millions:"I-35 from Ardmore south to Texas is considered
and hazardous and travel is discouraged," the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said in a news release this afternoon. "I-35 from Oklahoma City to Purcell and I-40 from Shawnee east to the Arkansas state line is slick in spots."flights to or from Dallas-Fort Wort International Airport are canceled today, according to airline tracker FlightAware. About 285 are canceled at Dallas-Love Field and about 250 at Austin-Bergstrom International.
“Driving conditions around the state due to the weather that we’re seeing are very dangerous," Texas Department of Transportation Director Marc Williams said in a news conference moments ago.Williams said crashes have happened in several locations, including around the Dallas metroplex and in more rural areas. A state trooper investigating a crash was injured and transported to a hospital.
shot by a storm chaser in the area shows the aftermath of a crash, downed power lines and a power pole on fire.The city of Paris, Tennessee, says power is out in the downtown area due to downed trees and power lines.the downtown area if at all possible to allow for restoration in this area. If you must travel, use extreme caution," a social media post from the city said.
"The route is covered in ice/ice patches and we are dealing with two accidents - one at mile marker 254.2 and one at mile marker 262.1," the department said in a tweet.into each other on an icy Memphis street early this morning, according to WREG-TV. The incident happened on 3rd Street just off Interstate 55. One driver told the station the road was "extremely icy" and cars were slipping all over.
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