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Ice storm slams U.S. Southwest, nearly 1,500 flights canceled
Reuters
1 hour ago

By Lisa Maria Garza

DALLAS (Reuters) - An ice storm that hit wide parts of Texas and neighboring states on Monday knocked out power to thousands of people, led to hundreds of traffic accidents and caused nearly 1,500 flight cancellations nationwide.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for northern Texas, including Dallas, southern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The storm that packed high winds and dumped freezing rain has covered highways in the area with sheets of ice, and authorities advised commuters to stay off the roads.

At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the busiest in the United States and a hub for American Airlines, nearly 1,100 flights were canceled as of noon CST, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. At Love Field in Dallas, a major airport for Southwest Airlines, more than 100 flights were canceled, it said.

In Tennessee, at least 22 people have been killed in the past few days due to icy, winter conditions, the state's Emergency Management Agency said.

Eleven people have died in Kentucky due to the snow and ice that began pummeling the state on Feb. 16, officials said.

Texas schools were closed on Monday around Dallas and Fort Worth, one of the largest U.S. metropolitan areas, while traffic on highways was sparse. Iced-over trees knocked down power lines, leaving thousands without electricity, officials said.

The trial of the man accused of killing Chris Kyle, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who was the inspiration for the movie "American Sniper," was called off on Monday due to ice that coated the Texas city of Stephenville.

In Arkansas, Governor Asa Hutchinson allowed most state employees in affected areas to report to work two hours later than usual.

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal issued a state of emergency late Sunday due to the storm. Schools and state offices in 23 Louisiana parishes were closed, his office said.

Salt trucks were deployed in Oklahoma, where about an inch of ice and snow coated roads.

Along the East Coast and in northern states, millions of people were also in store for another bone-chilling blast of arctic air on Monday following a weekend snow storm, the Weather Service said.
 
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Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee are only 'southwest' to effete northeastern snobs. Looking from my Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada) viewpoint, those are all south-central and southeast. Yes, El Paso is southwest, but that ain't where the freeze be. When I saw "Ice storm slams U.S. Southwest" I envisaged Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque. Dallas don't fit. Feh.
 
I got to work from home today. Very relaxing... I hope it doesn't melt until Wednesday.
 
If y'all could fix your weather up before I visit the USA in April, that would be much appreciated. My partner will be sad if I get eaten by frost bears.
 
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee are only 'southwest' to effete northeastern snobs. Looking from my Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada) viewpoint, those are all south-central and southeast. Yes, El Paso is southwest, but that ain't where the freeze be. When I saw "Ice storm slams U.S. Southwest" I envisaged Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque. Dallas don't fit. Feh.

I used to live in Reno, NV. In the summer, we would cruise up to Tahoe and hit the casinos in Stateline, looking for stuff. Oh yeah!
 
Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Tennessee are only 'southwest' to effete northeastern snobs. Looking from my Lake Tahoe (California-Nevada) viewpoint, those are all south-central and southeast. Yes, El Paso is southwest, but that ain't where the freeze be. When I saw "Ice storm slams U.S. Southwest" I envisaged Los Angeles, Phoenix, Albuquerque. Dallas don't fit. Feh.

I live in your definition of the SOUTHWEST, The day dawned bright and clear ,by noon the clouds had covered us and when I went to my eye doc. it was raining gently and a couple of hours later when I was finished we walked out to find a Burrowing Owl standing under a mescal bush enjoying the ridged weather, 76 F according to my phone. This freezing weather in the Southwest is terrible I had to wear jeans and a tee shirt to ward off the fridge temps. I stood there watching the owl for maybe 20 or so minutes and when we left the thoughts of my toasty 70 F home was calling me loudly.

I was not a bad day with the exception of the freezing temps. I swear if this kind of weather continues I may have to wear a light windbreaker of some sort out side tomorrow. For God's sake a man can only put up with so much.
 
I lived in the Dallas Area for 25 years. Back in the late seventies and early eighties we could count on two or so bad ice storms a year. In the town we lived in they usually got all the intersections sanded by the time the ice was gone.

It did slow things down because most people didn't know how to drive in it. It was common to see some idiot roaring down the road in his 4 x 4 thinking that four wheel drive would stop him from sliding. Usually saw them in a ditch or in someone's yard further down the road.

It was pathetic to see people gun their engines as they tried to start up from a stop sign or traffic signal. When their tires slipped, they just revved their engines harder.

I guess if you grow up in ice and snow with winters that seem to go on forever, you have the knack, not that I didn't have a few close calls, slick ice can be a killer. When it only comes once or twice a year and only lasts for a few days you don't get much practice, plus counties and towns don't have the fleets of sand/salt trucks and plows to quickly make the roads a little safer.
 
I guess if you grow up in ice and snow with winters that seem to go on forever, you have the knack, not that I didn't have a few close calls, slick ice can be a killer. When it only comes once or twice a year and only lasts for a few days you don't get much practice, plus counties and towns don't have the fleets of sand/salt trucks and plows to quickly make the roads a little safer.

I was sent out to a remote location, way up North, in the winter. We drive back into town, after fixing a communication site problem. The whole world was ice and snow. I was driving slowly and carefully and. even with that, I could feel the tires slipping a bit. Suddenly some guy in a pickup truck whizzed past me, at speed. I finally got the car back to our motel and I mentioned to the desk clerk about the wild one. The desk clerk told me "Probably Herb, he's from up North, in the ice and snow country."
 
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