North Texas can expect ice, sleet and snow along with freezing temperatures as a powerful winter storm moves into the area this weekend.
A TEXpress snow plow drives on N Stemmons Fwy after the region was blasted with wintry precipitation and below-freezing temperatures overnight in Farmers Branch on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.North Texas braced for potentially dangerous wintry conditions and freezing temperatures as a powerful winter storm began moving into the area Friday.
Across Dallas-Fort Worth, officials and residents prepared for the storm, which is expected to cause plunging temperatures, strong winds andfor up to half an inch of ice, with additional accumulations of 1 to 3 inches of snow across most of North Texas. The weather service, which haswinter storm and extreme cold warnings, warned of possible power outages and that “travel could be impossible” in some areas. Throughout Friday, temperatures are expected to fall as rain drenches the area. That precipitation will later transition to a mix of freezing rain and sleet after temperatures dip below freezing, according to forecasts., temperatures are expected to become dangerously cold, dipping into the teens and single digits with bone-chilling wind chills. A thaw isn’t anticipated until early next week.Schools and colleges across the region will largely remain open Friday, while several airlines have issued advisories and begun offeringWaymo, robotaxis vow safety as ‘top priority’ as ice and snow take aim at D-FW
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