In particular, an ice storm warning – meaning ice accumulations of more than a quarter-inch is expected – covered parts of northern Texas and much of Arkansas, northwestern Mississippi and western Tennessee on Tuesday evening.Ī number of school districts across western Tennessee and northwestern Mississippi announced they will be closed Wednesday, including Memphis Shelby County Schools, which said all before and after school activities were also postponed. More than 30 million people from New Mexico to West Virginia are under some type of winter weather alert into Wednesday, with Texas, Arkansas and Tennessee taking the brunt of the storm Tuesday afternoon.
More than 30 million under weather alerts In roughly the same period, Medstar EMS crews in north Texas also responded to more than 140 accidents and helped eight people who were suffering from hypothermia and nine others injured after slipping on ice.Ī multivehicle fatal accident in Austin, Texas, during an ice storm on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. Tuesday, the city’s fire-rescue department said.
In Dallas, responders dealt with more than 140 vehicle accidents in 24 hours by 7 a.m. Another round of heavy and widespread freezing rain is expected after midnight Wednesday, the National Weather Service’s office for the Austin and San Antonio areas said. Road conditions in parts of Texas could remain treacherous for some time. Darren Noak said, while the other saw a vehicle sliding toward them and jumped off the bridge to avoid being hit.Īustin Police responded to more than 200 collision calls Tuesday, the department said on Twitter.įOLLOW LIVE UPDATES: Millions in the South and central US brace for ice storm One of the victims had exited their vehicle before being struck by a car and thrown off the bridge, Capt. Northeast of Austin, two people involved in a multivehicle collision along state Highway 130 were taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after going over the side of an overpass bridge, county emergency medical services said. In the Dallas-area city of Arlington, a second person was killed when their vehicle rolled over, police said. One person died Tuesday morning in a 10-car pileup in south Austin, Texas, the city’s fire department said. “Please proceed with extreme caution especially on overpasses and bridges if you must travel,” the service said Tuesday evening. School districts shut down classes in parts of Mississippi and Tennessee, and at least one healthcare system in Texas closed down its clinics amid the dangerous conditions.įreezing rain, sleet and accumulating ice over the coming day are likely to not only make the roads more dangerous, but also cause tree damage and power outages across the Mid-South, the National Weather Service warned. The icy weather disrupted daily life for thousands across parts of Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, with freezing rain making roads slick, sending cars sliding and prompting officials to urge residents to stay home. More than 40 million people are under winter weather alerts from Texas to West Virginia, with significant icing likely A woman takes a walk with her dog on a snow-covered sidewalk Sunday, January 29, 2023, in Evanston, Illinois.
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