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ABC News
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31 Jan 2023
ABC News


An ice storm slamming Texas this week is crippling roads, closing schools and canceling flights.

The freezing rain began Monday and is expected to last through Thursday morning. The ice will stretch from Texas through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and into Kentucky.

PHOTO: A sign warns people of icy conditions on the UCO campus as wintery weather hit the Edmond and other parts of the Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan.30, 2023.
A sign warns people of icy conditions on the UCO campus as wintery weather hit the Edmond and other parts of the Oklahoma City, Okla., Jan.30, 2023.
Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman via USA Today

Some areas have already seen 1 to 2 inches of sleet on top of a glaze of ice, creating a traffic nightmare.

PHOTO: The icy weather will stretch from Texas to Oklahoma City to Little Rock to Memphis to most of Kentucky.
The icy weather will stretch from Texas to Oklahoma City to Little Rock to Memphis to most of Kentucky.
ABC News

By Tuesday evening, the ice will be falling in Austin and Dallas as well as Little Rock, Arkansas; and Memphis and near Nashville, Tennessee.

On Wednesday morning, the heaviest ice will be in Texas from Midland to Austin and into Dallas.

Ice accumulation could near 1 inch in some spots, covering power lines, roads and sidewalks.

PHOTO: Freezing rain was spotted in Memphis, Jan. 31, 2023.
Freezing rain was spotted in Memphis, Jan. 31, 2023.
Christopher Donato/Twitter
PHOTO: Freezing rain was spotted in Memphis, Jan. 31, 2023.
Freezing rain was spotted in Memphis, Jan. 31, 2023.
Christopher Donato/Twitter

The ice could weigh down power lines and trees, so officials are urging Texans to be prepared for power outages and be mindful of the possibility of trees falling onto cars and homes.

The National Weather Service is urging people to avoid driving if possible. Many Dallas-area schools closed for Monday and Tuesday.

PHOTO: A vehicle rests on a barricade as the driver lost control and slid off Highway 6, Jan. 31, 2023 in Waco, Texas.
A vehicle rests on a barricade as the driver lost control and slid off Highway 6, Jan. 31, 2023 in Waco, Texas.
Jerry Larson/AP
PHOTO: The chief of police in White Settlement, Texas, tweeted images of icy roads on Jan. 30, 2023.
The chief of police in White Settlement, Texas, tweeted images of icy roads on Jan. 30, 2023.
cooktx/Twitter

More than 1,000 flights have been canceled in the U.S. as of Tuesday morning. Nearly 700 arrivals and departures have been canceled at Dallas' airports.

A devastating ice storm in February 2021 crippled the state's power grid and left millions without power or running water for days in freezing weather.

Meanwhile, the Midwest is facing dangerously cold temperatures.

On Tuesday morning, the wind chill -- what temperature it feels like -- plunged to minus 23 degrees in Minneapolis and minus 11 in Chicago.

In Peter Sinks, Utah, the temperature fell to minus 62 degrees on Monday, marking the coldest day in the state this century.

For the Northeast, the coldest air of the season is on its way. On Saturday morning, wind chills are forecast to drop to minus 11 degrees in New York and minus 35 degrees in Boston.

Parts of Maine could see wind chills at minus 50 degrees, which would be the coldest seen there since the 1980s.

Despite the bitter temperatures, this month still marks the warmest January on record for dozens of cities, including in the Upper Midwest and Northeast.

ABC News' Sam Sweeney contributed to this report.