First Alert Weather: Icy conditions continue Thursday

Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County will be closed on Friday, Feb. 3 due to continued unsafe driving conditions.

Meals on Wheels said it will resume meal deliveries on Monday, Feb. 6.

The City of Plano announced all city facilities will be open on Friday, Feb. 3.

Libraries and recreation centers will be open at 9 a.m. 

Also open on Friday:

Customer and Utility Services open to walk-in

Municipal Court and Municipal Court Clerk's Office

Day Labor Center

Texas Pure Products

As for trash collection, the city said that roads are still too icy to navigate and ice accumulations on trees pose another risk. Residents should leave their carts at the collection point. Once service is resumed, trash/recycling will be picked up from those who have regular service on Tuesday. 

The following day, trash/recycling will be picked up from those who have regular service on Wednesday and so on. 

Crews will work as quickly as possible and will continue service through Saturday. Any collections not complete by Saturday will be addressed on Monday. Yard debris will also not be collected this week.

Riders of DART's Blue Line should expect delays, officials said, after ice caused a tree to fall onto overhead wires.

Customers will either have to wait longer or look for shuttle buses between SMU/Mockingbird and White Rock stations due to the damage.

DART Rail service has officially been restored and will operate on a modified 30-minute schedule. 

The earlier Blue Line shuttle has been canceled and all rail lines are back to normal operating procedures.

Some delays are still possible due to lingering icy conditions.

Frisco will resume garbage pickup on Friday morning, pushing routes back a day and allowing residents to place extra bags outside.

Thursday routes will now be picked up on Feb. 3. The city said both trash and recycling carts should be placed for collection before 7 a.m. Similarly, Friday routes will be pushed to Feb. 4.

"The alleys are still too icy for the trucks to operate safely," said Jeremy Starritt, Environmental Services Manager. "We essentially had to 'trash the trash only' approach and switch gears. Our contractor believes this new schedule will be the most efficient and safest plan moving forward."

Normal routes resume on Monday, Feb. 6, and residents will be allowed to leave up to five extra bags of recycling next to their carts that day. On Tuesday and Wednesday, customers are allowed to leave five bags of trash in addition to the five bags of recycling next to their carts. The city said bags should not be placed on top of the cart.

Recycling can also be brought to the Environmental Collection Center at 6616 Walnut St. from Monday to Saturday and dropped off for free. Residents with Frisco water bills will also be allowed to dispose of trash, recycling, yard waste, household chemicals, and electronics on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Custer Transfer Station, Plano Parkway Transfer Station, and Melissa landfill are also open for extended hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday. Customers will have to show a Frisco water bill and driver's license.

Bulk trash collection will resume on a normal schedule next Monday, Feb. 13.

Dallas will resume collecting garbage and recycling from residents on Friday.

The city said that anyone whose pickup day fell on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday will be allowed to set out extra bags next week. The closed lid policy will be suspended, and anything that doesn't fit in the rollcart should be placed on top of or next to the containers.

However, these residents are asked to keep their carts in until their pickup day next week.

The McCommas Bluff Landfill and transfer stations - where disposal is free for Dallas residents - will resume regular operation on Friday as well.

Fort Worth will resume its normal trash pickup schedule on Monday, the city says.

Garbage and recycling collection is scheduled for tomorrow, but bulk items will not be picked up until Feb. 6.

To make up for the delayed pickup, the city is allowing residents to set out an extra four bags of garbage on their regular pickup day for the week of Feb. 6 through Feb. 10. Code Compliance will suspend enforcement of bagged garbage outside of carts or dumpsters until collections are caught up and will work with residents and businesses to fix any issues.

Drop-off stations and the Environmental Collection Center go back to normal operations today for anyone who wants to drop off their garbage.

Yard waste collections will not resume until Monday, Feb. 13 so that staff and equipment can be concentrated on collections next week.

As of 9:15 a.m., Oncor is reporting 4,197 active outages affecting 152,581 customers across Texas. 

The majority of outages in North Texas are in eastern Tarrant County and northeastern Dallas County.

Earlier this morning, Nick Starling drove through Dallas and reported that ice was weighing down branches and power lines.

The city of Plano says that although travel conditions are improving, many of their facilities will remain closed today.

Major streets are reportedly slushy but passable, but neighborhood streets are still covered in ice. Sand trucks are still out on the roads, but mostly focusing on bridges and other trouble spots.

Since side streets, sidewalks, and parking lots are still iced over, recreation centers and libraries will not reopen until tomorrow. Anyone who missed classes will be offered make-ups or a refund.

Trash collection will be delayed until at least noon while supervisors inspect routes.

The ice storm warning issued for parts of North Texas is set to expire at 9 a.m. Thursday morning. However, roads are still expected to be slick and travel impacts will likely persist through the morning.

6:22 a.m. - Over the last 12 hours, MedStar has responded to the following calls:

• 4 motor vehicle crashes and no rollover crashes.
• 3 hypothermia patients, with 2 transported to area hospitals and 1 serious
• 4 patients injured from falling and slipping on ice
• 4 other transport calls

Since Monday at 5:00 a.m., MedStar personnel have responded to:

• 179 motor vehicle crashes including 21 rollover crashes
• 22 hypothermia patients with 19 patients transported to area hospitals and 10 of those being serious
• 29 patients injured from falling and slipping on ice
• 53 other transport calls

MedStar reported on Wednesday afternoon that their crews had responded to fewer calls than over the days prior, crediting the drop-off in part thanks to drivers staying home.  

6:05 a.m. - Flights out of North Texas continue to be delayed or cancelled this morning. Check with your airline for the status of your flight if you had plans to fly today.

DFW International Airport
Total delays today: 14
Total cancellations today: 510

Dallas Love Field Airport
Total delays today: 10
Total cancellations today: 34 

6:00 a.m. - In parts of North Texas, Ice has weighed down power lines, causing them to sag. Oncor crews are working to restore power to those affected.

5:25 a.m. - Several North Texas school districts have cancelled classes for the day, including Azle ISD, Dallas ISD, Fort Worth ISD and Plano ISD.

See our updated list of school closings here.

5:20 a.m. - Out of nearly 4 million customers, the following are being impacted by the winter weather in North Texas:

Active outages — 3.602

Affected customers — 135,089