Snowfall Could Actually Help Road Conditions
Road crews say the light fluffy snow could help provide more traction than the ice still on many streets. If it were to be heavy, wet snow, it would freeze -- making it worse.
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Road crews say the light fluffy snow could help provide more traction than the ice still on many streets. If it were to be heavy, wet snow, it would freeze -- making it worse.
Picture the perfect North Texas neighborhood. They are children running along the streets. The houses have beautiful lawns with manicured shrubbery. Big trees line the sidewalks. College fans show their true colors by flying flags showing their favorite teams.
The bad weather has hit many businesses in North Texas looking to take advantage of the Super Bowl crowds...right where it hurts...in the wallet.
Duncanville homeowners left in the morning to find swaths of ice coating the streets, much like they did Tuesday.
Football fans had hoped for a warm reception in Dallas. "We were expecting beaches or something," joked Jerry Knutson, who's visiting from Minnesota. Instead, visitors found a city covered in ice.
Medstar dispatchers are receiving up to 15% more emergency calls than usual during our arctic blast. But they're probably not the type of calls you'd expect.
Despite the cold, Sam Mesfin hasn't missed a day of work behind the wheel of his taxi. "That's my baby," he says, pointing to a picture of his daughter. With a three year old to support, he can't afford to. "I have no option. That's why I'm working."
The power emergency is over for the time being, but ERCOT officials still say conservation is the name of the game while the temperatures are still colder than normal.
First it was open -- then it was closed. On Thursday, students at Southern Methodist University (SMU) got another day off from school, after a late decision by the university.
It was supposed to be five, full days of glamorous remote coverage live from Sundance Square, celebrating sport, celebrities, and all things Super Bowl. Instead, we've spent every day trying to report and stay alive on the icy roads.
The mayor of Dallas hopes the winter blast won't result in the city taking a financial blow because of a lack of Super Bowl consumer spending and that the NFL will want to come back to North Texas.
State officials are still investigating, but it looks like a chain reaction involving coal and natural gas plants is to blame.