Ice storm slams U.S. Southwest, nearly 1,400 flights canceled
Source: Reuters
(Reuters) - An ice storm that hit wide parts of Texas and neighboring states on Monday knocked out power to thousands of people, led to hundreds of traffic accidents and caused nearly 1,400 flight cancellations nationwide.
The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning for northern Texas, including Dallas, southern Oklahoma and western Arkansas. The storm that packed high winds and dumped freezing rain has covered highways in the area with sheets of ice, and authorities advised commuters to stay off the roads.
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In Tennessee, at least 22 people have been killed in the past few days due to icy, winter conditions, the state's Emergency Management Agency said.
Eleven people have died in Kentucky due to the snow and ice that began pummeling the state on Feb. 16, officials said.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/23/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN0LP0PG20150223
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Woke up to 2 inches of snow over a quarter inch of ice in NM 4-corners area.
Hardly a snow storm or an ice storm, just a typical seasonal winter weather event.
One thing that it is not is warm, balmy or sunny though 