First Alert Weather: Icy roads continue to cause closures, delays in North Texas

All Parkland Health clinics will remain closed on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Closures have been extended for the following clinics:

Community Oriented Primary Care Health Centers (COPCs)

Acute Response Clinics (ARCs)

Women's Health Centers

Youth & Family Centers

Moody Outpatient Clinics

WISH Clinics

Hospital-based and offsite outpatient specialty clinics

Ron J. Anderson, MD Clinics (RJA)*

Homeless outreach locations (HOMES)

Employee Health Center and Employee Women's Wellness Center

Maternal Fetal Medicine Clinic

Radiology Procedure Clinic and all interventional radiology procedures

Simmons Ambulatory Surgery Center

Parkland's community screenings conducted at the following community pop-ups will also be closed:

John C. Phelps Recreation Center, 3030 Tips Blvd., Dallas

DHA Park Manor, 3333 Edgewood St., Dallas

DHA Buckeye Commons, 6676 Buckeye Commons Way, Dallas

The following areas will be open:  

All scheduled inpatient surgeries will proceed

The outpatient pharmacy in the Ron J. Anderson, MD clinic building on Parkland's main campus, 5184 Tex Oak Ave, Dallas, open 24 hours

Outpatient CT and MRI in RJA will be open

Moody Comprehensive Breast Center

Patients who have an appointment at one of the clinics on Thursday will be contacted by Parkland to reschedule. Parkland asks patients not to contact them.

5 p.m. - Oncor is reporting less than 100 homes in the metroplex are experiencing a power outage.

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

Between 3:15 a.m. and 2:15 p.m. on Feb. 1, paramedics recorded four vehicle accidents, three incidents of hypothermia, and two injuries due to falls and slips on ice. None of the wrecks were rollovers, but one did require transport. Two of the hypothermia incidents were considered serious.

Since the storm started on Monday, MedStar has received 172 calls for vehicle crashes, 17 reports of hypothermia, and 17 incidents of injuries due to falling or slipping on ice.

ERCOT said in a tweet that even though ice is starting to weigh down trees and powerlines, they expect the grid to meet demand. However, some local outages are possible. If you experience one, contact your local provider.

12:45 p.m. - North Texas Olympian Ashley Cain laced up her skates and took to the streets amid the winter storm in Coppell. Pretty cool!

12:00 p.m. - Both DFW Airport and Love Field are experiencing delays and cancellations due to icy conditions and short staffing as TSA officers, airline employees, and others were unable to drive to work this morning.

You can check the waiting times for security checkpoints here.

11:54 a.m. - Warming centers are opening across Texas. Here's a map to help you find one close by.

11:45 a.m. - More sleet and freezing drizzle have made already slick roads even more dangerous. We urge everyone not to drive today if at all possible. But if you do, please take extra precautions. Fill up your tank with gas and pack a warm blanket just in case. 

Jack Fink is at the Buc-ee's in Denton where conditions are still icy. More wet precipitation is on the way to North Texas this afternoon, so please avoid the roads if possible. 

10:00 a.m. - Fort Worth, Dallas, Denton, Plano, and Arlington have all cancelled trash collection today due to the icy roads. 

North Texas roadways and surfaces are still largely covered in ice more wet precipitation is expected later this afternoon. Check out the latest forecast here.

8:25 a.m. - If you need to run out and grab some food and supplies, here's a list of some North Texas businesses that will be open today despite the icy roads.

Is your business open? Know of businesses in your community that are open? Shout them out and we will include them in our open business list online. #FirstAlertDFW  

The Galleria Dallas announced it will be closed today due to the winter weather, but added that restaurants and businesses with external entrances may stay open if they choose.

6:52 a.m. - Due to inclement weather, DART Blue Line passengers should expect additional delays and use Bus Routes 288 and 41 from Ledbetter to UNT Dallas stations. 

DART officials say passengers should also look to board a shuttle bus between Downtown Garland and Downtown Rowlett stations.

6:38 a.m. - All bus and ZipZone services for Trinity Metro have been temporarily suspended. Trinity Metro Access will continue services for scheduled live-sustaining trips but there may be some delays. Customers who are traveling and impacted by winter weather service schedule changes are encouraged by Trinity Metro to arrange a guaranteed ride home by calling customer care at 817-215-8600.

Trinity Metro TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will operate on regular weekday schedules today, but passengers may continue to experience weather-related delays. 

6:10 a.m. - Fort Worth police report 14 major accidents and 8 minor accidents overnight. If you do have to be on the roads today, Officer Calzada recommends that you "stay safe, stay patient, and slow down". Highways and major roads have been treated for ice so drivers tend to get confident while on those roads to then start slipping on any side roads and off ramps.

6:00 a.m. - An ice storm warning has been issued for western counties, including Dallas, Denton, Johnson, Wise and Tarrant.

The warning goes into effect on Feb. 1 at 6 a.m. and continues through Feb. 2 at 6 a.m.

5:46 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.

5:17 a.m. - As of 5 a.m. Wednesday morning, now a bit over 48 hours into the winter storm, MedStar crews have responded to 

• 126 motor vehicle crashes, including 21 rollover crashes
• 14 hypothermia patients, 12 were transported to area hospitals and 7 in critical condition
• 15 patients injured from falls after slipping on ice

In an attempt to prevent crashes between motorists who are on the road, MedStar continues its suspension of the use of lights and siren responses. 

5:17 a.m. - Ice continues to cover roads today. Again, it's best to avoid going out on the roads today. If you do have to go out, remember that bridges, overpasses and shaded areas are where you're most likely to encounter trouble. Anything that has slightly melted has likely re-frozen and ice accumulations continue.

5:07 a.m. - Out of nearly 4 million customers, the following are being impacted by the winter weather in North Texas:

Active outages — 671

Affected customers — 17,917