Sleet Moving Into North Texas: Winter Weather Watch

Wintery weather is bringing slick roadways and downpours of freezing rain to the metroplex. Now in Fort Worth, the band of winter weather will continue to affect driving conditions across the Dallas-Fort Worth area until 12:00 p.m.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon for portions of North Texas. According to the National Weather Service, ice accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch are possible on roadways and sidewalks. This is enough ice to cause slick and potentially dangerous roadways, so drivers should use caution when traveling Sunday morning.

Police in North Richland Hills report several icy roadways and bridges across the city.

Ice and snow are reported on I-20 between Fort Worth and Weatherford, but the roadway remains open as of writing. There are no reported road closures at this time. You can monitor traffic in real time on DriveTexas.org.

The following counties are under advisory until 12:00 p.m.:

• Denton
• Collin
• Hunt
• Rockwall
• Kaufman
• Navarro
• Falls
• Limestone

The advisory affects these cities:

• Carrollton
• Denton
• Lewisville
• Flower Mound
• Plano
• McKinney
• Allen
• Frisco
• Greenville
• Commerce
• Rockwall
• Heath
• Terrell
• Kaufman
• Forney
• Corsicana
• Marlin
• Mexia
• Groesbeck

Sleet accumulation has made some bridges/streets icy throughout the city. Dispatch has notified the street department - drive carefully, especially on bridges. #dfwtraffic

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