Rain is freezing as soon as it hits the ground, and with temperatures in the 20s and getting colder, driving will remain treacherous through the day.
Most area school districts, including that in Dallas, have closed for the day.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport also suspended service this morning.
Cars are spinning out of control everywhere. Authorities said no one should travel unless necessary. The Texas Department of Transportation said “virtual blizzard conditions” prevailed on many highways, among them Interstate 20.
The low tonight is expected to be in single digits, and if the precipitation continues as expected, snowfalls are likely, according to the National Weather Service.
Freezing temperatures could linger until Friday. If there’s any good news for Super Bowl visitors and hosts, it’s that by Saturday, the highs should climb back to the 40s, and on game day, Sunday, the forecast calls for sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 50s.
Road conditions this morning have been made even worse by winds that are gusting to more than 50 mph.
The wicked weather pelted the region just as most visitors are arriving for Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.
Today is media day for the Super Bowl, the day that reporters from across the country and around the world gather at the stadium to interview players from the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Those interviews will take place inside the stadium, with the roof closed.
But the brutal weather will surely dampen participation in the event -- and figure prominently in the Super Bowl news reports dispatched today from North Texas to the far reaches of the globe.
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