The roads in certain places might be the worst this week, even though there isn’t any more snow or sleet falling.
DALLAS—For much of North Texas, a freezing fog advisory has been issued.
Accidents have been recorded in sections of Denton, Tarrant, and Collin counties, and roads in North Texas are already starting to freeze up.
DFW Freezing Fog Advisory
For the counties of Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Fannin, Grayson, Hopkins, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Montague, Rains, Rockwall, Tarrant, Van Zandt, and Wise, the Fort Worth National Weather Service issued the advisory.
The roads in certain places might be the worst this week, even though there isn’t any more snow or sleet falling.
On Friday night, reports of hazardous traffic conditions started to surface.
All of the bridges and overpasses in Denton and Irving have iced over, according to first responders who have been attending to many crashes.
Several auto accidents in McKinney resulted in the temporary closure of northbound lanes on Highway 75 at 121. People are being advised by the police to stay inside.
As any snow and slush will refreeze overnight, road conditions are just going to grow worse.
Fog development is most likely to occur in areas covered with snow.
Black ice is likely to form on the roads due to the freezing fog. It will be less than three miles visible.
Until Saturday at 9 a.m., when temperatures start to gradually rise again, the advisory is in force.
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What is a Freezing Fog Advisory?
When fog forms and the surface temperature reaches or falls below freezing, the NWS issues an advisory. The fog’s tiny particles have the ability to rapidly freeze, making roads hazardous and slick. Usually, visibility is one mile or less.
Overnight Forecast
For North Texas, the snow and sleet are finished. By 9 p.m. on a frigid night, many places will be below freezing.
In our northern region, where there is more snow, overnight lows will drop into the upper teens. In other regions, the low to mid-20s will prevail.
Roads may refreeze in the early hours of Saturday morning due to the fog. With partly sunny skies, temperatures will rise to the mid-40s during the afternoon.
Next week will see more warming, with dry weather predicted through Friday.
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The FOX 4 Weather Team and the National Weather Service provided the information for this article.
The FOX 4 Weather Team and the National Weather Service provided the information for this article.
