As temperatures finally warm above freezing and move towards the mid to upper forties, the deadly ice storm that had crippled parts of Texas and the mid-South is coming to an end after four days of hazardous conditions that claimed the lives of eight people. Hundreds of thousands had found themselves without power, and up to three-quarters of an inch of ice had led to numerous downed trees and power lines. The combination of snow, sleet, freezing rain, and even rain had started on Wednesday evening, eventually leading to vertical rain by midday Thursday.

The storm-related fatalities had included a triple-fatal crash in Terry County and a crash that claimed the life of a student in the community of Wolfforth, Texas, as well as one death in Arkansas. Driving had been nearly impossible as roads were turned to sheets of ice, and numerous crashes were reported on roads, highways, bridges and overpasses