The Little Rock National Airport was closed, with all runways covered in ice. The National Weather Service implored people to avoid driving if possible, and to have winter weather survival kits in their cars if they had to venture out. An ice storm warning remained in effect for parts of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Freezing temperatures created a blanket of ice on highways and secondary roads, making driving extremely dangerous. Arkansas National Guardsmen were sent out to rescue motorists stranded on slippery highways during the second huge ice storm to hit the state in two weeks.
Roads are like skating rinks.
It's just catastrophic. Four traffic deaths were blamed on the storm in New Mexico, while Oklahoma recorded three deaths. Several communities opened shelters across southern Arkansas after more than 100,000 homes and businesses lost electricity because of ice-heavy limbs falling on power lines. Across Arkansas, stranded and abandoned vehicles hampered efforts to clear roads. Texas authorities closed some highways.