ace-stinging sleet fell Friday in Memphis and surrounding areas, leading to potentially hazardous road conditions and warnings of power outages caused by ice accumulation on electrical lines and trees. The National Weather Service said winter storm warnings and advisories and an ice storm warning were in effect for northern Mississippi and West Tennessee on Friday. Meteorologist John Moore said a layer of ice as thick as three-tenths of an inch could accumulate on roads, bridges and highways — including the Interstate 40 corridor — making driving perilous. Freezing rain and stinging winds slammed the Southwest Friday and made a strangely blank landscape out of normally sun-drenched North Texas: mostly empty highways covered in a sometimes impassable frost, closed schools and businesses, and millions of residents hunkered down for icy conditions expected to last through the weekend. Earlier this week, many in Texas were basking in spring-like temperatures that hit the 80s. But by Thursday, Texas was facing the same wintry blast that has slammed much of the U.S., bringing frigid temperatures, ice and snow. The weather forced the cancellation of Sunday's Dallas Marathon, which was expected to draw 25,000 runners, some of whom had trained for months. A quarter of a million customers in North Texas were left without power, and many businesses told employees to stay home to avoid the slick roads. News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EST More of US expected to see snow, sleet, ice News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EST Sleet, Cold Rain Falls In Tennessee, Mississippi It's a wintry mess from the Southwest to the Northeast It's a winter mess from the Southwest to the Northeast South ready for northern weather State of Emergency Declared for Tenn. Winter Storm 'Ice Friday' cancels all Knoxville-Dallas flights, will bring sleet to today's state ... Wintry mess slams wide area from Southwest to the Northeast Mid-South braces for winter storm Wintry blast of cold, ice, snow moves across South, Midwest Frozen nation: At least 10 dead as cold, ice and snow grip US Icy storm slams Southwest, shuts down North Texas UPDATE 1-Deadly ice storm in US knocks out power, halts flights Deadly ice storm in US knocks out power, halts flights Ice coats Texas, Arkansas, as storm cuts power and impedes travel 'Ice Friday' bears down on Texas, much of Midwest UPDATE 3-Winter storm brings icy blast to wide swath of United States 'Hunker down': Midwest, South brace for major winter storm Winter weather blasting across the US Video, Vancouver Weather, Vancouver Winter, Cp, Vancouver, Vancouver Cold, Vancouver Cold Weather, Vancouver Weather Forecast, Vancouver Winter Forecast, Vancovuer Weather Cold, Canada British Columbia News Funny Videos, Viral Videos, Funny News Stories, Funny News Stories, Ice, Ice Fails, Ice Skating, People Vs Ice, Winter, Winter Fails, UK Comedy News Renewable Energy, Energy, Texas, Energy Management, Electricity, Texas Ice Storm, Texas Blackouts, Texas Ice Storm, Mexico, Electricity, Power Outage, Texas Blackout, Ice Storm,Texas, Energy Management, Electricity, Texas Ice Storm, Texas Blackouts,Icy storm slams Southwest,Texas Ice Storm,ice storm in US,Ice Friday texas,Ice Friday video,videos Ice Friday,Deadly ice storm in US,us winter storm,winter snow,outhwest to the Northeast ice storm,Icy storm slams Southwest,texas ice storm,texas video ice storm,storm cuts power,Wintry blast of cold, ice, snow,winter storm video,texas 2013 ice friday,icy friday 2013 videos Icy storm slams Southwest,Texas Ice Storm,ice storm in US,Ice Friday texas,Ice Friday video,videos Ice Friday,Deadly ice storm in US,us winter storm,winter snow,outhwest to the Northeast ice storm,Icy storm slams Southwest,texas ice storm,texas video ice storm,storm cuts power,Wintry blast of cold, ice, snow,winter storm video,texas 2013 ice friday,icy friday 2013 videos,Weather Lashes Texas,best winter weather in us,us weather forecast video,us winter weather map

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