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Day 2 of winter blast starts with treacherous roadways (ARTICLE & VIDEO)

Day 2 of winter blast starts with treacherous roadways (ARTICLE & VIDEO)

Overnight lows have frozen snow-packed roads in Oklahoma. Bumpy ice is a problem this morning for drivers.

NewsOK
BY ROBERT MEDLEY and MICHAEL KIMBALL rmedley@opubco.com mkimball@opubco.com
Published: February 2, 2011

Roads remain hazardous today as dangerously low temperatures continue to make travel risky across the state.

Single-digit lows and below-zero wind chills overnight turned snow-packed streets into slick, icy and bumpy surfaces.

In Oklahoma City, most interstates and highways are passable, but many ramps and intersections remain to be cleared, according to the state Transportation Department.

“The main roads are better, but residential ones are absolutely horrendous with lots of redrifting,” said Tony McCarty, supervisor for Emergency Medical Services Authority in Oklahoma City... FULL ARTICLE & WATCH VIDEO

 

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