Crippling Ice Storm Continues

AccuWeather Regional Radar at 7:20am CST shows the ice storm continues over the southern Plains into the Ohio Valley. In Dallas-Ft. Worth alone,
  • 250,000 homes and businesses without power
  • American Airlines has cancelled over 500 flights and I suspect they'll cancel more
  • DART rapid transit is shut down
There are major delays at the Oklahoma City and Tulsa airports (both are open, however) and as much as eight inches of snow has fallen in southern Missouri. In Arkansas, there are highways blocked by fallen trees weighted down by the ice.

Here is the latest set of warnings. The deep purple is where the ice is worst -- measured in inches.

UPDATE: The hatched area is where the worst icing is expected the next six hours:
Winter weather travel tips are here

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