A massive ice storm is freezing Texas and the southern United States on Wednesday.
Some 60 million people in 22 states -- from New Mexico to Maine -- are on alert for dangerously cold weather, ice and flooding.
Freezing rain and sleet are in the forecast from Texas to Tennessee, before slowly transitioning into just rain as temperatures warm up late Wednesday into Thursday.
Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern.
Feb 01, 2023, 2:06 PM EST
Latest forecast
Officials are urging residents to avoid travel across much of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi as the dangerous ice storm coats roadways.
Tina Yeung, 32, waits for paramedics in the back of a Lyft Ride vehicle on Feb. 1, 2023 in Austin.
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An accident involving an overturned 18-wheeler on Toll road 290 in north Austin stopped all traffic both ways, Jan. 31, 2023 in Austin Texas.
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On Wednesday evening, another wave of freezing rain and sleet will move in across much of Texas, leading to additional ice accumulation and significant travel concerns.
By Thursday morning, the ice and rain will be ongoing from Texas to Mississippi. A forecast of 1 to 3 inches of rain has prompted flood alerts in the lower Mississippi River Valley.
Feb 01, 2023, 12:54 PM EST
Pistons stuck in Dallas, Wizards vs. Pistons game postponed
Wednesdays night’s basketball game between the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons has been postponed because the ice storm has stranded the Pistons in Dallas.
The Pistons were in Texas for a Monday night game, and now the weather conditions are preventing the team from returning home, according to the NBA.
Bank of America Plaza employees shovel ice and snow from the sidewalks as a cold weather front moves through Dallas, Jan. 31, 2023.
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Feb 01, 2023, 12:32 PM EST
Dallas airports face major flight cancellations
More than 2,200 flights have been canceled amid the storm.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport has canceled 75% of its flights while Dallas Love Field Airport has called off 68% of its flights.
-ABC News’ Sam Sweeney
Feb 01, 2023, 9:26 AM EST
Latest forecast
The latest weather forecast for Wednesday shows waves of freezing rain and sleet continuing to move through the southern Plains and the Mid-Mississippi River Valley, from western Texas to western Tennessee.
Some areas have already accumulated more than a half an inch of freezing rain, as well as 1 to 2 inches of sleet.
Waves of freezing rain and sleet continue to move through the southern Plains and the Mid-Mississippi River Valley from western TX to western Tennessee.
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Numerous roads and highways have been shut down, many schools have been closed and state of emergencies have been declared in the South due to the icy storm.
Ice will be transitioning to just rain as temps rise in Dallas, Little Rock and Memphis, but still will see a lot of ice on the ground.
ABC News
Freezing rain and sleet will continue from Texas to Tennessee, before slowly transitioning into just rain as temperatures warm up late Wednesday into Thursday.
Ice will be transitioning to just rain as temps rise in Dallas, Little Rock and Memphis, but still will see a lot of ice on the ground.
ABC News
The Texas cities of Austin, Dallas and Midland as well as Arkansas’ capital, Little Rock, can expect to see freezing rain on Wednesday evening at around 7 p.m. CT. That ice will turn into rain the next morning at 6 a.m. CT.
Additional half an inch of ice accumulation is forecasted for Texas and Arkansas.
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Up to half an inch of additional ice accumulation is in the forecast for these areas.
The brutal cold is not expected to last long, however. Much warmer weather is in the forecast by Sunday and into early next week.
