Friday morning's freezing rain and snow have made for treacherous driving conditions around the Brazos Valley and officials with the Texas Department of Transportation are urging people to stay off the roads.
TxDOT crews have been working throughout the night sanding bridges and overpasses, but despite the preparations, spokesperson Bob Colwell says everything is frozen and may not defrost until noon.
Colwell says all ten counties within the region are reporting the same type of road conditions, slick and dangerous. Throughout the early morning hours, numerous accidents have been reported after drives lost control on slippery roads.
"We cannot urge people enough to stay off the roads. That's the message we want to get out right now," says Colwell.