Event narrative (NOAA)
An average of 2-3 of ice and sleet accumulated in Tarrant County. Most of the accumulations were due to sleet and the heaviest amounts fell in the northwestern portions of the county. Up to 0.50 of freezing rain/ice occurred. 2.5 of sleet was reported in Hurst, 2 of ice and sleet was reported in Keller, 2 of sleet was reported in Haslet, 2 was reported in North Richland Hills, and 2.25 of sleet was reported in the Benbrook area. 2 of sleet and ice was reported at the NWS Office in north Fort Worth. The I-20/I-30 split in west Fort Worth was especially treacherous to travel through due to cobblestone ice and so was I-35W north of North Tarrant Parkway. Numerous traffic accidents occurred on the icy streets. Fort Worth police reported nearly 40 major accidents and several smaller ones. A 7-c
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.