Dallas Icemageddon: Are Open Houses Cancelled Today?

I mean, how do you show homes in this kind of weather? My pool is surrounded by ice! Share your secrets for schlepping clients on icy roads. Here’s the winter weather update from Dallas — is everyone just staying in today around a nice cozy fire? This is how icy it is up in Frisco, thanks to our correspondent Brad Holden. If you can, stay off the roads, and stay home. House-warming house porn coming right up!

 

Winter Weather Update: City of Dallas continues to monitor weather conditions
Emergency Operations Center activated
The City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management activated the Emergency Operations Center at 4 a.m. today and continues to operate at Level 2 – High Readiness. The EOC will remain active until 6 p.m. but will continue to monitor weather conditions throughout the evening. The EOC will reactivate at 7 a.m. tomorrow morning.

Streets:
Winter Weather Event Update: Noon – Midnight Shift
The Department of Street Services continues its sanding operations at Ice Force Level 1. Sanding operations have concentrated on bridges and overpasses (elevated surfaces), inclines, and areas critical to public safety overnight and this morning. Salt/Sand mixture was distributed at several of these locations as needed, mainly early this morning. The precipitation subsided in Dallas during the morning hours which allowed for improving conditions throughout the afternoon.

The current temperature remains below freezing (28°F) with chances for light precipitation. City officials will continue to monitor the streets and bridges as refreezing is possible. Street Services will continue to monitor weather conditions and treat any areas that may refreeze overnight. The noon to midnight shift has resumed the Ice Force Level 1 sanding operations commanded by Assistant Director, Jerry Ortega. Media update inquiries can be directed to him at (214) 304-8516 (cell).

Sanitation Services:
Due to hazardous conditions on area streets and alleys garbage, recycling and bulk/brush collections for today are cancelled. Monday’s collections will be rescheduled for Wednesday, February 25th. Tuesday routes will have a delayed start. If any Tuesday routes are not completed on February 24th, they will be completed on Saturday, February 28th.

Due to hazardous weather conditions the City’s three transfer stations (Bachman, Fair Oaks, and Southwest) and the McCommas Bluff Landfill will close at 1 p.m. today. The McCommas Bluff Landfill will have a delayed opening at 7 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24th.

City Council Committee Meetings:
All City Council Committee meetings have been cancelled today due to weather.

Courts:
All of today’s dockets are cancelled at Municipal Court. This includes off docket, proof or plea, pretrial, trial and the City of Dallas Municipal jail dockets. Community Court is included in this cancellation. Reset notices will be mailed. Please note that cashier windows are open at 2014 Main Street. If you have questions, you may call 311 or (214) 670-0109.

Recreation Centers:
The following Dallas Park and Recreation Centers will be closed for today due to inclement weather: Arcadia, Arlington Park, Cummings, Exall, Fretz, John C. Phelps, Juanita J. Craft, Kleberg Rylie, Marcus Annex, Nash Davis, Singing Hills, Walnut Hill, Willie B. Johnson. All other centers will be open today from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Public Library:
The following library locations will be closed today due to inclement weather: Arcadia Park, Bachman Lake, Hampton-Illinois, and Renner Frankford.

The following library locations will be open from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: Central, Bookmarks, Pleasant Grove, Polk Wisdom, White Rock Hills

Animal Services:
Dallas Animal Services will be operating on an Emergency Schedule today, due to hazardous weather. Dallas Animal Services at 1818 N Westmoreland Rd. is closed, but staff is there caring for the animals. Field Services will be responding to high priority calls only. Please report animal related concerns to 311. The DAS PetSmart Everyday Adoption Center will close at 2 p.m. today.

Aviation:
Love Field is open for incoming and outgoing flights. Travelers are encouraged to check with their airline for flight status and be mindful of road conditions as they drive to the airport.