Ice storm hits parts of Texas, canceling flights, crippling traffic
Source: Reuters
BY LISA MARIA GARZA
An ice storm battered parts of Texas on Monday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, causing hundreds of traffic accidents and prompting more than 1,500 airline flight cancellations.
The storm, packing high winds and freezing rain, coated highways with sheets of ice, and authorities advised commuters to stay off the roads. The cold was expected to last another day, keeping road surfaces slick.
Snow and freezing rain fell in parts of New Mexico and Colorado, while Utah and northern Arizona were also under winter storm warnings, the weather service said.
At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, one of the busiest in the United States and a hub for American Airlines, nearly 1,100 flights were canceled as of Monday afternoon, according to tracking service FlightAware.com. At Love Field in Dallas, a major airport for Southwest Airlines, more than 100 flights were canceled, it said.
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the snow flake symbol.
" symbol means that the tire has exceeded the industry requirement from a reference (non-snow) tire
In Germany tires with a Slush and Snow ("Matsch und Schnee", M+S) marking must be used during winter conditions.[16] [17] M+S tires can be snow tires but all-season tires may also qualify.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_tire
everyone else working from home (right 
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It's always fun to do donuts in the huge parking lots 
