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Photos: Houston streets are eerily abandoned after freeze causes millions to stay home
Updated 4:15 pm, Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing
... moreThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The fridge temperatures reached down into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses causing Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
lessThe city of Houston experienced a winter storm that swept across the region on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The fridge temperatures reached down into the 20s and as more frozen rain fell, ice formed on overpasses
... moreIt isn't every day when you look at the roadways across Houston and you don't see more than a few cars.
But as the city experienced a winter storm and roadways began to ice over thanks to freezing rain, the area was seemingly shut down on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018.
MEMES: Houston reacts to wintry Tuesday as roads ice over and temperatures drop
Schools canceled classes. Businesses closed for the day or sent their employees home early, the frigid temperatures dropped into the 20s and as the frozen rain continued to fall, more ice formed on overpasses and roads.
FOX 26 News reporter Lindsey Henry
Media: Fox 26 HoustonOfficials told citizens to stay home if they can help it and many listened, which caused Houston's typically congested roads to be frighteningly abandoned.
Those who ventured out experienced a sight Houston rarely sees - anti-freeze trucks out working to deice the roads, uncongested highways and closed overpasses due to ice.
Thanks to TXDOT cameras placed throughout Houston-area roadways, citizens are able to get a glimpse into just how abandoned the city's freeways are due to the icy conditions.
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Go through the photos above to see the incredible imagery of Houston's deserted winter wonderland roadways.
Heather Leighton is a digital reporter at Chron.com. She considers herself as a Jack(ie) of all trades and covers various topics from entertainment to politics. You can read more of her stories here and follow her on Twitter at @loveheathernoel.
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