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Flight tracker FlightAware.com said as of 4:30 p.m. CST, 595
flights were canceled at Dallas/Fort Worth International
Airport, one of the nation's busiest and a hub for major carrier
American Airlines.
The slippery weather conditions also led to a pileup of nearly
40 vehicles in Melissa, about 35 miles north of Dallas. No
fatalities or serious injuries were reported, Department of
Public Safety officials reported.
"Travel is being discouraged until the weather system passes,"
DPS spokesman Lonny Haschel said.
Snow and slick conditions prompted the closing of parts of
Interstate 35, a major thoroughfare for north-south travel, for
several hours.
Light snow was forecast to continue to fall in the region
through Friday evening followed by freezing rain on Saturday
morning, according to the National Weather Service.
(Writing by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Bill Trott)
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