Dallas Meets Winter Weather

The Dallas winter ice storm that at its peak left 4,000 stranded overnight at the airport, 250,000 without power, closed schools and businesses and shut down major roadways. The Dallas Marathon was cancelled. There was a backup near Denton that confined people to their cars for 12 hours. The weight of the ice crushed boat docks and smashed cars. While the temperature wasn't particularly bothersome the blanket of ice over the city caused massive destruction.

Ray Jackson stands bundled up outside The Stewpot on December 5, 2013 in Dallas. The Stewpot is one of the resources for homeless and people in need as the temperature continues to drop in Dallas. The Stewpot provided people with hand warmers and a warm place to sit indoors. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Residents Brandon Lucido, left, Meredith Lewis, center and Courtney Duncan, who wears a pot on her head for protection, right, looks at Lucido's car that was damaged after ice fell off the roof on on December 8, 2013 at Parkside at Legacy Apartments in Plano. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Bowmer Sands warms his hands by the fire with his dog Pepper and cat Noodle in his Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands's lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Bowmer Sands's cat Noodle lays by the fire in his Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands's lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

A tree holding it's frozen over falls leaves sits at the top of a hill at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Marcus Perry's dog Zach takes a polar plunge in the lake at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013 in The Colony. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

The roof of the boat dock at Pier 121 Marina on Lake Lewisville sits collapsed on December 6, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Emery Sloan, left, Kilpy Snyder, center, Darby Woodard, right, and camp out in DFW airport after returning from a study abroad program in India on December 7, 2013. The students attend Furman University in Greenville, SC.(Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Passengers wait in line at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. Several flights were cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Sutipta Das, left, and Rapti Rey, right, lay on cots at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. They had been flying from India to Cleveland when their connecting flight was cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Carter Ragan, 8, is comforted by his mother Marcela Sandoval at the D Terminal in DFW Airport on December 7, 2013. Sandoval and her three children had been flying internationally when their connecting flights were cancelled. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Cayden Kruppa, 2, pushes Lauren Meyers, 2, down a snowy hill on December 8, 2013  at White Rock Lake in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Matt Breaux, left, is pulled on a sled by Tracy Aymond at Stewart Peninsula on Lake Lewisville on December 6, 2013 in The Colony. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Firefighters walk through the wreck scene after several cars lost control on Josey Ln. on December 5, 2013 in Carrollton. The bridge is closed while the wreck is cleared. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Several cars lost control on Josey Ln. on December 5, 2013 in Carrollton. The bridge is closed while the wreck is cleared. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Birds fly through downtown Dallas past a frozen waterfall on December 8, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

Palm trees are iced over along Abrams Rd. on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)

A snowman sits on the driveway in front of Bowmer Sands' Lakewood home on December 7, 2013 in Dallas. Sands lost power in his home and wife and son stayed at a hotel last night on December 6, 2013. (Sarah Hoffman/The Dallas Morning News)