DALLAS — The snowplows were ready, the sand trucks deployed. Officials felt this month’s ice storm — unlike the one that paralyzed the region during the 2011 Super Bowl week — would be handled better.
But the ice came down thicker than expected, the snowplows did little good and before the proper equipment could be relocated, the Dallas-Fort Worth area was again locked in ice.
Now officials are left to assess what went wrong and how they can better prepare when the next major winter storm grips North Texas.