A cold front and sleet is predicted to roll through Dallas-Fort Worth and Flower Mound, Highland Village and Argyle are taking steps to prepare for the wintry weather. 

What’s happening? The temperature is expected to drop to 11 or 12 degrees overnight Friday, Jan. 23, according to Community Impact reporting. Wind chills could drop the temperature to between 0 and -10 degrees Saturday and into Sunday. 

Precipitation is expected to stop Sunday morning, but ice may remain until Tuesday or later in the week. 

How to prepare: Flower Mound, Highland Village and Argyle Facebook pages are advising residents how to keep their property, pets and selves safe during the winter storm. Here are the tips that government officials have shared.

The Flower Mound public works team will not brine neighborhoods streets, which means that the streets may be more slippery then if they were brined to keep ice from forming on the roads, according to a Flower Mound Facebook post. Crews began pretreating roads Jan. 22.

The Parlor Doughnuts location in Flower Mound has closed after an ownership change.

The details: The business announced its relocation to Dallas on a social media post Jan. 5.

“We’re incredibly grateful for the memories, the mornings and the doughnut runs you’ve shared with us here,” the business said in the post.

What they offer: Parlor Doughnuts has made craft doughnuts and coffee since 2019 and is known for its layered doughnuts like the OG pepperoni and maple bacon doughnuts, according to its website.

• 2802 N. Henderson Ave., Dallas

Local school districts are monitoring an arctic cold front expected to hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area with sleet Friday night.

What you need to know: Wintry precipitation, with the majority being sleet, is expected throughout Saturday and potentially into Sunday morning, per previous reporting. 

While precipitation is expected to stop by Sunday morning, conditions may not improve until Tuesday onward.

Lewisville ISD plans to notify families of any inclement weather updates through the following avenues:

• District mobile app
• Phone calls and texts
• District website homepage
• Social media on X and Facebook

• ParentSquare, the district’s parent engagement platform
• District website
• Social media channels on Facebook, X and Instagram

The city of Denton is preparing for the arctic cold front expected to sweep across North Texas starting Jan. 23. The icy conditions are expected to last until Jan. 26 and possibly Jan. 27, according to the National Weather Service.

In a nutshell: Residents are encouraged to sign up for Alert Denton to receive the latest safety and weather notifications.

City staff have prepped the city’s fleet to de-ice the roads ahead of icy weather, activated essential staff shifts for utility and street personnel, and conditioned Denton’s water plants, and the public safety teams will be working throughout the weekend, said Dustin Sternbeck, the city’s chief communications officer.

The Denton County Transportation Authority will have transportation to the Denton Community Shelter, operated by Our Daily Bread, and Salvation Army Denton for those who need a safe place to stay at night.

What else? If there are utility-related incidents, such as busted pipes, power outages, downed electrical poles or faulty sewer mains, residents are encouraged to report the issue by calling 940-349-7000.

A far-reaching winter storm is expected to bring below-freezing temperatures, wintry precipitation and “dangerous ice” to Texas beginning Jan. 23, according to the National Weather Service. As residents brace for days of potentially hazardous conditions, state leaders said Jan. 22 that the Texas power grid “has never been stronger” and will withstand the storm.

What's happening: Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 134 of Texas’ 254 counties, telling reporters that the northern two-thirds of the state—from San Antonio to the Panhandle—will be impacted by the storm.

Officials said they do not expect a repeat of the widespread power outages that occurred during Winter Storm Uri in 2021, emphasizing that changes have been made in recent years to harden the grid against extreme weather. The governor said some Texans could see “local, isolated” outages due to fallen tree branches or ice on power lines.

"The severity of it is not quite as great... as Winter Storm Uri," Abbott said. "That said, people would be making a mistake if they don't take it serious."