Snow and sleet have moved out of Dallas, but the needs for volunteers for inclement weather shelters remain through the weekend.
DALLAS — A winter storm brought sleet and snow to North Texas. Here’s how the city of Dallas responded by the numbers.
Thursday night alone, Dallas sheltered more than 1,250 people, a python, four cats and nine dogs during the storm, according to Dallas Office of Homeless Solutions Director Christine Crossley.
Shelters remain open at Fair Park Grand Place, Austin Street Shelter II at 2929 Hickory Street and the Fair Park Tower building are expected to remain open through the rest of the week.
Crossley said volunteers are still needed for the shelters this coming week end.
“Volunteer needs and inclement weather shelter do not end when the snow ends,” she said. “Our triggers are different so we are usually the first to open and the last to close.”
For transportation information, visit Dallas’ Office of Homeless Solutions website.
Dallas Emergency Management and Crisis Response Director Kevin Oden said Dallas crews worked about half the number of crashes seen during a typical January day.
“What that tells me is the condition of the roadways being kept open, but then also residents are heeding advice to stay off the roadways where possible,” Oden said.
Dallas Public Works street operations assistant director Tina Richardson said the city will maintain 20 to 30 trucks to monitor for black ice now that snow and sleet have moved out of North Texas.
Dallas Transportation and Public Works Director Gus Khankarli said only 11 of about 1,450 traffic signals throughout the city were flashing or had issues Friday.
Dallas Animal Services Director Paul Ramon said the department responded to 193 weather-related calls during the storm as of Friday morning, with 58 violation notices issued.
He said there was also a glitch in a city system for sending emergency warning notifications glitched and sent erroneous alerts from other parts of the country that’s since been resolved.
Officials said Thursday garbage and recycling collection routes resumed at 10 a.m. Friday in Dallas, with any remaining Friday routes set to be finished Saturday.