Dashing through the sleet: See how Fort Worth is weathering winter storm

As schools closed and sleet hit Tarrant County Jan. 31, friends headed out to enjoy the wintry weather in Trinity Park while others hunkered down at home to wait out the freezing temperatures and slick road conditions.

A winter storm warning will remain in effect across North Texas through at least 6 a.m. Feb. 2. The National Weather Service anticipates total ice or sleet accumulations between 0.25 inches and 0.5 inches, with bursts of heavier sleet closer to one inch in some areas.

Fort Worth Report staff members, including photojournalist Cristian ArguetaSoto, health reporter Alexis Allison and government reporter Emily Wolf, headed out to capture images of winter scenes across Fort Worth.

A duck stares into a camera Jan. 31 at Trinity Park Duck Pond in Fort Worth. Ducks and geese ate scattered oatmeal in the snow. (Alexis Allison | Fort Worth Report)
Doni Berisha, 22, left, and Andrew Montanez, 22, return to the hilltop while snowboarding Jan. 31 at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. (Alexis Allison | Fort Worth Report)
Andrew Montanez, 22, slides down a hill on Jan. 31 at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. Montanez took advantage of the weather and snowboarded with friends. (Alexis Allison | Fort Worth Report)
From left to right: Alex Hayes, Andrew Montanez and Doni Berisha pose with their boards Jan. 31 at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. They spent part of their afternoon on the hill. (Alexis Allison | Fort Worth Report)
Mallards eat oatmeal from a hand Jan. 31 at Trinity Park Duck Pond in Fort Worth. (Alexis Allison | Fort Worth Report)

A bench at C. P. Hadley Park in South Fort Worth is frosted over on Jan. 31. According to the National Weather Service, travel conditions will continue to worsen and travel should be avoided through Wednesday. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Cars stayed off the roads in the Fairmount neighborhood on the morning of Jan. 31, shortly after thunderstorms and sleet arrived in full force in Tarrant County. (Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report)
A truck drives on the Chisholm Trail Parkway on Jan. 31. Transportation and roads will be significantly impacted, according to the National Weather Service. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
Cherry Coffee on Magnolia Avenue was one of the few businesses open during a winter storm Jan. 31. Employees who lived within walking distance headed in for shifts Tuesday morning. (Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report)
Ducks swim in a creek at C. P. Hadley Park in South Fort Worth. The National Weather Service suggests staying home, if possible. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
No one plays at a playground at snow-covered C. P. Hadley Park in South Fort Worth on Jan. 31. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)
A Fort Worth neighborhood is frozen over on Jan. 31. Overnight “thundersleet” storms covered the city in snow. (Cristian ArguetaSoto | Fort Worth Report)