Snow causes various closures, issues

AUSTIN (KXAN) - It started with sleet and turned into snow, and now crews have closed Interstate 35 from San Marcos to San Antonio as of 3:30 a.m. Friday.

Closed or impassable roads in San Marcos area

• RR12 to Wimberley from city limits of San marcos is slow
• Southbound I-35 is slow at MM 204
• Most roads west of I-35 in San Marcos difficult to travel

I-35 in both directions from Austin to San Marcos has reopened, but there are numerous accidents in the horribly icy conditions. I-35 in both directions south of New Braunfels to Loop 1604 -- which wraps around San Antonio -- is still closed, but officials said they are in the process of getting some lanes reopened.

The rest of the interstate -- including the flyovers -- are open. However, much of it is covered with snow.

There were numerous stalled vehicles along southbound I-35 around 3:30 a.m. Friday, and those who weren't stalled out drove at about 30 mph with their hazard lights on. 

The snowy conditions have caused accidents in the area that killed two people.

Drivers reported Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard being extremely slick, even though crews have treated the road.

A Mustang and a pickup truck were artfully trying to get themselves out of a stall on the onramp at MLK and I-35 northbound. The pickup truck driver tried pouring his morning drink to melt the snow around the mustang and even tried to pile snow underneath the car tire and cut some grass from the side of the road to try to use that as traction. (See video attached)

A Highway Emergency Response Operation officials and police finally arrived to guide both of the vehicles out of the snag, finally pushing the front car, the Mustang, with the police vehicle to pull him out of the icy mess after the it's tires couldn't gain any traction and kept spinning.

More than 100 traffic accidents were reported in Hays County overnight.

As for delays or cancellations out of the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, there were 17 cancellations and 10 delays Friday morning.