The first snowfall in Texoma excited some, but left dangerous road conditions. Parts of the Falls Flyover was closed for nearly an hour this morning because there seemed to be one accident after another.

It seemed like all was clear this morning. There was a chill in the air, snow wasn't falling and the roads seemed clear...but officers say overpasses don't thaw out as quickly as roads. Icy road conditions kept traffic backed up on the falls flyover.

"There were a couple of access ramps that we had to close just so we could work the accidents and remove the debris from them, " Sargent Joe Snyder with the Wichita Falls Police Department said.

Officers filled out more than 31 accident reports between 5 and 8 this morning. Thankfully, there weren't any major injuries.

Sargent Snyder says that doesn't count drivers that went into ditches, got turned the wrong way, or slid off of over passes without damage. He says a lot of the issues were people failing to control their speed and properly brake on an overpass.

"Sometimes people over react to an accident that's just appeared in front of them and that will cause an accident. It's not uncommon during these types of events for officers to witness an accident while they're already working two or three more, " Snyder said.

The most important thing to remember when driving in icy conditions is speed. It can take a vehicle nine times longer to come to a stop in winterly conditions. Remember to keep a safe distance between you and the vehicles in front of you.

If you go into a turn too hard--your car will begin to skid because it loses traction. If you lose control, don't look at walls or other cars because you will crash into them. Stay focused on where you want your car to go.

Anti-lock brakes will let you keep turning and enable you to keep steering---so keep your foot on the gas.

If you don't have anti-lock brakes, step on the brakes sort of like pumping---to create traction.

To get the day's road conditions, just click under the weather section of our website.