WFAA-TV

Minnesota? No, it's the snowy scene surrounding the President George Bush Turnpike on Tuesday morning.

On Monday night, it was a winter wonderland. But early Tuesday morning, it was a traffic nightmare for thousands of commuters across North Texas as an unsual late season snowstorm led to icy conditions on bridges and overpasses.

Traffic was hit hard on the North Central Expressway corridor through Collin County, with at least one tractor-trailer tipped over and countless other vehicles spinning out on slick road surfaces.

In Lewisville, police said Gabirel Oliva, 48, was killed around 5 a.m. after he lost control of his Jeep Cherokee on an ice-glazed Business Highway 121. His car crossed the median and was hit broadside by a Chevrolet Silverado.

Oliva, of Lewisville, was dead at the scene. The driver of the Silverado, James Sudduth of The Colony, was airlifted to Dallas Methodist Medical Center. Police said his prognosis is good.

Two people were critically injured in a wreck near Krum, in northwest Denton County. A white car skidded off FM 1173 into a tree around 9 a.m. A medical helicopter transported a seven-year-old boy and an adult to a hospital.

Other trouble spots included a four-car pileup in Grapevine at Highways 114 and 26 and along overpasses on Interstate 20 in the Lancaster area.

Motorists were advised to use additional caution.

Despite the overnight snow, all major school districts in the immediate Dallas-Fort Worth area were scheduled to open on time Tuesday morning.

There were some delayed openings scheduled for some school districts north of Dallas. Included on that list were Blue Ridge, Celina, Gunter, Howe, Bells and Van Alstyne. All those districts were scheduled to open at 10 a.m.

Falling temperatures Monday turned sleet to snow for the evening commute, and the snow kept falling into the night.

Although snow accumulated, with more than an inch and a half reported some places in North Texas, it was expected to melt quickly.

"Officially out at D/FW, one inch fell," said WFAA-TV meteorologist Greg Fields.

Snow remained on the ground from northern Collin County, north to the Red River. Some areas near the Oklahoma border reported snowfall up to three inches.

At Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 121 departures were canceled Monday night. Flights that were taking off were running about a half-hour late. Tuesday, flights were back to normal at both D/FW and Dallas Love Field.

Temperatures were above freezing in Fort Worth and Dallas Tuesday morning, leading Fields to tell viewers, "It is going to be nice and pleasant today with lots of sunshine."

National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Harris said Tuesday's forecast called for sunny skies and a high temperature of 56 degrees, with no precipitation predicted.

The morning will be breezy, with wind gusts of 10 to 15 mph, Harris said.

Wednesday is expected to be even warmer, with a high of 66.

DallasNews.com and WFAA-TV contributed to this report.