Tuesday's winter wonderland in Southeast Texas is taking on a new, uglier form thanks to an overnight hard freeze rendering roads and walkways treacherously slick. Snow melt from Winter Storm Enzo, which dropped more than 5 inches of snow in isolated areas around Houston,

Public officials urged Houston-area drivers to stay off the roads Wednesday after melted snow refroze overnight, leaving black ice on roadways.

Black ice is coating many roads around the area. Chief meteorologist Jonathan Novack said it will take until around 1 pm Wednesday for black ice to melt.