keep the lights and the heat on. >> they should have been better prepared for this. >> reporter: in chicago where the blizzard stranded 1,000 cars on lake shore drive, there were reunions. >> there she is! matilda! >> reporter: in a city parking lot, diana monroe found the car she spent nine hours trapped inside. across new england, the heavy snow caused more roofs to collapse. in connecticut, this barn gave way, trapping 14 horses. and the worst may not be over. this morning it will be colder in el paso, texas, than in anchorage, alaska, and snow is forecast in houston for only the second time in a decade. ryan owens, abc news, oklahoma. >> colder in texas than alaska. that says it all, doesn't it? now we have the cold, hard facts about the forecast. >> our coverage of the deep freeze continues with meteorologist ava dinges at accuweather. good morning, ava. >> good morning, rob and mike. south texas deals with the icy weather, for once the northeast