From working to Christmas shopping to getting ready to travel, the bone-chilling cold did not stop people from moving around and doing what they needed to do.
Snow is falling across the Metroplex! FOX 4 meteorologist Kylie Capps takes a look at what is coming, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.the bone-chilling cold did not stop people from moving around and doing what they needed to do.
Shoppers at FireWheel in Garland were even greeted with a light snow flurry, which ended up creating the perfect ambiance. The parking lot at Target at Coit and Campbell in Dallas was bustling with shoppers who have been left with no other choice but to brave the Wind Chill Advisory Thursday with a now feels-like temperature of one degree below zero.
For days, shoppers were warned of the arctic blast. But for many on this Thursday before Christmas, there were still gifts needing to be bought.As snow began to fall in Garland, many shoppers at FireWheel enjoyed walking in a Texas winter wonderland."I love it. If it is going to get cold, I like it to snow. If it's just wet and cold, I don't like that too much," he said. "We can still get out and drive around. There’s no ice like a couple of years ago.
"I was born and raised in Connecticut. So I know how it is to be cold, but this is cold," said shopper Ava Duarte. "I'm picking up a last-minute Christmas gift for my baby.""I’m just trying to finish up my last-minute Christmas shopping," said shopper Chris Forge. "I’m not going to be out here long, though.""Was not expecting snow. Was told it wasn't going to snow. So… it’s snowing," she laughingly said.
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