A Texarkana, Texas, police officer’s mishap while directing traffic served as an indicator of how icy the roads were on Tuesday, January 16. Video from Officer Clint Akin’s dashcam shows him sliding and falling in front of his cruiser.

Akin could then be seen holding onto the front of the cruiser as he waved traffic along.

A winter storm created icy and slick roads across Texas and other southern states on Monday, prompting school and business closings. Roads remained icy on Tuesday morning, a report said. Credit: Texarkana Police Department via Storyful