Sleet also causes moisture on roads to freeze and become slippery.

Strong winds blew down many trees causing problems on roads in the area.

Snowdrifts caused major disruptions on roads and freeways.

Lorries trying to avoid the motorway toll by using federal highways, have caused an increase of traffic on secondary roads.

The signs are being replaced during off-peak periods to avoid causing major delays on roads.

The rainfall caused flooding on roads and in buildings.

Diverted traffic has been causing chaos on roads.

Waves on top of the surge caused flooding on roads in Key West.

Rainfall can cause sudden and severe flooding in dry riverbeds and on roads that cross them.

Instead, temperatures dropped very quickly and caused the slush on sidewalks and roads to freeze into thick, rock hard sheets of ice.