Unprecedented storm staggers OKC Snowplows work to clear the road during a winter storm Sunday in Oklahoma City. Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas’ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight. (AP photo/Sue Ogrocki) OKLAHOMA CITY – A dangerous winter storm held Oklahoma in its icy grip Monday, shutting down businesses, prohibiting travel and depriving residents of basic needs like water and power. By Monday afternoon, state officials were scrambling to support utilities running dangerously low on the fuel needed to keep residents warm and alive as temperatures plummeted below zero. Rolling blackouts designed to assure emergency power were affecting the region.