Power outages and icicles were not the only effects of Monday’s freeze in the Rio Grande Valley as several cities reported road closures, inoperable traffic signals and resident reports of utility outages that officials say are likely due to frozen pipes.

Traffic crews in the city of McAllen installed temporary stop signs Monday at locations where power outages affected traffic signals.

According to the city, as many as 40 signals were affected and included portions of 10th, 23rd, 29th, 34th and Main streets as well as Nolana Avenue, Bicentennial Boulevard, and McColl, Bentsen and Ware roads.

Here’s a list of the traffic signals that were inoperable as of Monday:

>> 10th Street between Jackson Avenue and Dallas Avenue;

>> 23rd Street between Jackson Avenue and Dallas Avenue;

>> 23rd Street and Galveston Avenue;

>> 23rd Street and Dallas Avenue;

>> 23rd Street and Jordan Avenue;

>> 23rd Street and Balboa Avenue;

>> 23rd Street and Elmira Avenue;

>> Bicentennial Boulevard and Jackson Avenue;

>> Bicentennial Boulevard and Houston Avenue;

>> Main Street and Houston Avenue;

>> Main Street and Jackson Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Gumwood Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Trenton Road;

>> 29th Street and Lark Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Dove Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Zinnia Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Nolana Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Iris Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Daffodil Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Harvey Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Vine Avenue;

>> 29th Street and Pecan Boulevard;

>> 29th Street and Quince Avenue;

>> Ware Road and Business 83;

>> Ware Road and Idela Avenue;

>> Ware Road and Pecan Boulevard;

>> Ware Road and Daffodil Avenue;

>> Ware Road and Nolana Avenue;

>> 34th Street and Nolana Avenue;

>> Bentsen Road and Nolana Avenue;

>> Bentsen Road and Daffodil Avenue;

>> Bentsen Road and Vine Avenue;

>> Bentsen Road and 3 Mile;

>> Taylor Road and 3 Mile;

>> Nolana Avenue and 26th Street;

>> McColl Road and Ridge Road;

>> K Center and Ridge Road;

>> Highway Business 83 and Main Street;

>> Highway Business 83 and Broadway Street;

>> Main Street and Trenton Road.

McAllen city officials also informed the public that its water services had not been interrupted and that frozen pipes were likely to blame if residents do not currently have running water.

Pharr, Edinburg and Weslaco city officials echoed those reports, with the city of Edinburg saying on social media that water services “are still up and running.”

To prevent pipes from freezing, cities are asking residents to consider letting their sinks drip overnight so water remains flowing through the pipes.

“A flow of one gallon per hour is enough to prevent freezing,” the city of Edinburg said via Facebook. “Please be patient and wait until it unfreezes.”

Intersection signals in Edinburg were also affected due to the freeze and are now considered four-way stops.

Those areas include Depot and Schunior, Canal and Closner, Wisconsin and Closner, Doolittle and 107, Raul Longoria and 107, Tourist and Closner, McColl and Schunior, University and 18th, University and 21st, and Pineoak and Sprague.

Additionally, Republic Services announced trash pickup delays due weather conditions. Several cities in Hidalgo County contract with the company, including the cities of Donna and Weslaco.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Lt. Christopher Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Monday that troopers are responding to more accidents on state roads than usual, attributing crashes to icy conditions.

“Ever since after midnight or early this morning, DPS has been responding to numerous crashes throughout the Valley and South Texas region, especially during early morning hours when ice developed on highways and roadways, which caused a lot of these crashes to occur,” Olivarez said.

Before Monday’s freeze, there were already 14-weather-related crashes in the South Texas region between Feb. 11 and 14, of which 21 vehicles were involved; and 25 people and four injuries as well as one fatality.

Statewide, DPS worked 1,085 crashes due to weather conditions during the same time, of which 1,535 vehicles were involved; and 1,963 people, 258 injuries and 15 deaths.

The data may be incomplete, however, as DPS has also been experiencing technical problems inputting data due to weather issues, according to Olivarez.