Icy roads in Cape Girardeau

Officials from the Cape Girardeau Police Department directed traffic to help avoid wrecks at William and Silver Spring Streets Monday afternoon. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Kids cross an icy Clark Street on Monday afternoon. The weather caused many accidents and traffic back ups. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Traffic moves slowly on Kingshighway past the Broadway intersection as the highway quickly turned into an icy sheet Monday afternoon. (Fred Lynch)

A snow plow makes its way down Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau during the icy weather on Monday. (Elizabeth Dodd)

Officials from the Cape Girardeau Police Department respond to accident scenes at William and Silver Spring Streets. (Elizabeth Dodd)

A tractor with a plow crosses William Street on icy roads after the winter weather hit on Monday. (Elizabeth Dodd)

An official from the Cape Girardeau Police Department salts the road on William Street by Silver Springs Road. (Elizabeth Dodd)

J.T. Lindquist, of Cape Girardeau gets his car towed by Jason Miller with Sperlings Garage and Wrecker Service after an accident due to the icy roads on Lexington Avenue. (Elizabeth Dodd)