The numbers are in from Sunday's freezing rain and drizzle and according to the Quad City Times nearly 300 people visited an E.R. or an urgent care center for some type of injury related to the weather.
Social media was buzzing about the City of Davenport's decision not to salt city streets on Sunday due to the cold temperatures, according to our news partners at WQAD. It may not have been a bad decision. Road salt has a chemical reaction with water which is what causes it to work, but when temperatures are too low, it becomes ineffective, and it can actually refreeze making roads even icier...
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