Winter re-introduced itself to much of Oklahoma - and this region of the United States - on Tuesday and was expected to make herself comfortable much of the week.

A number of different weather warnings and watches were issued for Oklahoma, including one for potential ice and snow.

That ice was brought Tuesday morning in the form of freezing drizzle, which turned into snow by about 9 a.m.

The snow was expected to last into the evening hours, after this edition went to press.

The freezing drizzle caused minimal impact locally, but roads in the Oklahoma City metro area were reportedly much more hazardous.

Dozens of non-injury - and some injury - accidents were being reported in the metro area by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, several of them shutting down roadways until the scenes could be cleared.

Temperatures dropped throughout the day Tuesday and the county was in an extreme cold warning.

Lows through Thursday night aren’t expected to get out of the single digits.

Highs are projected to range from 17 degrees Wednesday to - possibly - 32 degrees on Friday.

However, north winds are expected to remain high, dropping the wind chill to even more dangerously cold levels, according to the Mesonet website.

Tuesday’s weather forced late openings at several government offices and all meetings at the Kingfisher County Courthouse - including the weekly meeting of county commissioners - were postponed.

All Kingfisher County school districts prepared ahead of the weather.

Schools in Cashion, Dover, Hennessey, Kingfisher, Lomega and Okarche - as well as Chisholm Trail Technology Center - announced Monday afternoon that they’d be closed Tuesday.

The potential to be out for multiple days this week persisted, several superintendents told the KT&FP.

That came after schools missed multiple days last Wednesday and Thursday due to icy conditions as well.

Much of Oklahoma is expected to be below freezing for more than 100 hours, unless the temperature does reach 32 degrees Friday.

If it doesn’t, Saturday does predict to offer some relief with a high of 46 degrees.