I remember in the DC area in mid 90s we had a terrible ice storm - like half inch to an inch of solid ice covering everything and it was so cold the salt wasn't working.
I remember the news saying basically "for the love of god, if you don't absolutely have to go anywhere stay home"
if we're talking about the same time, I was in NYC when that started; but i had to get back to grad school (NC) and was on the train - the weather just about doubled the travel time