Rain and sub-freezing temperatures glazed metro streets and sidewalks Saturday, making it difficult to get around.

Drivers are urged to use extreme caution and to be prepared for very slick and hazardous conditions, especially on hills, bridges and overpasses.

Numerous accidents and spin-outs were reported across the metro. Omaha Police stopped responding to property damage accidents in the afternoon, instead, urging drivers to exchange information. Many sidewalks and parking lots remain especially slick.

"It's a little bit slippery,” said Winter Adkins of Omaha. She said she drives "cautiously, very cautiously. I take my time. I make quick decisions and I watch out for other drivers."

"I made it through the neighborhoods without fishtailing into anybody,” said Peter Robinson of Lincoln.

Those who dared to go somewhere on foot didn't fare much better. "Earlier today it wasn't like this," said Shannon Reed of Omaha. "I can't even walk steady. I almost fell a couple of times. I don't know, it's just crazy."

Omaha Public Works trucks had begun focusing on neighborhood streets by 5 p.m., having dealt with the main streets earlier in the day. "What really happened is the cold front came through a little bit quicker than we anticipated,” said Fred Tholle of Omaha Public Works.

Seventy crews had covered the main streets, but it wasn't easy. "There was so much traffic on the road and everybody was trying to be slow and cautious, which is good, and that kept us slowed down quite a bit."

Crews will work through the night hoping to get to all the streets by 6 or 7 a.m. MAT bus service was suspended around 2:30 p.m.

About 1,200 Omaha Public Power District customers lost electricity for more than two hours Saturday night. Spokesman Jeff Hanson tells Channel 6 News the outages occurred just after 6 p.m. across north Omaha into Douglas County, from Dutch Hall Road to State and 52nd to 108th.

Power was restored by 8:30 p.m. Crews determined a cable running under I-680 failed. Customers have been re-routed to a different cable until repairs can be made.

Gusty northwest winds will continue through the night and combined with colder temperatures, will drop wind chills into the 10-to-15-below zero range.