Photo of Frozen Speed Limit Sign Goes Viral as Oklahoma Thaws From Storm

— -- A Thanksgiving winter storm caused traffic delays, power outages and school closings across Oklahoma, but a photo of a frozen speed limit sign is what people are talking about all over social media.

Mustang resident, Barbie Jeffers Battershell, was driving through her neighborhood when she and her daughter noticed a frozen sheet of ice hanging from a speed limit sign with the letters and numbers engraved, Battershell told ABC News today. She took a photo and posted it on Twitter, where the photo has gone viral.

Battershell said that although she doesn’t think the temperature got below 30 degrees, the way the sign was facing caused freezing rain and sleet to hit it during the storm.

The storm lasted through the holiday weekend and caused Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin to declare a state of emergency on Sunday.

“The state of emergency will help facilitate additional mutual aid, which includes over-sized vehicles, such as those transporting utility poles to the affected areas,” in addition to allowing state agencies to make emergency purchases for disaster relief and preparedness, a press release said, adding that it is set to last 30 days.

The sleet, freezing rain and ice caused flooding and power outages to residents across the state.

Oklahoma Gas and Electric, the largest electric utility company in the state, has approximately 35,000 customers still without power, company spokeswoman Kathleen O'Shea told ABC News today, but the company is expecting to restore power to all damaged areas by Wednesday.

As of Monday, the Public Service Company of Oklahoma said on their website that they have “restored power to virtually all customers” out of the 30,000 who were affected. The Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives also reported on Monday that 19,877 of cooperative customers remain without power.

Many schools across the state are closed today, but the Oklahoma Department of Transportation said on their website that some previously closed highways and bridges are now open and clear of snow and ice.