All power distribution lines disabled ... This retrospective looks back on Ice Storm '98 through the sounds and stories we all shared during those three weeks of disaster—and community.
Between one-quarter and one-half inch of ice is typically a disruptive ice storm. Numerous power outages, damage to trees and power lines, and, of course, very slick driving conditions can occur.
It takes only half an inch of freezing rain to weigh down and snap power lines and tree branches. Entire forests can be devastated by a significant ice storm. When up to a quarter-inch of ice ...
Another brewing winter storm is forecast to dump heavy snow, ice and freezing rain from the South to the Mid-Atlantic this week, which could knock out power and close roads. Days after a deadly ...