Posted on 01/27/2009 6:06:36 PM PST by janetjanet998
reports coming in of major damage from 1-2 inches of ice over the area..its still raining with temps below freezing in many areas.
information is sketchy but major damage to infrastructure are trickling in. Damage to houses from falling trees, multiple power poles down, and widespread power outages
Travel is impossible in many area because of 100's of downed trees blocking the roads.
Fires are reported in some area
widespread state of emergencies issued
Northern AR, SE MO and western KY seems to the the hardest hit so far..but things are icing up fast now in the Louisville/Lexington areas too
You have never been through a severe ice storm, have you ?
imagine the weight of 1 or 2 inches of ice on powerlines, trees. ect
Hurricans Katrina was catastrophic; so was the south asian tsunami; so was 9/11
Ice storms are terrible to be sure...they are not catastrophic.
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