Icestorm Update: Amounts, 600,000 Without Power
The ice storm continues in the Plains. 600,000 are without power now (AP) and 17 have been killed by the storm. We are starting to get some very impressive photos from AccuWeather.com visitors, including a couple pix from our Wichita Office and a great set from jazzy4u84. If you have a camera (and electricity!) grab us some shots and upload them to the AccuWeather.com Weather Photo Gallery. Moderator's Picks for tag "ice" are shown below:
The highest amounts of ice (freezing rain) reported to the NWS as of Noon Eastern are as follows:
Lincoln, KS: 1.0"
Warren County, IA: 1.0"
Saint Joseph, MO: 1.0"
Falls City, NE: 0.75"*
Quincy, IL: 0.60"
Lake Geneva, WI: 0.50"*
Here are some graphics courtesy AccuWeather SelectWarn, our TV weather display system:
They show, from left to right, 24-Hour Precipitation totals with ice reports, 96-Hour Precipitation totals, and a 9 a.m. radar with ice reports.
*Estimated.
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