A Look Back at the Extreme Ice Storm of 2009
"Reports of more than an inch of freezing rain abounded [during the storm] in Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky," Jesse Ferrell, AccuWeather meteorologist, wrote in his blog. "In fact, there was one claim of 3 inches."
According to the National Weather Service, the storm "caused Kentucky's largest power outage on record, with 609,000 homes and businesses without power across the state. Property damage was widespread, with the damage due to falling trees, large tree limbs and power lines weighed down by ice."
On the AccuWeather Facebook page, Kim Shook from Adair County, Okla., wrote that it "looked like a tornado had ripped through our little town trees power lines ect was down everywhere trees was split I believe we had received 7 inches in a 48 hr period ppl was outta power for over 2 weeks or more."
"We were out of power and water for 21 days here in West Ky.," AccuWeather Facebook fan Jennifer Brooking said.
"It was an amazing, unforgettable experience," AccuWeather Facebook fan Cary Willis from Louisville, Ky., said. "The power went out, and for hours and hours my wife and I lay in bed listening to crrrrack - crunch - thud as the limbs fell. This series of noises occurred literally every 30 to 60 seconds the entire night. But you couldn't see where the limbs were falling. In fact, you couldn't see anything in the dark, other than frequent flashes from (I guess) arcing electricity on the power lines, flashing like lightning, as well as exploding transformers."
"Trees still show scars of that event," AccuWeather Facebook fan James T Robinson Jr said. "Had out of town people ask 'when did tornado come thru?'"
Cleveland, Ohio 9.5 Mansfield, Ohio 13.0 Northeast, Pa. 14.0 Grand Valley, Pa. 16.0 Rochester, N.Y. 7.5 Cincinnati, Ohio 7.6 Windsor, Ohio 12.0 Erie, Pa. 10.8 Allentown, Pa. 3.8 Randolph, Vt. 15.5 Sunapee, N.H. 16.0 Chardon, Ohio 13.0 Buffalo, N.Y. 7.1 Portland, Maine 7.5 Philadelphia, Pa. 2.7
"Bird Feeder - Now Serving Ice" posted by Lew from Paducah, Ky.
"No Fishing Today" posted by "BIGSILVER" in Indiana.
Photo by Lew from Paducah, Ky.
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