THE 1998 ICE STORM
EARLY JANUARY 1998 A BORDERLESS ICEBLOB FLOATED ITSELF OVER THE ADIRONDACKS, ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY & NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND 4 NEARLY A WEEK. UP 2 4 IN OF GLAZE COVERED EVRETHING. THE TRANSMISSION GRID COLLAPSED IN2 A LATTICE OF SNAPPED PYLONS, 3 MILLION+ PPL LOST POWER IN SUB ZERO TEMPS. THE COSTLIEST ICE STORM IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES EMPIRE. REPLAY THE PERSISTENT FREEZING RAINBLOB BANDS ON THE KENX NEXRAD DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE. WIKIPEDIA
ARCHIVE COVERAGE: KENX 19980107 00:00Z - 19980109 09:50Z
CLICK THE LOGO IN THE RADAR 4 MOAR OPTIONS
EFFECTS:
- FATALITIES: AROUND 45
- POWER OUTAGES: 3 MILLION+ CUSTOMERS
- TRANSMISSION TOWERS: 1,000+ PYLONS DESTROYED IN CANADA
- DAMAGE: AROUND $3 BILLION
- AREAS EFFECTED: NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND, UPSTATE NEW YORK, QUEBEC, ONTARIO
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