Just a glaze here (0.10" precip), but slippery and unwalkable as its in the 20s.
WYANDOTTE, MI (my pics).
Full Version: ICE STORM Pictures, December 2007
It is a historic ice storm in the Plains and parts of the midwest, with Missouri particularly hard hit. Some posters have some fascinating pics...but it gets lost in the pages of the mega thread....so here is just for pictures. Please pin this thread.
Just a glaze here (0.10" precip), but slippery and unwalkable as its in the 20s.
WYANDOTTE, MI (my pics).
Just a glaze here (0.10" precip), but slippery and unwalkable as its in the 20s.
WYANDOTTE, MI (my pics).
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO
BOWLING GREEN, OH
WINFIELD, MO
CHANDLER, OK
COLUMBIA, MO
ASHLAND, MO (one of our members)
JEFFERSON CITY, MO
BOWLING GREEN, OH
WINFIELD, MO
CHANDLER, OK
COLUMBIA, MO
ASHLAND, MO (one of our members)
my god.
Only about an 1/8" of ice here this morning.
How anyone can not say that's a beautiful thing is beyond me.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
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How anyone can not say that's a beautiful thing is beyond me.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
It is very beautiful, but also exceedingly destructive. I like ice too, but generally only in amounts of 0.30" or less. Much more than that and the destructiveness starts to ramp up big time.
Wow, had now idea it was that bad. Haden't been paying attention.
Yeah it's beautiful.
I'd still rather have rain. I've said it before. My wife and kids are in cars and buses every day. I don't need the headache.
QUOTE(skiier04 @ Dec 10 2007, 09:23 AM)
How anyone can not say that's a beautiful thing is beyond me.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
That's why I love ice almost as much as snow.
Yeah it's beautiful.
I'd still rather have rain. I've said it before. My wife and kids are in cars and buses every day. I don't need the headache.
TULSA, OK
WAGONER, OK
BUFFALO, MO
CLAREMORE, OK
WAGONER, OK
BUFFALO, MO
CLAREMORE, OK
Good lord, these are amazing pictures!! This is why I want ice soo bad...
Extremely cool. That tree that split right in half is ridiculous!
Reports coming out of Oklahoma indicate they have been devastated by this ice storm. One of the bigger ice storms in recent memory for portions of the state. Huge ice totals with catastrophic tree and power line damage. Sounds rough.
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Extremely cool. That tree that split right in half is ridiculous!
Ya it is pretty freak'n sweet.
Great pics, thanks for sharing!
Great pics, I have never seen more than .30" in my area that I can remember, and am glad for that. After that, it goes from a beautiful scene, to a beautiful mess.
Amazing...especially that tree split right down the middle!
I have never seen anything like this. I lost power about 5:30 AM and haven't gotten it back, I am now at the National Weather Center, where we have power. Thousands of people are without power in Norman, I'm guessing a lot of the Normanites who poste here are among them. I would estimate we have accumulated 3/4 of an inch of ice. On the ride here, about a mile, saw over a dozen downed trees. I'd say well over 50% of the trees I saw were actually split down the middle, like they had been hit by lightning. Before that, went to get some lunch, and there were about 6 or so trees down in the middle of main streets. Any tree that has not been knocked over is drooping severely. A complicating factor in all of this is that the historically rainy spring meant that there are many trees that still have leaves on them. This increases the weight on the trees when the leaves accumulate ice, so while we've had ice storms like this before, I'm guessing we have not seen this many downed trees before. Will upload pictures later when I have a chance.
the tree split in two is a pretty kewl site. i used to be okay with ice...but having just bought a house in a heavily wooded area, this is why I no longer want ice...
Very cool pics. Ice is beautiful but as others have noted, very destructive. After the ice storm we went through in NC in 2002 I definitely understand the love/hate relationship with ice.
QUOTE(Pathfinder @ Dec 10 2007, 03:22 PM)
Very cool pics. Ice is beautiful but as others have noted, very destructive. After the ice storm we went through in NC in 2002 I definitely understand the love/hate relationship with ice.
Last year I had 3 ice storm of about 1/2" (one of them was a bit higher). That is the perfect amount as thing were just beautiful with only minor damage around at best. However back in 2003 we had over an 1" of ice on everything and destruction was everywhere & people were without power for over a week. Oh yeah it was pretty but not good.
In simple ... I love a good ice storm up to 1/2" or so but once you go over 3/4" of ice it is just not good.
Like you say love/hate!
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Parts of Norman have been nearly devastated by this storm. What was a fairly impressive, but still run-of-the-mill, ice storm Saturday night into yesterday morning turned much more serious overnight as another training line of convection set up shop over the metro area. Last night as the new convection moved in, there were countless power flashes around the city as transformers exploded one by one, lighting up the sky much like fireworks. I was one of the last to lose power at around 5:00 AM (still out and probably will be for days; I'm posting this from the National Weather Center). When I woke up and took a drive around town, I was pretty much in disbelief.
I'd estimate 0.75-1.00" of accretion around my area, though it's hard to tell when it gets to be that much. Here are just a few of the 200+ photos I took this morning on and around the OU campus, which is the hardest hit area due to lots of mature trees that have come down or had large branches come off.
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I'd estimate 0.75-1.00" of accretion around my area, though it's hard to tell when it gets to be that much. Here are just a few of the 200+ photos I took this morning on and around the OU campus, which is the hardest hit area due to lots of mature trees that have come down or had large branches come off.
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OGE (our electric company in OK) says all-time worst:
I am supposed to be flying out tomorrow afternoon for break, I have no idea what is going to happen though. 7-10 days without power doesn't sound like too much fun. This is really remarkable.
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ICE STORM IS OG&E's ALL-TIME WORST
Customer count surges past 235,000; Help is on the way
OKLAHOMA CITY, DEC. 10 - Throughout the day Monday the number of customers left without power by the ice storm continued to rise to the point where it is now the worst disaster in the companys history in terms of the number of customers affected -- more than 235,000.
OG&E's top priority as it seeks to restore service for its customers is making sure everyone understands the importance of staying away from downed power lines. Lines are down all across the system. They are on roads and in backyards. Assume that they are still live and stay away from them.
Given that many of our friends, family and neighbors are without power, we would ask that this iinformation be passed along by those with power to those who without it. OG&E especially encourages customers to check on those who are elderly or disabled and ensure that they are OK and have access to shelter if they are without power.
The total restoration time is estimated at between 7 and 10 days. Some customers may see their power restored in a matter of hours; some will take longer.
Customer count surges past 235,000; Help is on the way
OKLAHOMA CITY, DEC. 10 - Throughout the day Monday the number of customers left without power by the ice storm continued to rise to the point where it is now the worst disaster in the companys history in terms of the number of customers affected -- more than 235,000.
OG&E's top priority as it seeks to restore service for its customers is making sure everyone understands the importance of staying away from downed power lines. Lines are down all across the system. They are on roads and in backyards. Assume that they are still live and stay away from them.
Given that many of our friends, family and neighbors are without power, we would ask that this iinformation be passed along by those with power to those who without it. OG&E especially encourages customers to check on those who are elderly or disabled and ensure that they are OK and have access to shelter if they are without power.
The total restoration time is estimated at between 7 and 10 days. Some customers may see their power restored in a matter of hours; some will take longer.
I am supposed to be flying out tomorrow afternoon for break, I have no idea what is going to happen though. 7-10 days without power doesn't sound like too much fun. This is really remarkable.
QUOTE(AtticaFanatica @ Dec 10 2007, 04:55 PM)
OGE (our electric company in OK) says all-time worst:
I am supposed to be flying out tomorrow afternoon for break, I have no idea what is going to happen though. 7-10 days without power doesn't sound like too much fun. This is really remarkable.
I am supposed to be flying out tomorrow afternoon for break, I have no idea what is going to happen though. 7-10 days without power doesn't sound like too much fun. This is really remarkable.
Kind of funny, my friend lost power last night way earlier than I did, but then his came back on this morning while mine has been out since around 5. I'm afraid we're definitely in for days of waiting, considering OUN appears to have by far the biggest outage on OG&E's website - 26,000 customers I'm assuming is 26,000 households/businesses which would mean well over half the city's population.
I'm pretty much speechless at OU's decision to open tomorrow considering the shape campus is in right now, and the fact that it appears no one is making any efforts today to clean up all the debris (not that there won't be more tonight as stuff melts). Then again, it's not entirely shocking after what they pulled last January, opening campus when the public schools were closed for a week, and not feeling they had any responsibility to make sure the sidewalks were cleared up.
QUOTE(brettjrob @ Dec 10 2007, 05:02 PM)
Kind of funny, my friend lost power last night way earlier than I did, but then his came back on this morning while mine has been out since around 5. I'm afraid we're definitely in for days of waiting, considering OUN appears to have by far the biggest outage on OG&E's website - 26,000 customers I'm assuming is 26,000 households/businesses which would mean well over half the city's population.
I'm pretty much speechless at OU's decision to open tomorrow considering the shape campus is in right now, and the fact that it appears no one is making any efforts today to clean up all the debris (not that there won't be more tonight as stuff melts). Then again, it's not entirely shocking after what they pulled last January, opening campus when the public schools were closed for a week, and not feeling they had any responsibility to make sure the sidewalks were cleared up.
I'm pretty much speechless at OU's decision to open tomorrow considering the shape campus is in right now, and the fact that it appears no one is making any efforts today to clean up all the debris (not that there won't be more tonight as stuff melts). Then again, it's not entirely shocking after what they pulled last January, opening campus when the public schools were closed for a week, and not feeling they had any responsibility to make sure the sidewalks were cleared up.
That is pathetic.
QUOTE(brettjrob @ Dec 10 2007, 06:02 PM)
Kind of funny, my friend lost power last night way earlier than I did, but then his came back on this morning while mine has been out since around 5. I'm afraid we're definitely in for days of waiting, considering OUN appears to have by far the biggest outage on OG&E's website - 26,000 customers I'm assuming is 26,000 households/businesses which would mean well over half the city's population.
I'm pretty much speechless at OU's decision to open tomorrow considering the shape campus is in right now, and the fact that it appears no one is making any efforts today to clean up all the debris (not that there won't be more tonight as stuff melts). Then again, it's not entirely shocking after what they pulled last January, opening campus when the public schools were closed for a week, and not feeling they had any responsibility to make sure the sidewalks were cleared up.
I'm pretty much speechless at OU's decision to open tomorrow considering the shape campus is in right now, and the fact that it appears no one is making any efforts today to clean up all the debris (not that there won't be more tonight as stuff melts). Then again, it's not entirely shocking after what they pulled last January, opening campus when the public schools were closed for a week, and not feeling they had any responsibility to make sure the sidewalks were cleared up.
Wow, so there is tremendous damage and ice all over campus, and they are still gonna be open? They had better hope people don't get hurt, or they are gonna have problems.
Colleges are notorious for hardly ever closing since they think "most students are on campus, so why close?"
Basically...the attitude is screw the professors and commuters.
Basically...the attitude is screw the professors and commuters.
Got power back about an hour ago 
Most of my friends still are without power. Can't believe some kids have to take finals tomorrow, pretty ridiculous.
Most of my friends still are without power. Can't believe some kids have to take finals tomorrow, pretty ridiculous.
These pics make our ice storm from last night in New England look pretty pathetic. Your part of the country seems to get some incredible ice storms, likely aided by your distance away from any warming influence of the Gulf/ oceans. At least you'll have less leaves to rake up next October.. Stay safe..
Went to work this morning because telephones were out and I couldn't call the number to find that I should stay home. (Took the bus; it was more than an hour late by the time it got downtown OKC.) Large sections of OKC without power. Based on my bus route, worst-looking sections near Sagrado Corazón (Catholic Church near SW 27th & Shartel) and in neighborhood near/east of SW 66th & Shields. Power operating at my apartment. If I choose to remain in Oklahoma, need to buy house and wood stove to survive future ice storms comfortably (and profitably if I can collect free wood). Fortunately that's entirely possible in this good market.
Big election tomorrow. Should be an interesting walk. Will plan my route to avoid heavily treed creek.
Big election tomorrow. Should be an interesting walk. Will plan my route to avoid heavily treed creek.
Some pictures, luckily don't have many trees in my neighborhood
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wow.
be safe everyone!
be safe everyone!
Man, that is just amazing. Thanks for all the pictures.
I am in awe how just about every single tree shows damage. It will take weeks to clear all of that out, and you probably lost at least half of your tree cover! Stay safe everyone; hope help comes soon.
I am in awe how just about every single tree shows damage. It will take weeks to clear all of that out, and you probably lost at least half of your tree cover! Stay safe everyone; hope help comes soon.
unbelievable! Good luck out there. Hope its not worse.
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Another reason why you should never buy a bradford pear. Worst thing created by mother nature. They'll blow over by a stiff fart hehe.
QUOTE(brettjrob @ Dec 10 2007, 05:30 PM)
Parts of Norman have been nearly devastated by this storm. What was a fairly impressive, but still run-of-the-mill, ice storm Saturday night into yesterday morning turned much more serious overnight as another training line of convection set up shop over the metro area. Last night as the new convection moved in, there were countless power flashes around the city as transformers exploded one by one, lighting up the sky much like fireworks. I was one of the last to lose power at around 5:00 AM (still out and probably will be for days; I'm posting this from the National Weather Center). When I woke up and took a drive around town, I was pretty much in disbelief.
I'd estimate 0.75-1.00" of accretion around my area, though it's hard to tell when it gets to be that much. Here are just a few of the 200+ photos I took this morning on and around the OU campus, which is the hardest hit area due to lots of mature trees that have come down or had large branches come off.
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Notice every single tree in this picture is snapped in half about halfway up.
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I'd estimate 0.75-1.00" of accretion around my area, though it's hard to tell when it gets to be that much. Here are just a few of the 200+ photos I took this morning on and around the OU campus, which is the hardest hit area due to lots of mature trees that have come down or had large branches come off.
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wow!
I don't miss those ice storms. I am glad I live clear up here. We don't usually get them and if we do they don't last long. I will take a blinding snowstorm over an ice storm every time.
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Great pics. Some of the tree damage reminds me of 1998 here, when some trees had nothing but stubs and others were "asparagus trees", a bare pole above a pile of branches. We had greater accretion then than what was shown (or described) on this thread, with 1.5" IMBY (then Gardiner, Maine), 1.75" in AUG, and over 2" on a hilltop location 10 miles NW of Lewiston. However, there may be more coming atop what the pictures show. Yikes!
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