Click on the thumbnails to see the ice storm pics full size taken the morning after the storm had raged all night. Please read the full entry to see more pictures.
At its peak, hundreds of thousands of homes lost power, people were killed and thousands are still without electricity or water in outlying areas. Ever tried living by candlelight for that long? You couldn’t get batteries, torches, candles nor anything remotely connected with lighting for love nor money anywhere by the time it came back on. I’ve talked to 75 year olds that have never seen anything like it having lived here all their lives, so I think it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Thankfully!
These really don’t give any indication about how much destruction there is across where it hit as it’s just a small part of the front of our yard and immediate surroundings.
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February 11th, 2009 at 11:26 am
wow, Kay! those pictures are amazing! It’s insane to see something so beautiful, like the icicles on the trees and powerlines, and know that it is so destructive.
Please stay safe!!
February 11th, 2009 at 11:39 am
I know, it was an incredible sight. Today we’re under a high winds warning which has been in place since 3am. Now we have giant branches falling hundreds of feet that were caught in amongst others, so it’s not safe to be outside. One hit the house in the early hours and literally shook our bedroom. Luckily it bounced off rather than went through it but some of the limbs that have came down through the night are about twenty feet long and eighteen inches in diameter. When you look up at a tree so high, you don’t realize how large they actually are until they fall.
We bought a chainsaw too which Mike’s been wielding. I swear I could feel the testosterone surging through my veins just by opening the box.
ETA And just as I posted this, something clattered down outside on the shed with a big thud.