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arboghast | 2 years ago

It’s going to be 12c today so it’s not that bad. The 1998 one was in February so it was very different.

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graderjs|2 years ago

OH OK! When it said "Ice storm" - I was thinking something like "it's not rain, it's not snow, it's actually raining ice and throwing sheets of ice around." So I assumed it would be horrid. Seems kind of balmy

Karawebnetwork|2 years ago

The main issue at hand is the accumulation of ice on trees and powerlines, which can become excessively thick and weighty. This creates the risk that trees may topple onto sidewalks or powerlines (those not underground). In certain cases, powerlines that have not been reinforced since the '98 storm may collapse under their own weight. Also, as of March 15th it is no longer required by law to have winter tires on cars, this has caught many drivers off guard as they were not expecting another storm, much less an ice storm.