THE 2008 ICE STORM
ON DECEMBER 11-12 2008 A FREEZING RAINBLOB PARKED OVER CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND & GLAZED EVRETHING. OVER A MILLION PPL LOST POWER ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, MAINE, & CONNECTICUT; NEW HAMPSHIRE ALONE HAD 440,000 W/OUT ELECTRICITY. IN THE HARDEST HIT TOWNS THE POWER STAYED OUT OVER A WEEK, SOME PUSHING PAST 10 DAYS IN SINGLE DIGIT OVERNITE TEMPS. ICEBLOB TREE DESTRUCTION WAS WIDESPREAD. REPLAY THE GLAZE ON THE KBOX NEXRAD DOPPLER RADAR ARCHIVE. WIKIPEDIA
ARCHIVE COVERAGE: KBOX 20081211 00:02Z - 20081213 23:55Z
CLICK THE LOGO IN THE RADAR 4 MOAR OPTIONS
EFFECTS:
- POWER OUTAGES: 1 MILLION+ CUSTOMERS, UP 2 10+ DAYS IN SOME TOWNS
- NEW HAMPSHIRE: 440,000 OUTAGES ALONE
- STATES OF EMERGENCY DECLARED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND
- AREAS EFFECTED: NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, VERMONT, MAINE, CONNECTICUT
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