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This is a list of ice storms that are described in Wikipedia articles.

1920s

  • Massachusetts Ice Storm of November 26–29, 1921.
  • Southeast Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, Wisconsin Ice storm of February 21–23, 1922.

1940s

  • Northwestern Texas Ice Storm of January 22–24, 1940.
  • Great Britain Ice Storm of January 26–30, 1940.
  • Great Ice Storm of November 23–25, 1940.[1]
  • Upstate New York Ice Storm of December 29–30, 1942.

1950s

  • The Nashville, Tennessee Ice Storm of January 29 – February 1, 1951.

1960s

1970s

  • Atlanta and North Georgia, USA; January 7–8, 1973. Whole city down hard for a week+. Ice bomb.
  • Southern New England Ice Storm of 1973, December 16–17, 1973
  • Southern Wisconsin Ice Storm of March 4–5, 1976.
  • Twin North Carolina Ice Storms of January 12–13 and 19-20, 1978[2]
  • Long Island Ice Storm of January 13–14, 1978
  • Illinois Ice Storm of March 26, 1978 (Easter Sunday) started the day before
  • The Great New Year's Eve 1978 Ice Storm in Dallas, Texas

1980s

Alabama 1982

  • Ozarks Christmas ice storm of 1987
  • Dallas, Texas and surrounding area ice storm March 4, 1989. Temperatures were at first above 70 °F (21 °C) but suddenly on Friday March 3 and it suddenly got cold, below freezing, and ice started forming in the late evening. By Saturday morning, March 4, the ice was 2–3 inches (5–8 cm) thick on the roadways. Temperatures stayed cold for several days and the city was at a standstill. A week later on March 11, 1989, the temperature was 95 °F (35 °C) degrees again.[citation needed]

1990s

Tree damage caused by the North American Ice Storm of 1998
  • East Central Illinois Ice Storm of February 14, 1990
  • Western and Northern NY Ice Storm of March 3–4, 1991
  • 1991 - Russiaville, Indiana and surrounding areas - It was in the spring of 1991 and everyone was without power for almost two weeks.
  • Mid-Atlantic Ice Storm of January 7–8, 1994
  • Southern Ice Storm of February 1994
  • Eastern Washington State/North Idaho area ice storm of 1996
  • North American Ice Storm of 1998
  • January 1999 North American ice storm

2000s

2010s

See also

References

  1. ^ [1], NOAA: Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Top 10 Weather Events of the 20th Century
  2. ^ SCO, NC. "Winter Weather - Winter Storm Database | State Climate Office of North Carolina". climate.ncsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. ^ (Associated Press) (December 16, 2005). "One Dead, 450,000 in Dark After Icy Storm". ABC News (channel 7, Los Angeles). Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ (Associated Press) (December 15, 2008). "Much of the nation shivers under cold snap". NBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
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