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Latest News: Ice Storm Spreads Into The Great Lakes
May 7, 2017
By WeatherBug Meteorologists
A relentless ice storm just won’t give up across the nation’s midsection. The icy mess is sliding through the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes tonight. Here’s a recap of ice accumulation since the first storm started last Friday:
Illinois:
Maeystown: 0.37 inch
Hoyleton: 0.25 inch
O’Fallon: 0.25 inch
Freeburg: 0.19 inch
Carbondale: 0.13 inch
Iowa:
Knoxville: 0.25 inch
Des Moines: 0.20 inch
Edgewood: 0.13 inch
Gilbert: 0.10 inch
Cedar Rapids: 0.06 inch
Wisconsin:
Franklin: 0.10 inch
Madison: 0.09 inch
Milwaukee: 0.04 inch
Michigan:
Glenn: 0.05 inch
Kansas:
Aldrich: 0.75 inch
Columbus: 0.60 inches
Attica: 0.50 inch
Dodge City: 0.50 inch
Dexter: 0.40 inch
Maple City: 0.25 inch
West Wichita: 0.25 inch
Wichita NWS Office: 0.20 inch
Nebraska:
Western: 0.40 inch
Grand Island: 0.30 inch
Omaha: 0.10 inch
Kentucky:
Sturgis: 0.10 inch
Carrsville: 0.05 inch
Missouri:
Aldrich: 0.75 inch
Waynesville: 0.75 inches
Columbus: 0.60 inches
Salem: 0.60 inch
Desloge and Old Linn Creek: 0.50 inch
Oakland Park: 0.39 inch
Joplin: 0.25 inch
Oklahoma:
Beaver: 1.00 inch
Elmwood: 0.50 inch
Bartlesville: 0.37 inch
El Reno: 0.25 inch
Tulsa: 0.24 inch
Oklahoma City: 0.10 inch
Texas:
Canadian: 0.50 inch
Darrouzett: 0.25 inch
Amarillo: 0.25 inch
Borger: 0.25 inch
Pampa: 0.20 inch
Virginia:
Wardensville: 0.01 inch
Maryland:
Boonsboro: 0.10 inch
Eckhart Mines: 0.06 inch
Latest News:
Fewer than 600 people were in the dark in Missouri as of Sunday evening.
Icy roads contributed to a deadly accident in southwestern Kansas Saturday night.
Two police escaped injury when their police cars were struck while working a crash in Kansas City, Kan., along Interstate 635 in the northbound direction.
A disaster emergency was declared by Oklahoma’s Governor Mary Fallin.
At least three deaths were blamed on the series of storms, with two of them killed in separate accidents in Missouri and another in Oklahoma involving a semi-truck.
Late on Friday, icy conditions were blamed for a pile up involving more than 20 vehicles in Wichita, Kan., but thankfully there were no serious injuries reported.
The storm’s track forced the National Football League to move Sunday’s AFC Divisional round between Pittsburgh and Kansas City, originally scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EST, to an 8:20 p.m. EST start time.
WeatherBug Meteorologists will continue to track the ice storm and provide the latest information here.
--- Story Image: Trees are seen bent over due to the weight of the ice in Great Bend, Kan., January 16, 2017. (Courtesy of WeatherBug user Pam)
• The storm’s track forced the National Football League to move Sunday’s AFC Divisional round between Pittsburgh and Kansas City, originally scheduled to start at 1 p.m. EST, to an 8:20 p.m. EST start time.
WeatherBug Meteorologists will continue to track the ice storm and provide the latest information here.
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Story Image: Trees are seen bent over due to the weight of the ice in Great Bend, Kan., January 16, 2017. (Courtesy of WeatherBug user Pam)