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ice storm stories: 14 news summaries

Ky. Deploys National Guard for Ice Storm Relief

400,000 people still without power

Feb 1, 09 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Kentucky has deployed 4,600 of its National Guard troops to go door-to-door in what the state's governor is calling "the biggest natural disaster that this state has ever experienced in modern history.” At least seven—and as many as 21—people may have died as a result... More »

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National Guard • Kentucky • electricity • death • power outage • ice storm • disaster

More Than 1M Still
Powerless After Ice Storm

Thousands still in shelters

Jan 30, 09 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - From Missouri to West Virginia, thousands of people are still holed up in makeshift shelters as utility crews frantically work to return water and heat to their homes, the AP reports. More than 1.3 million homes remain without power after the recent ice storm, and though workers are making... More »

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(AP) - More than a million people shivered in ice-bound homes across the country tonight, waiting for utility crews to restring power lines brought down by a storm that killed 23 as it moved from the Southern Plains to the East Coast. But with temperatures plunging, utility officials warned that it could... More »

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 Ice Shuts School, 
 Baffles Obama Girls 

Chicago natives have played in worse weather, prez says

Jan 28, 09 12:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The ice storm plowing through Washington has many grown-ups wary of stepping outside, but it hasn’t fazed the first daughters, Politico reports. The Midwesterners were unimpressed that their school closed, President Obama said today, noting that Chicago schools never close. “My 7-year-old pointed out that in Chicago you’... More »

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Barack Obama • weather • Washington DC • school • ice storm • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • Sidwell Friends School • school closing

Storm Kills 19, Cuts Power
to 600K in South, Midwest

Winter bears down (again) on Northeast, trigger travel troubles, and worse

Jan 28, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - A storm sweeping from the middle of the country into the Northeast today has left at least 19 dead and cut power to 600,000 people, the AP reports. In hard-hit states like Arkansas, where power companies warned service might not return for days, 3 inches of ice weighed down... More »

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Northeast • Arkansas • United States • Oklahoma • power outage • winter storm • ice storm • winter weather • East Coast • traffic fatalities

 Ice, Snow Spread 
 From Plains to East 

Seven killed in storms

Jan 27, 09 10:08 AM CST
(AP) - Schools closed and thousands of homes and businesses had no electricity today as a storm spread a coating of ice and snow on roads and power lines from the southern Plains to the mid-Atlantic states. At least seven deaths had been blamed on the weather. Highway department crews were out... More »

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severe weather • ice storm • snow • snowstorm • National Weather Service • winter weather


 Short on Salt, 
 Towns Turn 
 to Molasses 

As salt costs double, alternative deicers hit the pavement

Jan 2, 09 8:45 AM CST
(Newser) - With the weather outside frightful and rock-salt prices spiking, communities across the country are experimenting with new concoctions for melting snow and ice on roadways, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding molasses, ash, and garlic salt to deicers. The price of salt generally surges after the New Year as communities... More »

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salt • ice storm • snow • Snowstorm • winter weather • commodity prices • icy roads

(Newser) - Brutally cold temperatures are buffeting the Midwest today, and states of emergency remain in effect throughout the Northeast following a devastating ice storm that left more than 400,000 people without power, USA Today reports. Schools were closed in Massachusetts and crews from up and down the Eastern seaboard... More »

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New Hampshire • severe weather • Massachusetts • FEMA • power outage • ice storm • cold snap • school closing • icy roads

(AP) - An ice storm to compare with some of the Northeast's worst made a mess of the region today, leaving 1.25 million homes and businesses in seven states without power as it forced schools to close and toppled ice-laden trees and power lines onto slippery roads. More than half... More »

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New York • storm • New England • ice storm • snowstorm

Storm Drops a Foot of
Snow on Kansas

But Oklahoma is spared a second blast

Dec 15, 07 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - A foot of snow hit Kansas this morning as thousands huddled in shelters there, unable to return home after power outages, the AP reports. Oklahoma, which still has 181,000 homes and businesses blacked out, caught a break this morning when heavy snow warnings were canceled. But Missouri is still... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • severe weather • Detroit • Kansas • Missouri • Oklahoma • ice storm

Winter Is Here to Stay

Both regions face continued winter storms

Dec 14, 07 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - In the wake of an ice storm that cut power to millions, the Midwest is bracing for a second, with a 2 to 6 inches of snow headed for Kansas and Oklahoma, reports the AP. For the half-million still without power and those in emergency shelters, the next hit could... More »

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Northeast • Boston • Kansas • Oklahoma • winter travel • winter storm • ice storm • snow • Providence, RI

Midwest Million Left in Icy Dark

Massive power outage as new storm prepares to blast region again

Dec 12, 07 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Nearly 1 million people are without power in the aftermath of a nightmarish ice storm that wreaked havoc with roads, homes and airports through a Midwestern swath of the nation. The storm has claimed 24 lives so far, most on ice-slicked roadways. Forecasters predicted a new storm building in the... More »

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Midwest • Chicago • storm • power • Missouri • Oklahoma • ice • ice storm

600K Lose Power in Icy Storm

15 fatalities reported; weather service warns of more storms tomorrow

Dec 10, 07 6:55 PM CST
(Newser) - An icy storm plunged more than 600,000 Midwesterners into freezing darkness today, crippling power and causing about 15 fatalities on slippery roads, the AP reports. Oklahoma fared worst, declaring a state of emergency as schools shut down and hospitals ran on backup generators. More is on the way, according... More »

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weather • Midwest • severe weather • storm • Kansas • FEMA • US Army • Illinois • Missouri • Oklahoma • state of emergency • ice • ice storm

6 Die in Heartland Ice Storm

Missouri declares state of emergency

Dec 10, 07 4:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Six people died on slick roadways yesterday as a killer ice storm gripped heartland America, turning sidewalks and highways into ice rinks, grounding flights and downing power lines. The storm turned a swath of the nation frigid from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes, and even colder weather threatened... More »

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