Ice+storm+in+Jan.2009+pu



This ice storm happened in the midwest and Central Plains it was a major ice storm that covered parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Misssiouri, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky. The storm produced power lines off foe over 2 million people because of the heavy ice accumulation. This ice storm killed 65 people nation wide 35 in Kentucky, the storm hit the hardest in Western Kentucky with over 500,000 residences without power and overall 100,000 without power for over a week. To deal with the effects of the storm Kentucky governor called up the whole Kentucky National Guard, the larggest National guard call up in the state history. Emergency reponse from the NRWA went to the states and provided portable generators and technical assitance to maint the water supply in the impact areas. the storm was freezing rain and ice storm, January 25th 2009 maximum of 2.5 inches of ice and 13 inches of snow tempetures of -35 F to -22 F and at least $125 million the cost of damages.