I just got shivers up & down my spine when I read ice storm. The 1998 ice storm I went through was horrible. Missed school for about a month & many people had no power & no water for 6-8 weeks. Most of the trees were broken to bits, or bent over touching the ground.

Many pets lost due to no heat & owners not being able to get to them. I had to walk about 15km to & from my friends place to feed & water her dog & try to keep her little animals alive... Only the dog survived, as we locked him in a small room, so his body heat kept him warm. Once the car was able to get to the house, he was removed & put in the hotel in town.

Oddly only 1 person died & that was due to a HUGE tree falling onto their motor home & killing them. Thousands & thousands of people were effected aswell, but a good chunk of the area was forest & not city. I was in a small town & trapped in there. The town recovered quickly, but we were litterly prisoners in our own town.. all outside roads were closed with hundreds of trees on the HWYs.

Our weather was as cold as -50C, which is about -50F for WAY too long. But our homes are designed to -50, so it wasn't too big of an issue even with no power.


I wish your area the best & a speedy recovery