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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Wichita KS
600 AM CST Thu Jan 9 2025

...ON THIS DATE IN WEATHER HISTORY...

In 1998, what definitely was "The Great Ice Storm" of
1998 that had raged for 5 days was finally nearing an end
across Northeast North America.  The ice storm coated
areas from Eastern Ontario, across Southern Quebec,
Northern New York State and Maine, to New Brunswick with
one to a phenomenal five inches of ice.  Actually it was
a combination of five "smaller" ice storms that crossed
these areas in succession.  The inconceivable ice storm
killed 35 (of which 28 were in Canada), injured 945, and
caused 5 billion to 7 billion dollars damage.  At its
peak, around 4 million people lost power, most of them in
Eastern Ontario and Southern Quebec.  Around 1,000
transmission towers collapsed in a chain reaction and
35,000 wooden utility poles were crushed, along with
hundreds of miles of power lines.  Some areas were
without power for a month.  Montreal and Ottawa were
nearly shut down.

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In 1976, lake effect snow squalls overwhelmed Adams, NY,
located on the northeast shores of Lake Ontario, with 5
to 6 feet of snow.

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