Looks like SW NH is in the bullseye for an extended icing period. I expect some folks will have some unplanned firewood opportunities.
Ice Storm SW NH
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Grizzerbear
Minister of Fire
Hopefully it wont be too bad for the folks that get it. We had one in 2007 that knocked us out of power for two weeks. Gas stations ran out of gas and a few of the last stations that had gas got huge fines for price gouging. We had a 1 1/2 of ice on everthing. Trees looked like a hurricane came through.
jaoneill
Feeling the Heat
Not something one would forget right away. When I went outside that morning the trees snapping under tons of ice sounded like there was a serious gun battle raging. I measured 6" of ice on the roof of my car and measurements of 8" weren't uncommon. The ice was so thick and heavy that the car suspensions were all bottomed out and tires looked half flat. Here in southeastern St Lawrence County NY, in the Hwy 11 corridor, our power went out on Jan 8th and wasn't restored until Feb 26th. There wasn't a power pole standing in the 20+ mile stretch between Gouverneur and DeKalb Jct. and this was the story over most of the region. Much of this was due to greed on the part of the power company, Niagara Mohawk, that had never replaced a pole. Power poles have a life expectancy of 30-40 years and should be on a regular replacement schedule. The poles here in the North Country had been in the ground since the Rural Electrification Program in the 1930's. NiMo had always paid a decent return on their stock but it was at the expense of the customer.
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Sawset
Minister of Fire
Visited Watertown NY in 2001. Wooded areas were still littered with topped trees and limbs. Most of the street trees had been destroyed. One reason so many got generators after that.
PistolPeets
Member
We got some ice here in Upstate NY today but nothing like Ice Storm 98. I was young but I remember being without power for a few days.
Bad LP
Minister of Fire
Remember it? Damn I was riding almost 600 miles that weekend!! My area didn’t get the ice so we rode. Great trip. The rest of the state was screwed.
I remember that storm. On Jan 6th I signed papers on a house purchase with a beautiful wooded lot full of maples and cedars. After that storm 80% of the trees were gone. We were lucky this time, we got a full day of ice pellets yesterday, one hour north of the city.
Well power is out here went off a 4 am My Geny kicked in and has run flawlessly
They say we will get it back sometime tonight
Keep warm
They say we will get it back sometime tonight
Keep warm
