Talk:Ice storm

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[edit] List of ice storms

Maybe we ought to split off a List of ice storms page, before this one gets out of control? --John Owens 15:46 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC)

Let's just exercise restraint. Where do ice storms typically happen? I had never heard off these until the Ang Lee film. --Tarquin 20:33, 8 Aug 2003 (UTC)

This article isn't unmanageable in size. I don't expect this list to get huge fast, however, I do notice a common theme: All the storms (worthy of mention) cause weeklong power outages and property damage. We could do without the descriptions and just list locations and dates. --ke4roh 03:28, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)

There was a terrible ice storm in Quebec (Canada) which caused a total collapse of all power lines in a 100 km radius. More than 3.5 million people were in the dark for days; some were left without power for week. Power lines were crushed by the weight of accumulated ice. After the storm, cold weather caused further problems as dozens of emergency shelters were needed. Fortunately, the casualties were low and people showed a lot of generosity. In North-Eastern USA and in Eastern Canada (mostly Quebec province), this calamity is known as "THE Ice Storm". Hence, I have added a link in the disambiguation page. --Hugo Dufort 08:42, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

I added it cuz I added it. --Whoiskennedy 06:18, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

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