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Ice Storms: Natures cold killer. By: Ashton Hill Science Mr. Shepard. It covers everything in ice as it hits. Nuisance Ice Storm - A nuisance event is usually one of 1/4" of ice or less.
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Ice Storms: Natures cold killer By: Ashton Hill Science Mr. Shepard marcfhenning.blogspott
It covers everything in ice as it hits marcfhenning.blogspott
Nuisance Ice Storm - A nuisance event is usually one of 1/4" of ice or less. - Even though these lighter accumulations are considered nuisance, travel can be extremely dangerous even with a light glazing. Disruptive Ice Storm - A disruptive ice storm is typically one of 1/4" to 1/2" of ice accumulation. - This amount of ice starts to damage trees and power lines. Crippling Ice Storm - Widespread accumulations of over 1/2". - With this much ice there is severe tree damage and power outages may last for days. - The most devastating storms contain ice accumulations of an inch or more. marcfhenning.blogspott
Ice storms can last an hour to days to a week! marcfhenning.blogspott
Ice storms happen usually happen during January and December