| Event |
Ice Storm |
| State |
INDIANA |
| County/Area |
WAYNE |
| WFO |
ILN |
| Begin Date |
02/01/2011 00:00:00 EST-5 |
| End Date |
02/01/2011 22:00:00 EST-5 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
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| Crop Damage |
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| Episode Narrative |
An ice storm hit the Ohio Valley, beginning late in the evening of January 31st. Low pressure traced from Texas to the lower Great Lakes region, and strengthened as it crossed the Ohio Valley. The precipitation over northern portions of the region began as a snow and sleet mix and changed over to freezing rain, while along and immediately south of the I-70 corridor was all freezing rain. An estimated quarter million power outages were blamed on the storm which brought upwards of a half inch to inch of ice, along with several inches of sleet accumulation to central and west central Ohio and the Whitewater Valley of Indiana. |
| Event Narrative |
In the pre-dawn hours, the highway department reported a half inch of ice north of the I-70 corridor in the county, and a quarter inch of ice south of the interstate. An emergency manager in Richmond measured .18 of ice in Richmond. Later on that evening, 1.1 inches of sleet was measured in Richmond. |
