Aug 07, 2017 another ice storm 1998 video, this time from my dads point of view. Total ice accumulation due to the 1998 ice storm in canada and the united states climatic perspective of the 1998 ice storm there are several remarkable features of the 1998 ice storm related to the storms unusual persistence and the way in which both precipitation and arctic air were resupplied during the storm. In 1998, an ice storm in northern new york and northern new. The north american ice storm of 1998 was a massive combination of five smaller successive. Its one thing when electrical power is lost during summer months or in southern locations. In addition to the text for the bestselling photographic book the ice storm 1998, he has written two books of poetry, one travel book beyond forget. Liquidequivalent precipitation totals, which fell exclusively as freezing rain, reached as high as 11 cm at some observing sites in northwestern new york. Bob larue weaves together the personal accounts of many north country residents in a fascinating recap of the regions most destructive weather disaster of our time. Responding to a pair of storms this month, the utility had to feed and find rooms for hundreds of. With so many hotels closed, how does cmp find rooms for. Dec 05, 20 weve collected a list of the top 10 worst ice storms in u. The january, 1998 ice storm took people by surprise, an unremarkable weather.
The turmoil caused by that natural disaster is still felt in many local communities today. Remembering the ice storm of 1998 ncpr news north country. The cold air would overspread much of the northeast before the front stalled. Canadians had never before endured a natural disaster like the ice storm of 1998. North american ice storm of 1998 written by onlyisaac1 in retrospect of the minor read. Nov 08, 2012 the ice storm of 1998 was one of the largest natural disasters in canadian history. An ice storm paralyzes western and northern new york.
I survived the great ice storm of 1998 about facebook. This past winter, we had a pretty nasty ice storm that left many without power for days where we currently live, and it gave me a new appreciation for the events of 1998. About 2 million homes more than 5 million people were plunged into darkness for up to a month in the dead of winter. It covered the entire area with a heavy coat of thick ice, snapping power poles by the thousands, dropping lines, and killing power everywhere. Residents of watertown, ny, who are used to heavy snows and frigid temperatures, are astonished at the scope of damage wrought by huge ice storm that has paralyzed much of upstate new york, new. And relive northern new yorks struggle for survival against a powerful and devastating weather phenomenon in the 1998 ice storm almanac. An arctic front was pushing through new york and maine, bringing temperatures well below freezing across a all of northern new york and maine. This book is part of the disaster strikes series by penny draper.
Jan 30, 2018 pressrepublican the ice storm of 1998. With so many hotels closed, how does cmp find rooms for 1,500 line and tree workers. Based in part on farinas book the grid and the village yale up, 2001. Scientists find warm water beneath antarcticas thwaites. The ice storm of 1998 was one of the largest natural disasters in canadian history. Climatic perspective and impacts of the 1998 northern new. Looking back on the 1998 ice storm 20 years later cbc news. The ice stormof january 1998 i n january of 1998, a series of ice storms blanketed northern new england and new york with up to three inches of ice. Nevertheless, the damage in the united states paled in contrast to that sustained in canada. Across northern new york and vermont freezing rain accumulation reached 51 to 100.
Part five of the fivepart series on the ice storm of 1998. Remembering the 1998 ice storm in upstate new york and. An ice storm in 2009 centered from northern arkansas to the ohio valley knocked out power to 1. The north american ice storm of 1998 was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms which combined to strike a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern ontario to southern quebec to nova scotia in canada, and bordering areas from northern new york to central maine in the united states, in january 1998. Yaon january 5th it began the ice storm of 1998leaving hundreds of cities. Five counties in northern new york are brought to a standstill almost. The great ice storm of 1998 was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms from eastern ontario to southern quebec to nova scotia in canada, and bordering areas from northern new york to central maine in the united states. This storm is one of the most destructive ice storms in the history of canada and the northeastern united states. I need not explain the intricacies and unpredictability of the.
With the 1998 ice storm, it really depending on exactly which part of new york, new england and southeastern canada you were travelling through or. The worst 25 snowstorms in the northeast in the past 60 years. The january, 1998 ice storm took people by surprise, an unremarkable weather front that turned lethal when it stalled over the border country of northern new york and southeastern canada, dropping. He lives with his wife and two daughters in pointe claire, quebec. More than 110,000 people lost power in the 7,000 squaremile area of northern new york. Lessons learned from 1998 ice storm mountain lake pbs. Ice storm of 1998 in ontario, quebec, and new brunswick. Many residents were without power for up to two weeks and schools had to be shut down for a week. Portions of eastern canada were also impacted, especially quebec. We tracked the effect of crown injury on a large sample of.
The area covered was massive, extending from kitchener, ontario through quebec to new brunswick and nova scotia, and also covering parts of new york and new england. The worst 25 snowstorms in the northeast in the past 60. Carbohydrate reserves in acer saccharum trees damaged. This book is the definitive story of the ice storm, captured in in january 1998, five days of freezing rain, up to 100 millimetres, fell in some parts of eastern canada and the northeastern united states. The 1998 ice storm almanac, in the ice blue cover, was published and ed in the fall of 1998, only months after what was described as the singlelargest weather disaster in the recorded history of northern new york. The worst ice storm in decades paralyzed wide sections of western and northern new york state yesterday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and shutting down businesses, schools. Bob larue weaves together the personal accounts of many north country residents in a fascinating recap of the.
A difficult morning of car scraping quickly turned into a state of emergency from eastern ontario to southern quebec. First i should say, this movie could have been about my town and my family. Amish farms in northern new york state that refused to be. Farther to the south, southern ontario and western new york, as well as much of the appalachian region. Any serious reader has probably read at least one of these type of stories before. Remembering the 1998 ice storm in upstate new york. The north american ice storm of 1998 also known as great ice storm of 1998 was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms in january 1998 that struck a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern ontario to southern quebec, new brunswick and nova scotia in canada, and bordering areas from northern new york to central maine in the united states. Northwestern texas ice storm of january 2224, 1940. North american ice storm of 1998 the nostalgia blog. Rick moody born hiram frederick moody, iii on october 18, 1961, new york city, is an american novelist and short story writer best known for the ice storm 1994, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban connecticut families over thanksgiving weekend in 1973. His first novel garden state 1992 won the pushcart editors choice award. On the outset, rick moodys the ice storm appears to be a generation x era relic about what it was like to grow up in the 1970s. One of the most devastating ice storms happened in portions of northern new england, upstate new york and southeastern canada jan. Part five of the fivepart series on the ice storm of 1998 0 0 1,118 views.
But it could be argued that nothing will ever compare to the ice storm which struck the north country in january 1998. And relive northern new york s struggle for survival against a powerful and devastating weather phenomenon in the 1998 ice storm almanac. The nashville, tennessee ice storm of january 29 february 1, 1951. Nefa 1 the ice stormof january 1998 i n january of 1998, a series of ice storms blanketed northern new england and new york with up to three inches of ice. Many have called it the worst winter storm northern new york has ever seen. The documentary reconstructs the great 1998 ice storm that destroyed power grids across northern new york.
The worst ice storm on record december 45, 1964 freezing rain caused ice accumulations of up to 1. Twenty years on, residents remember 98 ice storm news nny360. The ice storm is getting a little old at this time, 1998 0 0 1,188 views. Lawrence valley from kingston to quebecs eastern townships received up to 100 mm of ice pellets and freezing rain more than double the icy precipitation normally received in those areas in a whole year. Jan 03, 20 january 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating ice storm that struck our region in 1998.
The film goes on to explore an effort twenty years later to build a new kind of grid, a microgrid, designed to withstand future disasters. Northern new hampshire and vermont, upstate new york, and quebec, the lights started to go out. What ice storm accumulations mean and how to stay safe. The documentary reconstructs the great 1998 ice storm that destroyed power grids across northern new york, quebec, and northern new england. Remembering the 1998 ice storm in upstate new york and montreal duration. My family was probably the typical dysfunctional unit of the 70s emotionally clueless, parents headed for divorce though we didnt know that yet, so i should have been able to relate to this film. The northeastern ice storm, 1998 library of congress. In the ice storm of 1998, there were more than 80 hours of freezing rain, nearly double the annual average. New york and vermont were hit hard by a slow moving cyclone with a large circulation. Book printed material the northeastern ice storm, 1998.
Ahead of the ice storm, heavy sleet and snow fell in many areas of new england. May 10, 2019 the area covered was massive, extending from kitchener, ontario through quebec to new brunswick and nova scotia, and also covering parts of new york and new england. The regional ice storm of early january 1998 was a widespread disturbance for millions of acres of forest in northeastern new york, northern new england, and southern quebec. More than 6,000 flights were canceled at east coast airports, and all three new york city area. January 1998 north american ice storm news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2017.
Joslin began documenting a storm that was headed to her. In the dead of winter without electricity and heat, and dwindling food supplies, the great ice storm nearly brought the. The weather doctor almanac 2008 the great ice storm of 1998. To assess the effect of the ice storm of january 1998 on sugar maple acer saccharum marsh. It wreaked havoc on this region for 6 days between january 4 and january 10 of 1998. Its a documentary about the big icestorm that hit montreal and eastern ontario in 1998. Apr 24, 2015 i chose to research the great northeastern ice storm of 1998 because i think the danger of ice storms is often underestimated. North american ice storm 1998 january 7th, 1998 youtube. Shes tinkering with a device called a vmp, which measures water temperature and salinity.
January 20 marks the 15th anniversary of the devastating ice storm that struck our region in 1998. On january 5, 1998, the worst ice storm in united states history was getting underway. From 4 through 10 january 1998 a severe ice storm impacted northern new york and new england. Tree crowns were partially or totally lost as stems snapped and branches broke with the weight of the deposited ice. Tree survival 15 years after the ice storm of january 1998. Another ice storm 1998 video, this time from my dads point of view. The storm killed 35 canadians, making it one of the worst natural disasters in canadian history. In the us, officials compared the level of tree damage sustained to the great 1938 hurricane that struck new england. The ice storm of january 1998 affected 17 million acres of forestland in northern new york, vermont, new hampshire, and maine, including parts of the green mountain national forest and the white mountain national forest. This is a list of ice storms that are described in wikipedia articles. Following northern new yorks 1998 ice storm, hundreds of thousands of trees were dead or damaged.
I grew up in connecticut and was 11 years old when the ice storm hit. The north american ice storm of 1998 also known as great ice storm of 1998 was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms which combined to strike a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern ontario to southern quebec to nova scotia in canada, and bordering areas from northern new york to central maine in the united states, in january 1998. Mar 01, 2018 potsdam a documentary produced in potsdam that reconstructs the 1998 ice storm was recently screened as an official selection for the 2018 cinema verde international environmental film festival in gainesville, fla. Based in part on professor farinas book the grid and the village. Many of the lessons learned from the 1998 ice storm were technical in nature. This book is the definitive story of the ice storm, captured in pictures by canada. T he n ortheastern ice stormice storm1998 new york state. Northern new york battles ice damage the new york times.
136 428 1058 456 1035 929 1242 1175 407 81 1258 345 1121 156 1336 176 1108 1441 1519 460 38 437 208 774 834 735 341 1309 554 705 104 311 1469 186