Numerous Trees Will Crash in Eastern Ice Storm

NOTE: I just edited this post and changed all the "icestorm" words to "ice storm." Would someone tell me why ice storm is two words while snowstorm and thunderstorm are singlular words? I wish Mr. Webster would let me rewrite the dictionary.

It is going to affect a wide area, but for this post we discuss mainly Extreme NE Georgia and the Carolinas where an ice load of 2/10ths to 4/10th ice load could form.

An Ice Storm Warning continues today for:

Extreme NE Georgia
Upstate South Carolina
Southern Foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina

Hardest hit will be the Carolinas, especially North Carolina.

An ice load of 1/2 inch may be common along and north of Interstate 40 from Asheville to Hickory and eastward. If this happens, numerous trees will come crashing down from the heavy weight of the ice. Widespread power outages will occur that may last for days.

Travel in those areas highly discouraged.

SPOT REPORTS AT 9 AM EST
Atlanta...34, light rain (They had freezing rain earlier)
Athens...32, freezing rain
Augusta...36, cloudy
Greenville, S.C.,...32, freezing rain
Anderson, S.C.,...32 freezing rain
Columbia...34 rain

NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville...31, freezing rain
Jefferson...27 snow
Hickory...31, freezing rain
Charlotte...32, freezing rain
Greensboro...29, freezing rain
Winston-Salem...30, freezing rain
Raleigh-Durham...34, rain

VIRGINIA
Richmond...31, light snow
Charlottsville...25, light snow
Lynchburg...25, freezing rain
Roanoke...24, snow

Virginia and other areas will also be impacted by this storm. More information to follow including some specific reports on what has happened.
Posted by  
on December 15, 2005, 9:36 am
I'm sure it would be more interesting to look at if you would :). All that Havana Junction vocab :) Still think you need to write a book oneday!!

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Posted by  
on December 15, 2005, 10:07 am
I can do without the ice but I would love to see the snow.

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Posted by Brian  
on December 15, 2005, 10:35 am
I can do without either until after Tues. (12/20) We're traveling through Georgia on that day.

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