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Tough conditions for power lines, raising the specter of mass power outages like the one that took out electricity to over a million households last winter, or the 1998 ice storm that left over 4 million Canadians in the dark–some losing power for weeks.
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Brad Moon, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Hurricanes, wildfires, ice storms and heatwaves have caused widespread disruptions, highlighting the vulnerability of aging electrical grids to severe conditions.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
An ice storm warning has been issued for southern Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri.
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Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
Fort Worth canceled trash pick up after a January 2023 ice storm brought city services to a halt.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined above
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“Ice storm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20storm. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
ice storm
noun
: a storm in which falling rain freezes as it lands
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