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Deadly Storms make dangerous roadways
14 deaths were linked to this past weekend's "blast of ice and windblown snow" which led to multiple car accidents. Today (Monday) things have eased up a bit, but, that doesn't mean safer roads. So Midwesterners drive safely! 14 deaths were linked to this past weekend's "blast of ice and windblown snow" which led to multiple car accidents. T... more
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Christmas prayers anwsered for Oklahomans without power
Utility crews have nearly completed restoring power to homes and businesses in Oklahoma, where as many as 600,000 customers were blacked out by last week's storm.
Looks like Santa came early this year little Timmy! Utility crews have nearly completed restoring power to homes and businesses in Oklahoma, where as many as 600,000 customers were black... more -
Ice Daggers Falling From The Oklahoma Sky
Holy shnikeys! Oklahoma's been having a rough winter so far. Apparently it doesn't just rain there. Large ice chunks fall hurtling from the sky. WTF??
OK, they're falling from a 1600 foot tower. But it's cooler to think they were a whole new kind of bad weather. Holy shnikeys! Oklahoma's been having a rough winter so far. Apparently it doesn't just rain there. Large ice chunks fall hu... more -
All is not OK in Oklahoma!
Since the latest Winter storm, Oklahomans have been without power now for 10 full days. The utility companies there expect power to be on by today or tomorrow thankfully much early than original predictions which weren't until after Christmas. Since the latest Winter storm, Oklahomans have been without power now for 10 full days. The utility companies there expect power to b... more
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US Ice Storm Claims 17 LIves
Ice storm warnings were issued from Texas up through Oklahoma and Kansas and east across Missouri into Illinois as well in Iowa and Arkansas. In Oklahoma, 15 people were killed in car accidents related to frozen roads while one man died of hypothermia
In Oklahoma, 15 people were killed in car accidents related to frozen roads while one man died of hypothermia. In Missouri, a motorist died when he stopped to help another driver and was hit by a car skidding on ice. Around 600,000 people have been left without power as temperatures plunged. Ice storm warnings were issued from Texas up through Oklahoma and Kansas and east across Missouri into Illinois as well in Iowa and Ar... more -
KC Metro Braces for the Icy Worst
Currently, the Kansas City metro is watching the water droplets fall in healthy doses as we ride that freezing line. With trees and power lines beginning to sag, we are all bracing for the freezing temperatures to arrive and the beginning of power outages and being barricaded indoors. For now, we wait with our fingers crossed that the worst won't wipe out the sprawling Kansas City metro area. Currently, the Kansas City metro is watching the water droplets fall in healthy doses as we ride that freezing line. With trees and po... more
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Ice Storm Causes Blackouts and 15 Deaths
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 homes and businesses, and more icy weather was on the way. At least 15 deaths in Oklahoma and Missouri were blamed on the conditions, with 13 of them killed on slick highways.
A state of emergency was declared for the entire state of Oklahoma, where the sound of branches snapping under the weight of the ice echoed through Oklahoma City.
''You can hear them falling everywhere,'' Lonnie Compton said Monday as he shoveled ice off his driveway. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A wintry storm caked the center of the nation with a thick layer of ice Monday, blacking out more than 600,000 h... more -
Ice Storm '07
Nearly one week after being battered by major ice storms, the residents of Springfield, Missouri are still struggling to get back on their feet. Nearly one week after being battered by major ice storms, the residents of Springfield, Missouri are still struggling to get back on t... more
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