🚨🧊 ICE STORM WARNING THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS WINTER THREAT 🧊🚨 Freezing rain is now locking in from near Columbia, through Charlotte, into the Upstate of South Carolina and the North Carolina mountains. This is the kind of storm that doesn’t look dramatic at first and then cripples entire regions. ❄️ WHY ICE IS WORSE THAN SNOW • Trees & power lines snap under weight • Roads turn to invisible glass • Widespread power outages possible • Emergency response becomes delayed or impossible ⚠️ Eve

31K views · 210 reactions | The 12 days of Ice Storm 1998. | CBC Ottawa | Facebook

1.3K views · 39 shares | The 1998 ice storm reminds us in this #throwbackthursday video, though this January has been light on snow, just 19 years ago The North Country (Northern New York) and Montreal, Quebec were battered by a devastating ice storm. This video from the 15th anniversary of the storm features Jack LaDuke and Derek Muirden reminiscing with Thom Hallock about their experiences during the ice storm of '98. | Mountain Lake PBS | Facebook