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  2. Winter storms are hitting the U.S. Here's how to keep your ...

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    Winter storms can turn dangerous when they cause power outages and risky road conditions. Preparation can help keep you and your family safe. Winter storms are hitting the U.S.

  3. Freezing rain - Wikipedia

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    Freezing rain and glaze ice on a large scale is called an ice storm. Effects on plants can be severe, as they cannot support the weight of the ice. Trees may snap as they are dormant and fragile during winter weather. Pine trees are also victims of ice storms as their needles will catch the ice, but not be able to support the weight.

  4. Ice storm - Wikipedia

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    An ice storm, also known as a glaze event or a silver storm, is a type of winter storm characterized by freezing rain. [1] The U.S. National Weather Service defines an ice storm as a storm which results in the accumulation of at least 0.25-inch (6.4 mm) of ice on exposed surfaces.

  5. Sperry–Piltz Ice Accumulation Index - Wikipedia

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    The Sperry–Piltz Ice Accumulation Index, or SPIA Index, is a scale for rating ice storm intensity, based on the expected footprint of an ice storm, the expected ice accumulation as a result of a storm, and the expected damage a storm inflicts on human-built structures, especially exposed overhead utility systems such as power lines.

  6. Winter is coming: Tips to better prepare yourself for snow ...

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    The awareness week is a reminder for all to be ready for all types of hazards such as winter storms, snow squalls, ice storms, heavy rain and flooding, high winds, and even severe weather.

  7. 'Nothing is going to stop Mother Nature': Was this ice storm ...

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    Devastating ice storm damage over parts of northwest Oregon from two back to back storms. This is the worst winter storm damage I’ve ever seen (in the Springfield area). Nearly every tree was ...

  8. Winter storm - Wikipedia

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    Ice storms often coat many surfaces. Severe ice storms, which may occur in spring, can kill plant life. Heavy showers of freezing rain are one of the most dangerous types of winter storm. They typically occur when a layer of warm air hovers over a region, but the ambient temperature a few meters above the ground is near or below 0 °C (32 °F ...

  9. Christmas travel trouble: Northeast ice and West Coast storms ...

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    A series of potent storms is expected to hammer the West Coast through the weekend after Christmas while precip Christmas travel trouble: Northeast ice and West Coast storms threaten road, air ...