Frozen Heartland - Ice Storm Midwest.. photos Dec 07
Photo: Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman/AP
In the news.. from abcnews.go.com, a killer ice storm - at least 18 dead.
“DES MOINES, Iowa - Much of the nation’s midsection was in the icy grip Tuesday of a tree-snapping, flight-canceling, roadway-closing deep freeze that spread from the frozen Plains.
The National Weather Service posted ice and winter storm warnings Tuesday for parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. About an inch of ice was expected over parts of Iowa, followed by up to 5 inches of sleet and snow. “It’s a pretty good ice-maker,” said Frank Boksa, a weather service forecaster.
The waves of frozen rain left at least 18 dead in Oklahoma and Missouri, with 15 of them killed on slick highways. Officials in Kansas and Oklahoma declared states of emergency.”
Some photos include:
1> Illinois College employees, from left, Gene Meier, Kirk Hoots and Ed Rathgeb clear downed limbs in Jacksonville, Ill.
2> Fallen tree limbs cover Britton Road after an ice storm in eastern Oklahoma County.
3> A car was damaged as a large tree branch fell in Jefferson City, Mo.
4> A floral decoration is encased in ice at an Oklahoma City cemetery.
5> Utility crews work on power lines in Collinsville, Okla.
6> Four cars that slid off of Interstate 25 near Longmont, Colo., are left in the median.
7> An ice-covered downed tree covers a pickup truck in Joplin, Mo.
8> Ice covered trees line the street near the intersection of University Blvd and Boyd Street near the University of Oklahoma campus.
9> Drivers attempt to dig their vehicles out of snow, in Omaha, Neb.
