December 2013 Ice Storm Photos Michigan

[milkman636]

I was talking to a lineman from Cadillac at my place yesterday. He said this week was the first time he's ever seen ice 1 inch thick on branches and wires.

Here's a couple of pictures from Clinton County:

 

[xring100]

I was talking to a lineman from Cadillac at my place yesterday. He said this week was the first time he's ever seen ice 1 inch thick on branches and wires.

Here's a couple of pictures from Clinton County:

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Looks like you guys might had it pretty bad too. It was pretty unusual to see the pine needles almost 1/2" thick

 

[catskinner]

Funny how a few miles makes a difference, We only had a coating of ice, making a run to Stockbridge, noticed how close it came. Every time the wind blows, those dead ash trees seem to make contact with the wires. At least you have AG tires and 4X4, my loader has r4 and 2wd, sits and spins thinking about snow. Like your saws!

 

[milkman636]

Looks like you guys might had it pretty bad too. It was pretty unusual to see the pine needles almost 1/2" thick

Probably the worst ice I've ever seen. There were only two businesses in town with power. Both were on generators for 2 and a half days. The rest were closed. After driving around Monday I would guess that around 90% of the homes within 3 miles of me lost power. Consumers was still working with a boom truck about 1/4 mile down the road when I came home from work last night . So yeah it was bad. I'll be doing more cleanup this afternoon. There is a broken branch on the north side of my barn roof that is still connected to a tree. I'm hoping it melts off enough today to take care of it before it turns cold again.

 

[xring100]

Funny how a few miles makes a difference, We only had a coating of ice, making a run to Stockbridge, noticed how close it came. Every time the wind blows, those dead ash trees seem to make contact with the wires. At least you have AG tires and 4X4, my loader has r4 and 2wd, sits and spins thinking about snow. Like your saws!

I'd believe it my parents are 20 miles east of me and had just a coating but 5 miles north of them was hit pretty hard.

 

[DeereMann]

Hope your utility power comes back soon, XRING (& all the others hit by the massive ice storm) as the next arctic blast is heading down from the arctic tonight for us.

We lucked out this year - the ice went over to you folks in the NE North America, we merely had brutal cold & continuing snows. I remember a terrible midwest ice storm in March 1976 that I will never forget, so know & sympathize with what you folks are going through. Good humor, generators, chainsaws definitely help see you through.

Thanks to the hardworking utitlity crews across North America for doing what they do, too!!

Best wishes,

 

[xring100]

Hope your utility power comes back soon, XRING (& all the others hit by the massive ice storm) as the next arctic blast is heading down from the arctic tonight for us.

We lucked out this year - the ice went over to you folks in the NE North America, we merely had brutal cold & continuing snows. I remember a terrible midwest ice storm in March 1976 that I will never forget, so know & sympathize with what you folks are going through. Good humor, generators, chainsaws definitely help see you through.

Thanks to the hardworking utitlity crews across North America for doing what they do, too!!

Best wishes,

Thanks, we did actually get power back on Friday afternoon. it was like 37 degrees today all the ice came down yesterday it was roughly 43. it is now 25 with a low of 7 overnight and it was freezing rain on the way home from the Mall. Roads turned slick about 5 miles from home our dirt road is a solid sheet of ice. as well as the sidewalk to my house. the bad part was that the salt was inside the house