It could be referred to as the Great Ice Storm of 1976. The Great Ice Storm of March 1976 knocked television stations off the air, caused Madison's reservoirs to dry up and left more than 600,000 Wisconsin residents without power for days. This video is unavailable. The storm started on March 1 and continued through March 2. It devastated counties, left many without power and is still remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in our state’s history. Massachusetts Ice Storm of November 26–29, 1921. Snow fell first with anywhere from 2 to 10 inches. Please try again later. That was followed by about a half inch to one inch of glazing from the ice storm. Payment & Checkout. The 40 th anniversary of the early March ice storm that affected the lives of Michigan residents for days is this week. NY: worst ice storm in memory in western NY Presidential disasters in Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, and Wyoming Cos. 150,000 without power; some outages lasted 10 days


But in March 1976, a devastating ice storm hit that affected nearly the entire state. Historic Images Part Number: RRR20467. The storm was accompanied with high winds. 1976 – A major snow and ice storm hit the Saginaw Valley and Thumb regions. 1940s. This feature is not available right now. The storm struck a 29 county area in the central Lower Peninsula. Mayor Paul Soglin, in his first term as mayor, was tasked with leading the response to the weather. It could be referred to as the Great Ice Storm of 1976. An ice storm is a type of winter storm characterized by freezing rain, also known as a glaze event or in some parts of the United States as a silver thaw. Snow is one thing, but ice is its own beast, which is why this storm is remembered by many as the largest blizzard in Wisconsin. The storm was accompanied with high winds. This feature is not available right now. The 40 th anniversary of the early March ice storm that affected the lives of Michigan residents for days is this week.
... A March 3 ice storm that left 200,000 homes in southern Michigan without power and caused millions of dollars in damage; Congressman Donald Riegle's election to replace retiring U.S. Northwestern Texas Ice Storm of January 22–24, 1940. That was followed by about a half inch to one inch of glazing from the ice storm. 1976 – A major snow and ice storm hit the Saginaw Valley and Thumb regions. Southeast Minnesota, Northeast Iowa, Wisconsin Ice storm of February 21–23, 1922. Upstate New York Ice Storm of December 29–30, 1942. I think it was in 1976. [1] The U.S. National Weather Service defines an ice storm as a storm which PHOTO FRONT PHOTO BACK.