ICE+STORMS+(Team+Thunder)

=Asia D, Kaylee G, Justine R, Seth R, Nathan S= =Andrew S, Marcus E.= G. Ray Bodley High School Volney Elementary School 4-26-2011

**Title: Ice Storms** The U.S National Weather Service defines an ice storm as a storm which results in accumulation of at least 0.25 inches of ice in exposed surfaces. Ice storms are formed when a layer of heat is between two layers of cold air. The precipitation melts while falling into the warm air layer and then begins to refreeze in the cold layer above the ground. An ice storm is a type of storm caused by freezing rain.
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Description of a Related Newsworthy Event

 * For six days in January 1998, freezing rain coated Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick with 7-11 cm (3-4 in) of ice. Trees and power wires fell and utility poles and transmission towers came down causing massive power outages, for some a month. It was the most expensive natural disaster in Canada.The ice storm of 1998 directly affected more people than any other previous weather event in Canadian history.

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