Ice Storm in Cooke, Texas

Ice Storm January 27, 2009 – January 28, 2009 · Cooke, Texas

Injuries

$40K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Cooke County Sheriff reported over thirty accidents across the county due to icy conditions. Most of them occurred on Highways 75 and 82. No major injuries were attributed to the ice. The Emergency Manager reported 0.50 inches of ice on surfaces.

The wider storm

A shallow arctic airmass moved over north Texas as an upper level storm system moved in from the west. Periods of rain, freezing rain, and sleet occurred resulting in thousands of traffic accidents and numerous power outages. Ice accumulations ranged from a tenth to over a half inch. Indirect monetary damages were over a million dollars with dozens of injuries (indirect).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 149356. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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