Ice Storm in Trego, Kansas
Ice Storm March 16, 1998 – March 17, 1998 · Trego, Kansas
The wider storm
Ice storm occurred with anywhere from 1/2 inch of ice accumulation on roadways to several inches of ice accumulations on objects such as radio towers. Every radio station in the area had damage due to the ice accumulation. There was one report of a chunk of ice falling completely through a cab of a pickup. Fortunately...no one was inside at the time. KRPH's 800 foot radio tower completely fell down with a reported 6 inches of ice accumulation. 1450 power poles came down across the area. Power was out for 4 to 6 days in some places. A USDA weather related disaster was declared.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5638857. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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