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Ice Storm in Ionia, Michigan

Ice Storm February 5, 2019 – February 7, 2019 · Ionia, Michigan

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Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A half to three quarters of an inch of freezing rain resulted in numerous downed trees, limbs, power lines and widespread power outages.

The wider storm

Two periods of freezing rain from February 5th through February 7th resulted in significant ice accumulation on the order of a half to three quarters of an inch across portions of central lower Michigan. This resulted in thousands of downed trees, limbs and power lines. Approximately one hundred and fifty thousand people lost power.

Schools in the area were closed for days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 807806. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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