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January 2009 North American ice storm
Type
Ice storm Winter storm
Formed
January 25, 2009
Dissipated
January 30, 2009
Lowest pressure
1008 mbar (hPa) [1]
Maximum snowfall or ice accretion
2.5 inches (ice); 13 inches (snow)
Fatalities
65 (35 in KY)
Damage
At least $125 million
Power outages
1.3 million
Areas affected
parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky
Part of the Winter storms of 2008–09
The January 2009 North American ice storm was a major ice storm that impacted parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. The storm produced widespread power outages for over 2 million people due to heavy ice accumulation. The hardest-hit areas were in Kentucky with over 500,000 residences without power during the height of the storm, including 100,000 without power for over one week, and northern Arkansas, with 300,000 residences without power. This ice storm killed 65 people nationwide and 35 in Kentucky.[2] Most deaths were attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning due to power generators or kerosene heaters being used indoors without proper ventilation. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear called up the entire Kentucky Army National Guard to deal with the after-effects of this storm, the largest National Guard call up in that state's history.[3][4] Mammoth Cave National Park closed due to the storm.[5]
Emergency response teams from NRWA state affiliates, including the Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Florida rural water associations, provided portable generators and technical assistance to maintain the water supply in the impacted areas.[6][7]
^"Daily Weather Map for January 29, 2009". HPC. Archived from the original on May 24, 2024. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
^"National Death Toll Hits 55 in Ice Storm, 24 in KY". ABC News. 2009. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
^"Storm-Struck Ky. Calls Up Entire Nat'l Guard". WFSB. Hartford. Jan 31, 2009. Archived from the original on February 4, 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
^"Storm-struck KY calls up entire Army Nat'l Guard". My Way News. Jan 31, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 2, 2009.
^Mammoth Cave National Park Remains Closed Due to Ice Storm, NationalParkTraveler, January 28, 2009
^"Kentucky Ice Storm Update". National Rural Water Association. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
^"Arkansas Rural water fighting ice to bring generators to powerless utilities". National Rural Water Association. January 29, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2009.
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