Imagine waking up to a world coated in shimmering glass, every tree and power line glistening under a heavy blanket of ice.

While it only takes a thin coating of ice to cause travel nightmares for motorists, it takes a heavier accretion of ice to damage trees and power lines, and the severity of the damage depends on ...

The damage to parts of Northern Michigan following the weekend’s historic ice storm is nothing short of catastrophic, according to a state official.

Trees and power lines down due to snow and ice in Portland, Oregon, in February 2021. Winter storm warnings say extensive power line damage is possible in Oregon and Nevada.

The power grid is damaged and the ice isn’t melting. That’s the short answer as to why some Northern Michigan residents have been without power for five days following a devastating ice storm ...

Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes and shooting debris thousands of feet into the air.

This is from the ice storm we had last weekend which brought a widespread 0.25 to 0.5 of an inch of ice from freezing rain and sleet.

A severe ice and sleet storm damaged telephone, telegraph and power lines, trees and other vegetation Jan. 22, 1927, in Cape Girardeau. Particularly hard hit were the trees on the Teachers College ...

The Brief A resident impacted by an ice storm recorded a power line catching fire in Evansville, Indiana. The storm has left thousands of residents without power.

Some have compared the level of destruction to trees and power lines this week to Michigan’s famous 1976 ice storm - others have said it’s worse. Immediately after the weekend ice storm, more ...