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Photo by John FitzGerald

After the ice storm of 2013. The original title said this was taken on December 16, 2013, but it was actually taken on Dec. 22. A second ice storm followed a couple of days later. The PiP at top left shows another view from the same storm.

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Several people have commented about the cold, so I'll try to clarify that. You usually get an ice storm when the ground temperature is just below 0°C and a layer of air warmer than 0°C passes above it. Rain falls through the cold air and freezes whenever it lands. So it isn't that cold, but problems develop if it stays cold near the ground, and it did in Southern Ontario. As Kenneth and Keith have noted, this ice was spectacularly thick, and it took down trees and power lines.

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 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club has replied
Thanks for the extra information John.............
4 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club has replied
You're welcome, Keith. As I recall, the ice on the ground stayed there all winter.
4 months ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club
Mind-googling scenery but a serious nightmare to live like ours in 1998 in Quebec.
4 months ago. Edited 4 months ago.
 John FitzGerald
John FitzGerald club has replied
I remember that one. I think I donated to the Red Cross that time. That was vicious.
4 months ago.
 Léopold
Léopold club has replied
An apocalyptic period indeed John.
4 months ago.

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