The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5589815
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
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5589815
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Winter Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,589,815 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,058,410 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-01-24T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-01-25T02:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BENTON |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Freezing drizzle and sleet coated streets and highways during the early morning hours, followed by 2 to 4 inches of snow. This mix caused very slick roads and exterior surfaces. Over 100 vehicle accidents were reported across southeast Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Elsewhere, numerous accidents were reported, among them; a woman injured when she lost control of her car and struck a semi-tractor trailer near Maquoketa. In another accident a straight-truck and a car collided west of Lone Tree causing three people to be hospitalized. Several semi-trucks were reported to have jack-knifed on area roads and interstates causing roads to be closed. One accident involved one semi-truck narrowly missing another which was jack-knifed in the road. This second semi-truck carried 4 - 7500 lb drums of uraium hexafloride. None of the drums leaked, but they were jostled, and a section of Interstate 80 was closed for four hours while the drums were lifted back into place aboard another truck and secured. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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