The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5622465
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
BLACK HAWK
5622465
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Ice Storm |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,622,465 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,070,651 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1997-12-21T20:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1997-12-22T13:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | IOWA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | BLACK HAWK |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 2.05K |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | An upper level low pressure system moved into the southern Rockies and advanced northeast into the midwest. As is often the case during an El Nino winter, there was little cold air in place over Iowa. Even though the surface low passed well to the south of the state, leaving Iowa in what would normally be the snow area of the system, precipitation took the form of freezing rain. Freezing rain and sleet moved into the state during the afternoon on the 21st and spread northeast slowly. The heaviest accumulation of ice was over the south third of the state with ice accretion of one to two tenths of an inch. Amounts were generally under one tenth inch farther north. During the early morning hours of the 22nd, the precipitation changed to light snow for a period of time as the upper low passed over the state. Damage from the storm was relatively minor with spotty reports of power outages and broken tree limbs. Many of the tree limbs fell due to the fact they had been weakened by several very wet snows earlier. Road conditions deteriorated as the freezing rain and sleet advanced north. Though no major travel problems were reported, there were hundreds of reports of cars slipping into ditches. |
| Yearyear | 1,997 |
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