2013-12-22 REPORTS: Midwest/Plains ice and snow

[Dan Robinson]

I figured this past event probably deserves a reports thread. Here in the St. Louis metro area, this event started with thunderstorms and ended with freezing rain within a 24-hour period. I posted a few images on my blog:

 

[John Vandehei]

Michigan got hit pretty hard by this storm. Only about a quarter inch of ice at my location, but only about 10 ten miles to my north, half inch to 3/4 inch ice amounts were pretty common. Across a pretty wide swath from just north of Kalamazoo northeast up to Flint, lot of people still without power. I tried to venture up into the hardest hit areas for some pictures, but people were driving very slow (despite most main roads being well cleared) and it was difficult to make any progress. I bailed off onto the dirt roads, but those were pretty treacherous, especially with branches still breaking off the trees.