RE: [gardeners] The Freezing Rain Warning Has Ended
Lillian Kepp (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sat, 10 Jan 98 19:34:22 PST
Saw all the news footage on the Weather Channel. What a mess up
there. I guess northern New York state and some of the New England
states didn't fare too well either. But nothing as bad as what's
going on in Canada.
Take care,
Lillian
On Fri, 09 Jan 1998 20:56:29 -0500 Marianne Lepa wrote:
>Thank god.
>
>The freezing rain warning for most of eastern Ontario has ended,
the first
>time it's been off here since Tuesday afternoon. We have a weekend
of
>flurries and then more freezing rain is anticipated for Monday.
>
>Eastern Ontario and Quebec has been devestated by ice rain for the
last 4
>or 5 days. In my area we escaped the earlier storms, but were
visited by
>this last round that started on Wednesday night. I was very lucky
to be at
>the western-most end of the warned area and have come through
virtually
>unscathed. I took a little drive this afternoon, and, starting just
5 miles
>to the east of me, it looks like there's been a war. The further
east I
>drove the worse it got. Large trees are completely denuded of
branches, on
>some the branches have broken and torn away, ripping large strips
of bark
>along the length of the trunk. Smaller trees are uprooted and down
over
>power lines, fences and barns. Even the smallest twig is carrying
an inch
>or more of ice on it. The power is out for most people, out in the country
>they've been told to expect no power until at least the middle of next
>week, maybe longer.
>
>I've been keeping in touch by phone with friends in the city of Kingston.
>They have been told not to expect their power back until possibly Sunday.
>I've heard estimates that over 40 percent of the trees in the worst hit
>areas will be lost. Kingston, Ottawa and Montreal are heavily treed cities,
>much of their charm comes from these old and stately maples and oaks. It's
>unbearably tragic.
>
>Marianne
>Southeastern Ontario AgCan zone 5b
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