December 2008 New England ice storm facts for kids

Damage from the storm in New York

The December 2008 ice storm was a bad ice storm in New England and New York. It made millions of people lose power. The storm was said to be the worst ice storm in a decade for New England. It was also the worst in 21 years for New York. Because of the storm, many trees fell down. They were coated in a heavy layer of ice. Many people were still without power after the storm was gone.

Images for kids

Shrewsbury, Massachusetts town square after the storm
Power lines support ice-covered branches in Brunswick, New York
Landscape coated in ice in Dutchess County, New York
Frozen blades of grass in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
A broken tree branch, suspended from luckier trees, hanging over a snowmobile path in a forest in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
A frozen forest in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
A frozen forest behind a swingset in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
A frozen lawn and trees with houses in background, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Damage in Clifton Park, New York after the storm
Damage at the Storm King Mountain trailhead, Cornwall, New York

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