Ice Storm Devastates North Country Businesses and Power Grid
A severe ice storm across Jefferson, St. Lawrence, and Lewis counties left 96 percent of North Country customers in the dark, with power outages affecting more than 300,000 people. Niagara Mohawk tallies damages near $20 million to $100 million and hospitals, shelters, and crews scramble to restore energy over weeks.
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Jefferson
St. Lawrence
Lewis Counties
Niagara Mohawk
Weather Service
Mstory
Chuck Childs
Childs
New York
New England
Ontario
Quebec
Clinton
Essex
Frankin
Lewis
Albert J Bodney Jr
Carolinas
Child
Northern
St. Lawrence River Valley
Canada
Mid-Atlantic
Brian Wimner
Accu- Weather
Midwest
Syracuse
North Country
Malone- Potsdam
Watertown
Wimner
John McGuire
Bob Saiff
McGuire
George Pataki
Franklin
American Red Cross
Pennsylvania
Gulf of Mexico
Mid-Atlantic States
Winner
AccuWeather
Potsdam
Pete Lebro
System Electric Opration
Lebro
Gov. Pataki
Red Cross
Company of Heals
Gouverneur
Thousand Islands
Saranac Lake
Ogdensburg
Carthage
Fort Drum
Paul Forte
Forte
Stanley W. Wilczek Jr
Ice Storm 98 Claims Nine Lives Across North Country
North Country ice storm from Jan. 7 to 9 caused nine deaths across five counties. Victims include Walter Dumville 80 James Hamilton 48 and Tasoula Karadinas 88. Fatalities stemmed from carbon monoxide poisoning house fires and falls from stairs.
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North Country
New York
Walter Dumville
Moore Road
Bombay
Dumville
Charles Bishop
State Police
Malone
Walter D. Brady
Montgomery Road
Burke
Brady
Alice Hyde Hospital
Genevieve Murtagh
Wilts Road
Chateaugay
Murtagh
Delvaine R. Reed
Wulow Grove
Reed
Asplandic Tree Experts
Clayton
Mary Elizabeth Denner
Center Road
Orleans
Denner
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Jefferson County
The
Phodel
South Watertown
Suzanhe Gunh
Peco Energy
Route 42
Wayne Canburn
Nick Aron
Gary Walte
Star
Bernard Traynor
Herald American
Hamilton
Tasoula Karadinas
Main SL
Morley-Potsdam Road
Karadinas
Scott Sutherland
St. Lawrence County
Sutherland