January 2, 2007: Nebraska ice storm

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Currently being Farked (and thus, not loading at all) is this remarkable set of images of freezing rain in Nebraska.

For those of you who live in warmer climates, you might know that huge snow storms can create weather disasters... but you might not know that freezing rain can create a storm of ice that can be even more destructive. Think about it; if two inches of ice can form around a tiny tree branch...



What happens when it forms around every single wire and every single support on every pole, for miles and miles? It's a total disaster for the infrastructure.





It's also remarkably beautiful. Can you imagine being there and seeing every single exposed surface coated with ice?



The cattle can. The ice has taken down their wired fencing and the only thing keeping them from romping around the countryside is the slippery surfaces they now have to manage. They must have cold headaches as they find something to graze on.



There'll be no violators today.



A single blade of grass.