any port in a storm

the ice storm from yesterday sure caused a ruckus and a half. we only just got our power back - over a million people in the Northeast still have no power, and it might take into next week before electricity services are resumed.



an ice storm occurs when a rare combination of low pressure, moist air, and cold, powerful winds produces an ice front - yesterday night's punishing ice storm swept through the region, felling countless power lines and trees and closing hundreds of roads. the weight of the ice bows trees down, and strong winds snap branches, stems and utility poles.