Midwest North American ice storm of mid-January 2017
1 midwest
1.1 missouri
1.2 kansas
1.3 nebraska , iowa
midwest
missouri
on january 13, 2017, storm covered missouri freezing rain, causing hazardous driving conditions , scattered power outages. lambert airport canceled of flights due ice. missouri governor eric greitens declared state of emergency , called missouri national guard. missouri department of transportation reported responded 100 crashes on january 13, 2017. woman crystal city, missouri died while driving in on ice-covered bridge. start time of national football league divisional playoff game between kansas city chiefs , pittsburgh steelers in kansas city, missouri on january 15 changed 12:05 p.m. cst 7:20 p.m. cst due weather forecast.
on january 14, 2 more traffic fatalities attributed effects of storm. 1 man ravenwood, missouri slid off road while man died in pileup.
kansas
the national weather service issued winter storm watch southern kansas on january 11, 2017. in dodge city, 1 inch (2.5 cm) of ice accumulated, many downed trees blocked roads school buses not run on january 18. kansas national guard helped stranded motorists , provided emergency transportation on january 13, 2017. on january 14, storm caused pileup of 20 vehicles, causing 2 injuries. victory electric cooperative association reported 5,800 power outages on january 15, of 1,175 outages remained on january 18.
nebraska , iowa
the national weather service issued ice storm warnings on january 14, 2017 southeastern nebraska , southern iowa. residents in these areas urged stay indoors during storm , prepare buying food, water, , fuel.
icy conditions contributed fiery crash between 2 semitrailer trucks on interstate 80 near kearney, nebraska on january 15, , no injuries reported. university of nebraska–lincoln canceled classes on january 17 due road conditions. since 2016 abnormally dry year nebraska, local farmers appreciated moisture storm.
on january 15, storm left ⁄3 inch (0.85 cm) of ice on parts of iowa, , hundreds of crews sent clear roads.
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