Preparations and impact North American ice storm of mid-January 2017

1 preparations , impact

1.1 west

1.1.1 oregon
1.1.2 california


1.2 midwest

1.2.1 missouri
1.2.2 kansas
1.2.3 nebraska , iowa


1.3 southwest

1.3.1 oklahoma
1.3.2 texas

preparations , impact
west
oregon

snow covered car in portland, oregon

the storm impacted portland, oregon on january 10, 2017. blizzard conditions caused interstate 84 close between troutdale, oregon , hood river, oregon. governor kate brown declared state of emergency in oregon, , mayor ted wheeler declared state of emergency city of portland, oregon on january 11.

california

on january 13, 2017, storm caused snowfall in mountains near san diego.

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.

southwest
oklahoma

on january 12, 2017, oklahoma governor mary fallin declared state of emergency. next day, schools , government offices closed storm. many oklahoma residents responded these warnings buying groceries , generators. accident in weatherford, oklahoma on january 14 left @ least 1 person dead. road conditions stranded several vehicles in oologah, oklahoma, , interstate 40 closed due multiple accidents.

texas

on january 15–16, ice storm impacted texas, creating severe storms , tornadoes in south clifton , in counties bosque , hill. after january 15 nfl game between dallas cowboys , green bay packers @ at&t stadium, tornado warning caused thousands stay in stadium until weather conditions improved.