2000 — Dec 25-27, Ice and Snow Storms, Southern Plains, especially OK and TX –58-59

 

–58-59  Blanchard tally based on State breakouts below.

—     37  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

—     32  AP. “Ice Storm paralyzes Plains states.” New Mexican, Santa Fe. 12-29-2000, p. A4.

—     19  AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.

 

Breakout of Fatalities by State

 

Arkansas        (      4)

—  4  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

 

Mississippi      (      1)

—  1  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

 

New Mexico   (      4)

—   4  AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.

— ~4  Assoc. Press. “Plains storm a nightmare.” The News, Frederick, MD, 12-27-2000, A2.[1]

—   4  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

 

Oklahoma      (26-27)

—>27  Nielsen-Gammon and Johnson. Texas and Oklahoma’s Greatest Hits. 2004 update, p. 7.

—>27  Oklahoman, Oklahoma City. “Oklahoma ice storms, 2000-2007.” 1-25-2009.

—  26  McManus, Gary. “The Mouse that Roared.” Oklahoma Climate, Winter 2007-2008, p. 5.

—    6  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

—    5  AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.

—    2  Payne Co., I-35, Dec 25. Vehicles collide; “frozen stretch” of I-35; man 34, female 52.[2]

—    1  Undesignated location. Drowning; boy falls through thin ice on rural creek.[3]

—    1  Undesignated location, Dec 25. Sled goes under tractor-trailer; boy, 12.[4]

 

Missouri         (      1)

— 1  AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.

 

Texas              (    22)

–22  McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

—  9  AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.

 

Narrative Information

 

Oklahoman: “Dec. 25-27, 2000: Major snow and ice storms struck statewide, especially powerful in the southeast quarter. Power was lost to at least 120,000 homes and businesses, including 90 percent of the residents of McIntosh, Latimer, and Pittsburg counties. Extended power outages also led to disruptions of local water supplies in several areas. At least 27 fatalities were attributable to the extreme weather conditions, which extended well into January 2001. Total property damage in the state was approximately $170 million.” (Oklahoman, Oklahoma City. “Oklahoma ice storms, 2000-2007.” 1-25-2009.)

 

Sources

 

Associated Press. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=136117346&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Ice Storm paralyzes Plains states.” New Mexican, Santa Fe. 12-29-2000, p. A4. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=108548656&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Plains storm a nightmare.” The News, Frederick, MD, 12-27-2000, A2. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=33614924&sterm

 

Lawrence Journal-World, KS. “Wreck kills Kansan.” 12-27-2000, p. 4B. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=170900507&sterm

 

McFadden, Robert D. (N.Y. Times News Service). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” Indiana Gazette, Indiana, PA, 12-29-2000, 12. Accessed 3-27-2014 at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=110450401&sterm

 

McManus, Gary. “The Mouse that Roared.” Oklahoma Climate, Winter 2007-2008, pp. 3-7. Accessed at: http://climate.ok.gov/summaries/seasonal/Oklahoma_Climate_Winter_2007-08.pdf

 

Nielsen-Gammon, John (Texas State Climatologist) and Howard Johnson (Oklahoma Climatological Survey). Texas and Oklahoma’s Greatest Hits: The most significant weather events to strike Texas and Oklahoma. Office of the State Climatologist, Texas, 2004. 8-5-2004 update. Accessed 3-27-2014 at: http://climatexas.tamu.edu/files/osc_pubs/hits.pdf

 

Oklahoman, Oklahoma City. “Oklahoma ice storms, 2000-2007.” 1-25-2009. Accessed 3-27-2014 at: http://newsok.com/oklahoma-ice-storms-2000-2007/article/3340695

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] Print is difficult to read – looks like four or  five, but not sure – thus taking conservative approach.

[2] Killed in the collision just west of Stillwater were William Wilson, 34 of Mesquite, TX, and Olga Mintskovsky, 52 of Overland Park, KS. Lawrence Journal-World, KS. “Wreck kills Kansan.” 12-27-2000, p. 4B.

[3] McFadden (NYT News). “Crippling storms making way to Northeast.” 12-29-2000, 12.

[4] AP. “Deadly ice storm KOs power in Arkansas.” Ottawa Herald, KS, 12-28-2000, p. 10.