January 2007 North American ice storm
|name=. Remove this parameter; the article title is used as the name by default.| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | January 11, 2007 |
| Dissipated | January 24, 2007 |
| Category 2 "Minor" winter storm | |
| Regional snowfall index: 3.05 (NOAA) | |
| Lowest pressure | 961 |
| Maximum snowfall or ice accretion | 4 inches (10 cm) of ice (Oklahoma, Missouri), 32 inches (81 cm) of snow (Gaspe Peninsula) |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 85+ total |
| Damage | $380 million |
| Areas affected | Eastern, Central United States, and Eastern Canada |
Part of the Winter storms of 2006–07 | |
The January 2007 North American ice storm was a severe ice storm that affected a large swath of North America from the Rio Grande Valley to New England and southeastern Canada, starting on January 11 and lasting until January 16. It was followed by a second wave in the Southern United States from Texas to the Carolinas from January 16 through January 18, and a third one that hit the southern Plains and mid-Atlantic states as well as Newfoundland and Labrador from January 19 to January 24. It resulted in at least 74 deaths across 12 U.S. states and three Canadian provinces, and caused hundreds of thousands of residents across the U.S. and Canada to lose electric power.
The event was similar to the 1998 Ice storm that struck portions of eastern Canada and northern New England, which were affected by multiple waves of ice precipitation over a period of five days.