December 2008 New England ice storm facts for kids

Damage from the storm in New York

The December 2008 ice storm was a bad ice storm in New England and New York. It made millions of people lose power. The storm was said to be the worst ice storm in a decade for New England. It was also the worst in 21 years for New York. Because of the storm, many trees fell down. They were coated in a heavy layer of ice. Many people were still without power after the storm was gone.

Images for kids

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  Shrewsbury, Massachusetts town square after the storm

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  Power lines support ice-covered branches in Brunswick, New York

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  Landscape coated in ice in Dutchess County, New York

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  Frozen blades of grass in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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  A broken tree branch, suspended from luckier trees, hanging over a snowmobile path in a forest in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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  A frozen forest in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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  A frozen forest behind a swingset in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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  A frozen lawn and trees with houses in background, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire

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  Damage in Clifton Park, New York after the storm

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  Damage at the Storm King Mountain trailhead, Cornwall, New York