That icestorm here in 1998 was over a two day period of mod/hvy at time rates with temps in the mid 20's, That was 2-3.0" accretion here and was devastating to say the least,
By Thursday, Jan. 8, hundreds of thousands of homes were without power. CMP estimated that 2 million to 3 million feet of power lines fell and 2,000 utility poles needed to be replaced, along with 5,250 transformers. Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. likewise was hit hard.