- Date
- 1997-01-10
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- weatherinfrastructureemergency-managementenvironmentcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On January 10, 1997, freezing rain created a “Crystal Forest” on Beaver Island but also coated trees, branches, and power lines with heavy ice. The storm cut power, damaged the forest north of Hannigan Road, disrupted church service, and required a difficult community cleanup in darkness.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporary newspaper narrative, not an official weather or utility damage report.
Sources
- Describes a temperature-inversion freezing-rain storm that coated trees north of Hannigan Road, caused branches to fall, interrupted church and electrical service, and triggered an island-wide cleanup effort. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the ice-storm account.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “A January 10, 1997 ice storm coats Beaver Island forests and disrupts power”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-january-1997-ice-storm/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1997, “ICE STORM on Beaver Island.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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