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Record Breaking Ice Storm in the Southern Plains, 29 to 31 January 2002:
View animations of 300mb and 850mb flow, national radar, and forecasts of precipitation including freezing precipitation.
The Worst Ice Storm in Canadian History - January 1998:
View animations of infrared satellite, water vapor satellite, surface temperature and dewpoint temperature, sea level pressure, and 3-hr surface pressure tendency.
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Current Icing Potential
Current information on the potential for aircraft icing.
Aircraft Icing Conditions
NOAA images and forecasts of potential aircraft icing.
Oklahoma Ice Storm of January 2002
Learn more about the ice storm that affected portions of northern Oklahoma mid-winter 2002.
The Ice Storm of Janaury 1998
Learn more about the record breaking ice storm of January 1998 including history and cause of the storm as well as forecasts, warnings, and damage.
Detecting Freezing Rain
Read more about the freezing rain sensor used by the National Weather Service to detect freezing precipitation.
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