2007 — Jan 12-15, Winter Storm and Ice; Plains/Midwest/Northeast, esp. SE OK — 69

–69  Blanchard tally based on State breakouts below.

–60  AP. “Ice-glazed Texas…as winter storm toll rises.” Daily Herald, Chicago. 1-18-2007, 8.

–56  AP. “Thousands…winter storm; death toll at 56.” Titusville Herald, PA, 1-18-2007, 13.

–55  Juozapavicius. “Thousands…shiver without power in wake of winter storm.” 1-17-2007, 2.

–54  Juozapavicius. “Thousands…shiver without power in wake of winter storm.” 1-17-2007, 3.

–51  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007

–50  AP. “Thousands without power, storm blamed for 50…” Orange Leader, TX, 1-17-2007, 3A

–49  Salina Journal, KS. “Death toll from winter storm at 49.” 1-17-2007, A8.

–46  Dobbin. “Death Toll Mounts as Winter Storm Hits NE.” Sitka Sentinel, AK, 1-16-2007, 2.

–41  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

–39  AP. “Winter storm batters Northeast…” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA, 1-16-2007, p. 3.

–30  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

 

Breakout of Fatalities by State

 

Arkansas        (  3)

— 3  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

 

Indiana           (  1)

— 1  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

 

Iowa                (  8)

— 8  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

— 8  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

— 5  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

 

Maine             (  1)

— 1  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

— 1  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

 

Michigan        (  4)

–4  Juozapavicius. “Thousands…shiver…wake…winter storm.” Daily News, PA.1-17-2007, 2.

–3  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

 

Missouri         (  9)

— 9  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

— 8  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

— 6  Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Crews struggle to restore power amid ice.” 1-15-07, A3.

— 6  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

— 1  Henry County, Hwy. MO 13, Jan 12. Female, 19, lost control of car on icy road.[1]

— 1  Lee’s Summit, Jan 12. Male passenger, 16, when pickup slid on ice and overturned.[2]

— 1  Sugar Creek, Jan 12. Male, 81, when SUV slid on icy MO 291, overturned in median.[3]

 

New York       (  4)

— 4  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

— 4  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

— 3  Sennett, Jan 16. Vehicular; car slides into path of dump truck on icy road.[4]

 

Oklahoma      (32)

–32  McManus, Gary. “The Mouse that Roared.” Oklahoma Climate, Winter 2007-2008, p. 6-7.

–32  Oklahoman, Oklahoma City. “Oklahoma ice storms, 2000-2007.” 1-25-2009.

–19 Traffic accidents             — 8 Hypothermia        — 3 Falls on the ice

–23  AP. “Ice-glazed Texas…as winter storm toll rises.” Daily Herald, Chicago. 1-18-2007, 8.

–20  Juozapavicius. “Thousands…shiver without power in wake of winter storm.” 1-17-2007, 3.

–17  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

–15  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

—  7  Elk City, Jan 12. Vehicular; minivan with 12 people slid off icy road, hits truck.[5]

 

Texas              (  7)

— 7  AP. “Ice-glazed Texas…as winter storm toll rises.” Daily Herald, Chicago. 1-18-2007, 8.

— 5  Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007.

— 3  Dobbin. “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest…” 1-16-2007, p. 3.

— 2  Taylor (AP). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2.

 

General Narrative

 

Jan 15:  “Oklahoma City (AP) — The ice storms that have been blamed for at least 19 deaths continued to lash much of the nation Sunday, as crews tried to restore power to hundreds of thousands and slick roads spawned accidents. Waves of freezing rain, sleet and snow since Friday [Jan 12] have caused at least 10 deaths in Oklahoma, six in Missouri, two in Texas and one in-New York.

 

“Seven adults were killed early Sunday [Jan 14] near Elk City, Okla., when the minivan they were in hit a slick spot on Interstate 40, crossed the median and hit a tractor-trailer, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported.

 

“Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt said about 300,000 households there remained without power on Sunday. About 350 National Guardsmen were going door to door checking on residents in the hardest-hit areas and were helping to clear slick roads of tree limbs and power lines. “We have what appears to be a three-wave storm,” he said. “We’re in the final wave of it.”

 

“Nearly 150,000 customers lacked power in Oklahoma, utilities reported.

 

“In Nebraska, which has been pummeled by winter storms in the past month, the weekend storm dropped even more snow, making roads treacherous.” (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Crews struggle to restore power amid ice.” 1-15-07, A3.)

 

Jan 16:  “Rochester, N.Y. (AP) – A storm blamed for at least 39 deaths in six states spread into the Northeast on Monday, coating trees, power lines and roads with a shell of ice up to a half-inch thick and knocking out power to more than half a million homes and businesses. Ice-covered roads cut into Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observances from Albany, N.Y, to Fort Worth and Austin, Texas, where officials also canceled Gov. Rick Perry’s inauguration parade on Tuesday because another round of ice was expected during the night.

 

“The weight of the ice snapped tree limbs and took down power lines, knocking out electricity to

about 135,000 customers in New York state and New Hampshire. Even in Maine, a state well-accustomed to winter weather, a layer of sleet and snow on roads shut down businesses, day care centers and schools.

 

“In hard-hit Missouri, the utility company Ameren said it would probably not have everyone’s lights back on until Wednesday night.”  (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Deadly winter storm wrecks havoc in Northeast..” 1-16-2007, A8.)

 

Jan 25, Oklahoman: “Jan. 12-15, 2007: This storm caused catastrophic damage to the power systems in the eastern one-third Oklahoma, where ice accumulations were more than three inches in localized areas. Thirty-two deaths were linked to this storm: 19 perished in traffic accidents, eight succumbed to hypothermia, and three died due to accidental falls on the ice. Points northwest avoided widespread damage since most of the precipitation fell as snow and sleet. An arctic cold front moved into northeastern Oklahoma during the late evening hours of the 11th and had finally passed through the southeastern portion of the state by the evening of the 12th. A strong upper level low pressure system moved into the southern Rockies and several disturbances translated across the Southern Plains bringing periods of heavy sleet and freezing rain to the region. The initial precipitation began around daybreak on the 12th and the final round occurred on the 14th. A devastating swath of one to three inch ice amounts fell in an estimated 60 to 80 mile wide band from roughly Atoka to McAlester to Muskogee to Grove. An estimated 120,000 electric customers were without power due to downed power poles and power lines within this swath, some of which were without power for more than two weeks. A total of 15,000 customers from McAlester alone lost power.” (Oklahoman, Oklahoma City. “Oklahoma ice storms, 2000-2007.” 1-25-2009.)

Oklahoma

 

AP: “Elk City, Okla. — A minivan carrying 12 people skidded off an icy highway early Sunday and slammed into an oncoming tractor-trailer, killing seven, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol said. The eastbound van slid through the center median and struck a westbound tractor-trailer on Interstate 40 around 3:50 a.m., trooper Kera Philippi said. Five of the van’s occupants were taken to a hospital, Philippi said. Their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening, a hospital spokes-man said.

 

“The identities of the woman and six men who were killed were not immediately released. Philippi said all the van’s occupants were adult residents of Mexico, and interpreters were being used to locate next of kin. All seven victims were thrown or partially thrown from the minivan and apparently were not wearing seat belts, trooper Chris Laufer said. They were pronounced dead at the scene, he said.

 

“At the time of the crash, about 110 miles west of Oklahoma City, freezing rain was falling and visibility was limited, according to the National Weather Service. A powerful winter storm had coated roads and highways with ice and sleet.” (AP. “Seven from Mexico killed in Oklahoma crash.” Brownsville Herald, TX, 1-15-2007, A6.)

 

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Associated Press. “Ice-glazed Texas shivers as winter storm toll rises.” Daily Herald, Chicago. 1-18-2007, 8. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=92579644&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Seven from Mexico killed in Oklahoma crash.” Brownsville Herald, TX, 1-15-2007, A6. Accessed 9-27-2015: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=273501170&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Thousands in several states shiver without power in wake of winter storm; death toll at 56.” Titusville Herald, PA, 1-18-2007, 13. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=104243063&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Thousands without power, storm blamed for 50…” Orange Leader, TX, 1-17-2007, 3A. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=128177112&sterm

 

Associated Press. “Winter storm batters Northeast; death toll reaches 39.” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA, 1-16-2007, 3. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=152289432&sterm

 

Associated Press (Heather Hollingsworth). “Winter storm blamed for 3 deaths, power outages.” Columbia Missourian, 1-13-2007. Accessed 1-14-2009 at: http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/winter-storm-blamed-for-deaths-power-outages/article_3dbc4e93-eecc-55f3-8704-0529fcac1afb.html

 

Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 51 deaths in nine states.” CNN.com, 1-17-2007. At: http://web.archive.org/web/20070119054443/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/01/16/winter.blast.ap/index.html

 

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Crews struggle to restore power amid ice.” 1-15-2007, A3. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=97442583&sterm

 

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Deadly winter storm wrecks havoc in Northeast..” 1-16-2007, A8. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=91243077&sterm

 

Dobbin, Ben (Associated Press). “Death Toll Mounts as Winter Storm Hits NE.” Daily Sitka Sentinel, AK, 1-16-2007, 2. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=123460536&sterm

 

Dobbin, Ben (Associated Press). “Winter storm battering Northeast after hammering Midwest; death toll stands at 41.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA. 1-16-2007, p. 3. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=151406736&sterm

 

Juozapavicius, Justin (Associated Press). “Thousands in several states shiver without power in wake of winter storm.” Daily News, Huntingdon, PA. 1-17-2007, p. 2. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=118858115&sterm

 

Juozapavicius, Justin (Associated Press). “Thousands in several states shiver without power in wake of winter storm.” The Progress, Clearfield, PA. 1-17-2007, 3. Accessed at: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=97383464&sterm

 

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Taylor, Betsy (Associated Press). “Winter blast blows across U.S.” Kerrville Daily Times, TX, 1-16-2007, p. 2. At: http://newspaperarchive.com/fullpagepdfviewer?img=150114564&sterm

 

 

 

 

 

 

[1] Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 3 deaths, power outages.” Columbia Missourian, 1-13-2007. Identifies the victim as Rebekah L. Maupin, of Clinton, whose car was hit by an oncoming pickup when she lost control.

[2] Assoc. Press. “Winter storm blamed for 3 deaths, power outages.” Columbia Missourian, 1-13-2007. Writes: “A 16-year-old boy on his way to school Friday was killed in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit when the pickup truck he was in slid on ice and overturned on an outer road of Missouri 291 north of Missouri 150, police said.”

[3] Associated Press. “Winter storm blamed for 3 deaths, power outages.” Columbia Missourian, 1-13-2007. Victim identified as Newell E. Waisner of Independence, who was thrown from his vehicle.

[4] Driver, two passengers die. AP. “Winter storm batters Northeast…” Cedar Rapids Gazette, IA, 1-16-2007, 3.

[5] Bluefield Daily Telegraph, WV. “Crews struggle to restore power amid ice.” 1-15-2007, A3. Notes the victims were adults and that the minivan “hit a slick spot on Interstate 40, crossed the median and hit a tractor-trailer…”