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Can a severe ice storm like the one in 1998 happen again?

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation January 05, 2023

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The severity of the Ice Storm of 1998 was the result of a confluence of very rare conditions, said Stephen Baron, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Gray. As with any ice storm, the temperature at ground level was at or below freezing while the air above was warmer. But in the case of the 1998 event, there was one weather system causing freezing rain to fall and accumulate in Maine and the surrounding region and another weather... + full article



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