I will never forget that night and next morning listening to transformers exploding and trees crashing to the ground on the bluff above our house.
30 years ago about right now we lost power in the ice storm.
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We drove to Ruleville when they got the roads open to bring my wife's aunt back to our house. The damage to trees, powerlines, fences and sheds was similar to a major tornado except it went on for miles and miles . I believe every pole from Indianola to Ruleville was on the ground.
I remember driving down Perkins. Just before Winchester there was a pile of cars at the bottom of the hill. I knew I couldn't brake because I'd lose control and slide into them. So Cole Trickle in Days of Thunder, I drove through it.
it was a long few days. But we were lucky to have a wood fireplace for heat.
it was a long few days. But we were lucky to have a wood fireplace for heat.
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Power went out and luckily we had gas logs so my dad hung up blankets on all the doorways in our living room and we stayed in there. Rest of the house was ice cold by morning.
I lived in Starkville then, but I remember that storm very well. I want to say we had some winter weather too but nothing to the degree the Delta.
I was actually living just outside Parchman at the time (stepdad worked there). We were without power for about for 6-7 days. Luckily, Parchman was the priority to get power. I know lots of people that went weeks without electricity. It was an absolute disaster. It was cool that people were passing their generators down the road as people got power. On the flip side, I know for a fact people got shot for trying to steal farm gas. It was wild.
My grandparents lived in southern Bolivar County and were without power for 6 weeks. A line of wooden high voltage transmission lines that ran in a field about a half mile behind their house fell like dominos as far as you could see in both directions. The thing I remember is the short line of demarcation somewhere around Indianola - it went from what amounted to a heavy frost to war zone destruction over just a few miles.
I was on my second tour of MSU, don't remember it being bad in Starkvegas?
it was brutal for the folks working day and night to restore power in North MS
I lived in south Washington county and we were on tail end of it. We still lost power several times for several hours each time.
One of those times came at a controversial time in sports history. Nancy Kerrigan was fixing to skate in the Olympics.
The lead up to this was huge and was all the media had talked about for weeks, after it was found out that white trash Tonya Harding was involved in the hit on Kerrigan.
Right after the skating warm ups there was a “boom” close by and the power went out.
We sat in the darkness just stunned at the timing of the storm in our area.
One of those times came at a controversial time in sports history. Nancy Kerrigan was fixing to skate in the Olympics.
The lead up to this was huge and was all the media had talked about for weeks, after it was found out that white trash Tonya Harding was involved in the hit on Kerrigan.
Right after the skating warm ups there was a “boom” close by and the power went out.
We sat in the darkness just stunned at the timing of the storm in our area.
Driving back to Jackson from Starkville in a Jeep Comanche pickup. I'd thrown 3 pine logs in the bed to give me enough traction to stay on the road. I picked up six people between Starkville and Jackson on 25 from cars that had gone in the ditch. That truck had one bench seat made for 3 people and a 4 speed on the floor.
Experienced car problems West of Booneville 6 weeks after the storm and the nearest house ( no cell phone then ) still had no power and they were cooling on top of a wood stove. Whenever there’s the possibility of freezing rain my eye’s twitch just a little. That storm was unreal
We had a wood burning stove. It kept the house plenty warm. Showers were a different story. That water was ice cold.
Everyone around us lost power for weeks. We didn’t. I am in an isolated area of our neighborhood and our EPA ran power to our house from the industrial park south of us. The plants don’t lose power, ever. We stayed warm and toastee the whole two weeks.
There was a crew in Hollandale from Florida. Friend of mine went to hook up to them and crew denied, “saying this thing will go anywhere!” Well, apparently anywhere doesn’t consist of Sharkey Clay in the dough stage. They went about 50 feet.
The crew that restored our power was from South Carolina. “I’ve never seen mud like this.” Sharkey clay for the win.
Lived in Greenwood. For about 30 minutes we got ice in the tops of our pine trees and then it melted so we were spared that one. I think it was 96 we got hit hard. Right around Christmas I know. The 94 one I worked as a cashier in the Greenwood Jitney Jungle. I still have PTSD from that.
Clarksdale looked like a bomb went off. None of the trees had limbs. My grandmother didn’t have power in town for over a month.
Worked at Tupelo Water and Light. I have never worked so many hours before or since. It was fun for a 23 year old. Tupelo restaurants fed us every day and we were saved by the fact that it warmed up after about 36 hours of freezing cold. We were able to do most of the repairs in decent weather.
I will preface this with "I'm old". I'm 58.
But the winter storm the week leading up to the January 20, 1985 SuperBowl between SF and Miami was quite an adventure. There was a basketball game at the Hump that went on as scheduled. I can't remember who the opponent was. We lost power and phones were out. No such thing as cell phones obviously. We put our beers in the snow to keep them cold.
But the winter storm the week leading up to the January 20, 1985 SuperBowl between SF and Miami was quite an adventure. There was a basketball game at the Hump that went on as scheduled. I can't remember who the opponent was. We lost power and phones were out. No such thing as cell phones obviously. We put our beers in the snow to keep them cold.
I believe you are referring to the Alabama game. Highway 82 and all other roads was iced over. State let people in free. Dozens of people were there.
Ken Harvey punched an Alabama player and the players went at it for a few moments. Wimp Sanderson said State let in a bunch of rowdy people.
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