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BACKGROUND The storm was triggered by a deep Low Pressure system formed over the Gulf Of Mexico on December 14 , which began moving northward. At the same time, cold arctic air from northern Canada penetrated deep into the Central United States and lowered the temperatures at the surface while warm air from the Gulf Stream remained at the coast. A second Alberta Clipper farther north also added additional energy to the system. The precipitation remained as rain in the coastal areas, including the large cities from Boston to Washington, D.C. . However, freezing rain was extensive in the inland areas, including around Atlanta , where the temperatures remained just below freezing for extended periods. The freezing rain persisted for many hours, leading to extensive ice damage. IMPACT Trees and power lines, along with numerous other lightweight structures, have come down in many areas from Georgia northward, and Highway s (including several Interstate Highway s) were closed and impassable. The heaviest ice accretions have been in southwestern North Carolina , where ice over 3/4 inch (20 mm) thick has been reported. The ice storm has left over 700,000 people were left in the dark in and near the Appalachians, including 30,000 customers in Georgia , 358,000 in South Carolina , 328,000 in North Carolina and 13,000 in Virginia . It took over a week to restore power. Several emergency shelters had also been opened. [http://www.wlos.com/news/news.shtml#story2 At the higher elevations, and farther north across the Great Lakes region and into northern New England , the storm produced heavy snow with amounts as high as 20 inches (50 cm) in several areas. {Link without Title} In addition, at least seven deaths have been blamed as a result of the weather (one of them directly related to weather conditions). One of the deaths was as a result of a tree that fell into a home and crashed into a man in Kannapolis, North Carolina , one as a result of a faulty Generator in a house without power, and the other five (two in North Carolina, two in Maryland and one in Georgia) are as a result of Traffic Accident s. [http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/mld/myrtlebeachonline/news/local/13432268.htm SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |