20 years ago Remembering the ice storm of 2002

  • An ice storm in 2002 wreaked havoc on the Weatherford area, causing a power outage for a week and panic throughout the area. This picture shows the McPhetridge Family Centennial Park gazebo. File photo
  • SWOSU student Bryan Harrison chisels the ice from his pickup after the ice storm in 2002. The Jefferson Hall resident advisor encouraged his residents to go home until the power was restored. Photo from February 1, 2002
This day 20 years ago we continued to produce a daily newspaper with no electricity. The ice storm broke hundreds of power lines across Oklahoma and left the town of Weatherford without power for a full week and many in the countryside out for more than a month. Luckily generators and battery backup devices are keeping many businesses and households up and going these days. Not so 20 years ago…

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