As some of you may be aware of, several states were hit with major winter storm in late January 2009 dumping 2" of ice and 2-3 inches of snow. The ice proved to be the destructive factor. Kentucky was one of those states and the county we live in was one of the hardest hit in the area. We personally were without power for eight days while others in the state were without power for nearly three weeks. As a result of the power outages, we lost our entire stock of fish. We are currently working on restocking and hoping to be back up and running soon. We have included some pictures below that will help illustrate the beauty and the devastation of this winter storm. Just click on the picture you want to view for a larger version.
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Front of our house the morning of the storm |
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Beautiful 18' Bradford Pear that couldn't hold up to the weight of the ice. |
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Our garage |
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We had two trees that were pulled up from the roots by the weight of the ice. We were fortunate that the garage didn't sustain any major damage. |
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Broken Tree |
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For three days you could hear tree limbs cracking, breaking and falling under the weight of the ice. |
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Downed Power Lines |
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The weight of the ice proved to be too much for power lines, phone lines and tv lines. Even cell phone towers were put out of commission because there was no power to feed them. |
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Downed trees and broken limbs |
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Backhoe removing limbs |
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Any and all means necessary were used to clear limbs and debrie from roadways |
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Ice covered trees |
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The ice was really beautiful as the sun reflected off the trees |
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Tree across roadway |
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Many trees had fallen across the roadways and had to be cut away to make the road passable |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Pictures from around town |
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Tree across roadway |
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More trees that had to be cut away to clear the roadway |
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Our make-shift kitchen |
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This is how we prepared meals for eight days |
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Cold temps |
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It was so cold that we were able to keep our supplies in coolers outside. Temps reached as low as 9 degrees. That may not be cold for our Northern Friends, but it's cold for us here in Kentucky |
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Clean up |
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The great thing that comes from bad times is that everyone normally pulls together and our little town is no exception. People were coming together after it was over to help others clean up. |
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More clean up |
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Everyone pitched in. That's my mother and my nephew |
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Our front yard |
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My nephew and me clearing the bradford pear out of the yard |
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