In 1998 there was a huge ice storm in Quebec. An ice storm is caused when cold rain hits the ground and freezes turning to ice. It made roads dangerous or even unaccisble to nearly 2.6 million people. nearly 100, 000 people had to abandon their homes to the frgid cold for the duration of the 1998 ice storm. 1, 000 s utility poles collapsed, millions of trees fell underb the weight of the ice, 130 transmission towers, 1,000 steel electrical pylons, and 25,000 wooden transmission poles. Electricity did not work in 700,000 homes. imagine that! It lasted as long as 33 days.
