Ice Storm Hits Lexington
The winter weather has brought new dangers but also magnificent sights.
Jack Naehr, Photo Editor|February 11, 2021
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The roads of Lexington have frozen over after a severe ice storm hit, making for hazardous driving conditions. Many schools, campuses, and businesses have shut down to keep people off the roads.
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Most powerlines are under lots of stress with all the ice weighing them down. The iced-over power lines have caused many power outages all over Kentucky.
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In some neighborhoods, there was almost an inch of ice. All it takes is a little ice to make the roads slick and cancel school for most students.
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The ice has frozen over all trees making them very brittle. This has caused tree branches to fall, potentially being harmful.
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Although the ice storm has brought many hazards, it has also made unique sculptures of ice on tree branches.
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Ice has covered everything outside that was not covered up.
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Trees all over Lexington are falling and having branches break off due to the layers of ice that covered them.
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Sheets of ice are all over the roads, making them very slick and dangerous to drive on.
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The trees that are covered in ice are dangerous but are magnificent when looked at from a safe distance.

My name is Jack Naehr, I am 17 years old and I am a senior at Dunbar. This year will be my second year in Lamplighter and I will be working as one of the...