| During a 24 hour period from the morning of
Wednesday, December 22nd until around noon the next day, a slow
moving winter storm cut a swath through the state that left
approximately 8" of heavy wet snow on the campus. What was even more
damaging was the heavy rain that fell during a brief period towards
the end of the storm, which left everything coated in a thick layer
of ice that remained for a six day period. We were extremely
fortunate that we did not also incur strong winds during this
period, but even so the damage to plant material (and power lines!)
was devastating to many areas including the O.A.R.D.C. campus and
Secrest Arboretum. To view pictures of the "aftermath" taken
in the days and weeks that followed the storm, click on the
following link:
Ice Storm Damage |
