Surface temperature forecast for the January 1998 storm.
Map of forecast surface temperatures shows a cold pool of below-freezing air at the surface in
Northern New York and Southern Quebec.
Warm moist air overriding the cold surface air
dropped a few inches of liquid precipitation that froze on contact with the ground,trees
and wires,
resulting in power outages for 75 percent of area residents.
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