From Oregon to New York, Winter Storms Could Bring Icy Conditions to These Counties This Busy Travel Week
https://climate-crisis-247-bucket.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/07233551/11680720-150x150.jpegIn what is typically one of the busiest travel weeks of the year, several concurrent winter storms are forecast to bring icy conditions to a number of rural states over the next 72 hours.
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Throughout the country, 159 counties are forecast to receive at least some ice buildup over the next three days, representing 4.6% of the U.S. population. Several counties in the Atlantic Northeast and Pacific Northwest are projected to receive up to one-fourth of an inch of ice. A closer look at NOAA data reveals the counties that could be dangerously icy this week.
To determine the counties that will have the most ice accumulation this week, Climate Crisis 247 reviewed data on ice accumulation forecasts from the NOAA’s National Digital Forecast Database. Counties were ranked based on the total amount of forecast ice accumulation for the period December 17 through December 19, 2024. Supplemental data on minimum forecast temperature is also from the NDFD. Data on the percentage of population in rural areas is from the U.S. Census Bureau.
25. Pocahontas County, WV
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 29.9°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Marlinton
24. Schoolcraft County, MI
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Manistique
23. Alger County, MI
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Munising
22. Mercer County, IL
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 27.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Aledo
21. Orange County, VT
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 26.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Chelsea
20. Fulton County, OH
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 29.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 82.2%
- County seat: Wauseon
19. Jefferson County, PA
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 27.9°F
- Population in rural areas: 73.5%
- County seat: Brookville
18. Wayne County, PA
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 26.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 86.2%
- County seat: Honesdale
17. Klamath County, OR
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 20.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 37.8%
- County seat: Klamath Falls
16. Kootenai County, ID
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 24.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 23.5%
- County seat: Coeur d'Alene
15. Saratoga County, NY
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 27.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 28.5%
- County seat: Ballston Spa
14. Clackamas County, OR
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: up to 1/10 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 25.1°F
- Population in rural areas: 17.1%
- County seat: Oregon City
13. Skamania County, WA
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 17.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Stevenson
12. Piscataquis County, ME
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Dover-Foxcroft
11. Jefferson County, OR
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 26.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 67.0%
- County seat: Madras
10. Franklin County, ME
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 20.9°F
- Population in rural areas: 100.0%
- County seat: Farmington
9. Coos County, NH
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 13.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 69.1%
- County seat: Lancaster
8. Essex County, NY
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 86.5%
- County seat: Elizabethtown
7. Okanogan County, WA
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 19.9°F
- Population in rural areas: 80.6%
- County seat: Okanogan
6. Somerset County, ME
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 84.9%
- County seat: Skowhegan
5. Carroll County, NH
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 24.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 89.5%
- County seat: Ossipee
4. Oxford County, ME
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 20.9°F
- Population in rural areas: 82.8%
- County seat: Paris
3. Chelan County, WA
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 13.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 33.6%
- County seat: Wenatchee
2. Grafton County, NH
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 20.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 65.7%
- County seat: North Haverhill
1. Deschutes County, OR
- Forecast ice accumulation, Dec. 17-19: 1/10 - 1/4 inches
- Minimum forecast temperature, Dec. 17-19: 22.0°F
- Population in rural areas: 29.2%
- County seat: Bend
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