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I found this scene common and interesting to ponder. How did icicles wind up pointing up with candy cane hooks? Wherever I saw this, the host plant was twisted as it sagged under the weight of the ice.

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Here is another twisted tree sporting candy cane icicles.

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The ice storm was more severe in the densely populated part of Norman. There was 50% more precipitation as thunderstorms hit downtown Norman harder than out east. The NWC plantings suffered. Fortunately these trees are small and flexible. Some of the

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Scenes of tree devestation are repeated on every street in downtown Norman. These scenes are from Chautauqua to Pickard and north to Symmes St. in Norman. Just about every tree is damaged here as opposed to just 10% by Lake Thunderbird. There were a lo

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Scenes of tree devestation are repeated on every street in downtown Norman. These scenes are from Chautauqua to Pickard and north to Symmes St. in Norman. Just about every tree is damaged here as opposed to just 10% by Lake Thunderbird. There were a lo

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Scenes of tree devestation are repeated on every street in downtown Norman. These scenes are from Chautauqua to Pickard and north to Symmes St. in Norman. Just about every tree is damaged here as opposed to just 10% by Lake Thunderbird. There were a lo

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These trees by University north of Boyd have been flattened. It'll be interesting to see what they look like later.

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Radar estimated rainfall totals for the ice storm. It's pretty much accurate when you want to know who got the most ice. There are a few artifacts which knocked out rainfall totals east and west of the radar, and directly south.