At 2 am Wednesday the power went out with a coat of ice that covered trees, roads, wires, and all else. 16,000 people served by REMC and Duke electric were without power. Today (Friday) at 2:30pm power was restored to our home, but many homes are still without service. Many trees and limbs blocked the roads also.
Here is a photo of a few ice covered electric wires.
Luckily the temperatures hovered just below the freeing point. It would have been much worse if it had been much colder.