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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Ice Storm Ice Storm The term 'Ice Storm' as it applies to the area of the weather can be defined as ' An ice storm is used to describe occasions when damaging accumulations of ice are expected during freezing rain situations. Significant accumulations of ice pull down trees and utility lines resulting in loss of power and communication. These accumulations of ice make walking and driving extremely dangerous. Significant ice accumulations are usually accumulations of ¼' or greater'. Previous 5 Terms: Ice Push Ice Run ice sheet (continental glacier) ice shelf Ice Shove Next 5 Terms: Ice Storm Warning Ice Twitch Iceberg Icelandic Low ichneumon About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.