January 22, 2007
Ice Storm 2007, By the Numbers
While the final figures are just now coming out, last week already seems like a distant memory.
- Estimated amount, in cubic yards, of sanding material used to clear street locations: 1,349
- Austin Energy customers who experienced a power outage: 35,000
- Water mains repaired by Austin Water Utility: 16
- Calls to EMS dispatchers and Austin Fire Department: 2,133
- Calls to 311: 11,370
- Collisions reported to the Austin Police Department: 599
- Estimated number of canceled flights out of DFW, San Antonio, and Austin: 350
- Police vehicles in San Marcos damaged beyond repair after last week's tornado: 9
- Deliveries, per day, that Meals on Wheels canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday: 2,100
- Voicemails received by Meals on Wheels staffers when they returned to work: 400
- Callers asking for food: 0
- Motorists stuck in Ozona, Texas, who were given loaner blankets and pillows from a nearby jailhouse: 50
- Photos added to flickr, tagged "austin" and "ice": 3,621
- Preliminary estimated loss to Austin's economy, according to Angelou Economics: $50 million
- Final value this could climb to: $200 million
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Sources
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]Photo by mybloodyself on flickr
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Number of Weathermen and News People Who Completely Overreacted to 1/4" of Ice: All
MAN STUCK TO THE SIDE OF A FROZEN DUMPSTER: ONE
MAN I WAS COLD HAS HECK THAT NIGHT. EVEN THE HOT COFFEE THAT THE NIGHT MANAGER THREW TOWARDS MY ICEY ABODE WOUNDN'T EVEN THAW OUT MY FACE THAT WAS STUCK TO THE HARD STEELE. EVENTUALLY BFI CAME BY AND THE SHEER FORCE OF LIFTING UP THE DUMPSTER TORE ME OFF THE SIDE. I STILL HAVE A BIG PATCH OF SKIN MISSING BUT IT WILL HEAL WITH SOME NEOSPORIN THAT I FOUND NEAR JESTER TOWERS.
HALLEJULA MY FRIENDS. THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE. ME AND CC COULD HAVE FROZE THAT NIGHT AND I WOULD HAVE RESORTED TO EATING HIM (THOUGH I HEAR FROM MY BUDDY ON E. 7TH THAT PITBULL SLOW COOKED CAN BE GOOD--I DON'T BELIVE HIM AS HE FRIES EVERYTING).