Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$965K
Area
Mercer
Event narrative (NOAA)
A direct death occurred due to the ice storm when a 70 year old male in rural Joy, Illinois was struck by an ice-laden tree branch that fell on him. He was clearing branches from his driveway during the ice storm on February 24 when the branch struck him on the head. He was initially transported to the hospital and released, but later readmitted and he died a month later on March 23, 2007.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.