Storms flood neighborhoods with a wintry mix and drop 'thunder ice' in several states Storms sent creeks over their banks and caused flash flooding in portions of West Virginia and Kentucky on Thursday, while a wintry mix coated trees and roads in ice and even dropped “thunder ice” in several states.
Residents and storm spotters in portions of Indiana, southern Michigan, Ohio and and Pennsylvania reported seeing “thunder ice” early Thursday — freezing rain accompanied by flashes of lightning in the unstable air.
Ice storm warnings continued for portions of Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and northern Virginia.
In West Virginia, a long line of thunderstorms kept residents awake overnight with hours of thunder and heavy rains, flooding neighborhoods and causing accidents where water ponded on some interstate highways.
Most of West Virginia and portions of eastern Kentucky remained under flood warnings by midday Thursday.
