Icepocalypse 2008: Granite Staters Recall the Ice Storm That Brought New Hampshire to Its Knees

New Hampshire has had its fair share of extreme weather. It sort of comes with the territory if you decide to call the Granite State home.

As my grandma likes to say, "You take the bitter with the better."

We put up with the sometimes relentless and grueling winters so we can enjoy the gorgeous foliage-covered mountains in the fall and the long days by the lake in the summer.

I have lived in other states where the weather doesn't change all year round. It's not for me.

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I prefer to experience the four seasons, and that's why I will always consider New England home.

Heck, sometimes we get to experience all four seasons in one week. Where else can you do that?

What was the big ice storm in New Hampshire?

In 2008, I was in college at UMASS Amherst and didn't yet call New Hampshire home. But if you lived in New Hampshire in 2008, you remember the ice storm that left nearly half of the state without power for two weeks.

That is absolute insanity. But New Hampshire people are hearty, and when times get tough, they lean on their communities and rise above the darkness (literally).

On the New Hampshire Subreddit group, a user named Gratuitous_Isolation posted a few photos from the 2008 ice storm and Redditors in the comments began taking an ice-covered stroll down memory lane.

Someone said they can vividly remember the sound of tree limbs snapping all night long and then at 5 a.m. a big pine tree snapped in half and came through their living room. Can you imagine?!

It was referred to many times as the "icepocalypse."

On the highway you would see lines of cars stuck in ditches from skidding off the road. Powerlines and trees were down everywhere you turned. School was canceled in some towns for two weeks.

How much damage did the 2008 ice storm cost New Hampshire?

According to WMUR, 780 utility poles were damaged, along with 1,300 transformers. The storm caused a total of $30 million and remains one of the worst ice storms to ever impact the Granite State.

The good news is the 2008 ice storm was a teachable moment for many Granite Staters. The lesson? Buy a generator. It's worth the money!

Were you living in New Hampshire in 2008? What are your memories from the storm?