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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