Claim: The North American ice storm from December 14–16 2005, was a damaging winter storm that left 6 counties from the state of Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina with power outages and 7 deaths.
Evidence: The December 2005 North American ice storm was a damaging winter storm that produced extensive ice damage in a large portion of the Southern United States from December 14–16, 2005, while extensive snowfall was reported across portions of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The ice storm led to enormous and widespread power outages, and at least 7 deaths. The ice storm left more than a million people without power in and near the Appalachians, including 630,000 customers in Georgia, 358,000 in South Carolina, 328,000 in North Carolina and 13,000 in Virginia. Gwinnett Unknown Cabarrus Granville Rockingham Wilkes Georgia Maryland North Carolina 1 2 1 1 1 1 Totals 7 Trees and power lines, along with numerous other lightweight structures, came down in many areas from Georgia northward, and highways (including several Interstate Highways) were closed and impassable.