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Icy scenes from around the Memphis area

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 04, 2022 8:09 PM CT | Published: February 03, 2022 2:33 PM CT
<strong>Horses huddle together for warmth at Shelby Farms Park after an ice storm hit the Memphia area, leaving more than 140,000 people without power.</strong> (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Horses huddle together for warmth at Shelby Farms Park after an ice storm hit the Memphia area, leaving more than 140,000 people without power. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Shelby Farms Park is mostly empty on an icy Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)

Shelby Farms Park is mostly empty on an icy Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Karen Pulfer Focht/Special to The Daily Memphian)

<strong>A fallen limb rests awkwardly on a power line on Evergreen Street Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

A fallen limb rests awkwardly on a power line on Evergreen Street Feb. 3, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

<strong>A cargo plane is de-iced at Memphis International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 2.</strong> (Courtesy Memphis International Airport)

A cargo plane is de-iced at Memphis International Airport Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Courtesy Memphis International Airport)

<strong>A tree and powerline fell on a car in Cooper-Young Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

A tree and powerline fell on a car in Cooper-Young Feb. 3, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)

<strong>Russell Palmer (right) talks with Higbee Avenue neighbors about falling ice-covered tree branches.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Russell Palmer (right) talks with Higbee Avenue neighbors about falling ice-covered tree branches. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>Andrew Saatkamp (middle) talks with his Higbee Avenue neighbors about moving a car from under an ice-covered tree.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Andrew Saatkamp (middle) talks with his Higbee Avenue neighbors about moving a car from under an ice-covered tree. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>The Edge District&rsquo;s art installation hangs low to the ground after freezing rain hit the area Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

The Edge District’s art installation hangs low to the ground after freezing rain hit the area Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>A car drives by a fallen tree on Cooper Street, near Madison Avenue, as freezing rain covers trees on Thursday.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

A car drives by a fallen tree on Cooper Street, near Madison Avenue, as freezing rain covers trees on Thursday. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

<div class="c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"><div class="c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text"><div class="p-block_kit_renderer" data-qa="block-kit-renderer"><div class="p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first"><div class="p-rich_text_block" dir="auto"><div class="p-rich_text_section"><strong>A fallen tree damaged a car on Kensington Place in Vollintine-Evergreen.</strong> (Courtesy Natalia Madzar)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="c-files_container">&nbsp;</div>
A fallen tree damaged a car on Kensington Place in Vollintine-Evergreen. (Courtesy Natalia Madzar)
 
<strong>Cars maneuver around a fallen branch on Poplar Avenue as freezing rain covers trees on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

Cars maneuver around a fallen branch on Poplar Avenue as freezing rain covers trees on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)

<strong>An uprooted tree blocks Loch Lomond Road in Whitehaven.</strong> (Courtesy Pearl Walker)

An uprooted tree blocks Loch Lomond Road in Whitehaven. (Courtesy Pearl Walker)

<strong>A downed tree blocks northbound&nbsp; Riverside Drive, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.</strong> (Christin Yates/Special to The Daily Memphian)

A downed tree blocks northbound Riverside Drive, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022. (Christin Yates/Special to The Daily Memphian)

<strong>An ice-laden tree split and landed on vehicles parked on North Belvedere Boulevard in the Vollintine-Evergreen area, Friday, Feb. 5, 2022.</strong> (Danielle Smith/The Daily Memphian)

An ice-laden tree split and landed on vehicles parked on North Belvedere Boulevard in the Vollintine-Evergreen area, Friday, Feb. 5, 2022. (Danielle Smith/The Daily Memphian)

Our photo gallery captures images of the ice storm’s beauty and danger.

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The Daily Memphian Staff

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