I peeked out through the curtains and besides the fact that the neighbourhood was pitch black, there seemed to be a glow and I as my eyes adjusted to the dark, I could see the trees were bathed in icicles and totally bent over from the weight of the ice.
I had a hard time falling asleep as I listened to the creaks and groans from the trees straining with the ice buildup, cracking from the weight and crashing down on the yard that was also coated in ice. Only then did I realize that we were being blanketed in Ice Storm 2013.