Five Years Ago Evansville Was Encased in Ice [PHOTOS]

The past month and a half has treated the Evansville area to some of the coldest weather on record, but it could be worse, and you probably remember that it was.

January 28th, 2014 marks the five year anniversary of the ice storm that hit the Tri-State, leaving everything in sight encased in ice. Nothing was spared, houses, trees, power lines, vehicles, if ice fell on it, it stuck, and it stayed.

The pictures that follow are ones I took around my house during that time, and while my family and I were fortunate enough to not lose power or have any pipes burst, others weren't so lucky. As much of a pain in the...neck as it was, when you took an up close look at it, it really was a pretty amazing sight to see, and dare I say, beautiful in its own way.