ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The Windy Trails Golf Course at Altus AFB was blanketed by an ice storm that hit Jan. 29, with accumulation reports of more than one and a half inches of ice. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Power line poles broke outside of Altus AFB during an ice storm that hit Jan. 29 causing power outages for more than 150,000 people in the southwest Oklahoma region. The city of Altus power representatives, Southwest Rural Electric representatives and members of the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron are working together to resolve the power outage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Ty Thomas, 97th Air Mobility Wing commander, and Airman 1st Class Jeremy Winston, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, remove fallen tree limbs Jan. 30. More than 40 people volunteered to clean up the debris that littered the base due to an ice storm that hit Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Members of the 7th Civil Engineer Squadron from Dyess AFB, Texas, work on power lines to bring power back to Altus AFB. Airmen from Dyess and Lackland AFBs, Texas, came to assist Altus with the power outage that was caused by an ice storm Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Senior Airman David Hall, Airman 1st Class Jeremy Winston, and 2nd Lt. Bryan Scism, 97th Civil Engineer Squadron, remove fallen tree limbs Jan. 30. More than 40 people volunteered to clean up the debris that littered the base due to an ice storm that hit Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Col. Stuart Shaw, 97th Air Mobility Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Eric Malloy, 97th AMW command chief, remove fallen tree limbs Jan. 30. More than 40 people volunteered to clean up the debris that litters the base due to an ice storm that hit Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Electricians from the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron work on the downed power lines Jan. 30. An ice storm hit Altus AFB Jan. 29 causing a power outage for more than 30,000 people in the area. Airmen from Dyess and Lackland AFBs, Texas, came to assist Altus with downed power lines. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The Solar Inn Dining Facility at Altus AFB opened their doors for more than 24 hours to feed base members and their families when an ice storm hit the Altus area Jan. 29 causing more than 30,000 people to lose power. The dining facility is providing food to more than 500 people per day since the ice storm hit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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Altus continues ice storm recovery

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- 97th Air Mobility Wing volunteers work to clean up the fallen tree limbs at the Wings of Freedom Park Jan. 30. Due to an ice storm that hit Altus Jan. 28, power outages and debris covered much of the base and town. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra D. Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- More than 200 families took shelter at the Altus Fitness Center and Medical Clinic Feb. 1 because power was out at their homes due to an ice storm that hit southwest Oklahoma Jan. 29. The shelters are being powered by generators to sustain a hospitable environment during the power outage. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- Base personnel wait in line at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service Shoppette gas station to refuel their vehicles Feb. 1. Many of the gas stations in the city of Altus, including the base, lost power due to an ice storm that hit Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- 97th Air Mobility Wing emergency management personnel talk with Dan Scott, City of Altus power, and Mike Hagy, Southwest Rural electric, to discuss the down power lines outside of the Jasmine gate Jan. 30. More than 30,000 people are without power after an ice storm hit the Altus area Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- More than 200 families took shelter at the Altus Fitness Center and Medical Clinic Feb. 1 because power was out at their homes due to an ice storm that hit southwest Oklahoma Jan. 29. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Leandra Hernandez)

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Altus continues ice storm recovery

Published Feb. 2, 2010