▁Gir arde au . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁storm ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 6 – 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁S ik eston ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁were ▁hit ▁with ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁ice ▁storm , ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Central ▁Pla ins ▁and ▁Mid west ▁ice ▁storm . ▁ ▁This ▁storm ▁knock ed ▁out ▁elect rical ▁service ▁to ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁and ▁dam aged ▁a ▁large ▁percentage ▁of ▁the ▁trees , ▁making ▁this ▁event ▁the ▁worst ▁natural ▁dis aster ▁to ▁hit ▁the ▁city ▁since ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁torn ado . ▁ ▁Rest oration ▁of ▁city ▁elect rical ▁power ▁was ▁delayed ▁as ▁a ▁circuit ▁break er ▁at ▁the ▁Cole man ▁Sub station ▁had ▁expl oded ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 1 ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁ice ▁storm ▁hit . ▁Governor ▁Jay ▁N ixon ▁survey ed ▁the ▁fog - cover ed ▁damage ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁and ▁visited ▁the ▁S ik eston ▁Field ▁House ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁shelter . ▁ ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁recre ation ▁S ik eston ' s ▁Park ▁system ▁includes ▁ 1 4 ▁par ks . ▁The ▁largest ▁park , ▁the ▁S ik eston ▁Rec re ation ▁Complex , ▁features ▁a ▁fish ing ▁lake , ▁pic nic ▁sh el ters ▁and ▁play ground ▁equipment . ▁With ▁tennis ▁courts ▁and ▁several ▁s occer ▁fields , ▁baseball ▁diam onds ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁league ▁football ▁field , ▁the ▁Rec re ation ▁Complex