Ice Storm, Chautauqua
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chautauqua forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in New York, December 22, 1997
An ice storm during the late afternoon left slick roads across the western southern tier. Numerous auto accidents occurred.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $72,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
An ice storm during the late afternoon left slick roads across the western southern tier. Numerous auto accidents occurred. Ice accumulated up to 1/2" and combined with several inches of snow to create hazardous conditions.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Cattaraugus
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cattaraugus forecast zone
- Property damage
- $17,000
- Coordinates
- 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Allegany
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Allegany forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.257, -78.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Oswego
- When
- December 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Oswego forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Coordinates
- 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Michigan, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 22 to 23, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5620422, 5620423, 5620424, 5620425.