Arkansas, 1998Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
December 22 to 24, 1998 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
9 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $450,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Ice Storm, Columbia
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Hempstead
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hempstead forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Howard
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Lafayette
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Little River
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Little River forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Miller
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Nevada
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nevada forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Sevier
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sevier forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- December 22, 6:00 PM CST to December 24, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.171, -92.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A shallow arctic air mass spread southward across all of southwest Arkansas while low pressure formed in the Gulf of Mexico spreading warm moist air northward over the top of the artic air mass. This resulted in widespread freezing rain, freezing drizzle, and sleet. Overall, accumulations of ice and sleet was generally below one inch. The ice accumulated mainly across exposed surfaces such as trees, powerlines, bridges, and overpasses. Numerous power outages, a few automobile accidents, and a few downed trees were the result of the ice storm.
- 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.
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 22 to 24, 19986 deaths · 48 events
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 19981 death · $1.0 million · 17 events
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 19981 death · 36 events
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998$17 million · 31 events
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 19981 death · 24 events
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998$4.1 million · 7 events
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998$1.8 million · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998$161,000 · 17 events
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998$99,000 · 22 events
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998$75,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 22 to 23, 1998$60,000 · 4 events
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: 5677390, 5677391, 5677392, 5677393, 5677522, 5677523, 5677524, 5677525, 5677526.