Ice Storm, Kiowa
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Kansas, January 3 to 4, 1998
5 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Barber
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Comanche
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pratt
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Pratt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Stafford
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 2:40 AM CST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One half to one inch of ice accumulated causing numerous accidents but no injuries were reported. Structural damage was not reported.
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
- Avalanche in Idaho, January 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, January 3, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 3, 1998
- Hail in Texas, January 3, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 3 to 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Oregon, January 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Oregon, January 3, 1998
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 3, 1998
- Heat in Connecticut, January 3, 1998
- Heat in Massachusetts, January 3, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, January 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5628188, 5628189, 5628190, 5628191, 5628192.