Ice Storm, Adair
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.191, -92.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Missouri, January 4, 1998
An icy rain fell during the morning hours of January 4th resulting in an eighth to a quarter inch of ice accumulation and slippery roadways. There were numerous non-injury traffic accidents reported throughout Northwest Missouri and many reports of minor injuries due to pedestrians falling on icy sidewalks.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 28 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
- 28
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 EAX wrote it up.
An icy rain fell during the morning hours of January 4th resulting in an eighth to a quarter inch of ice accumulation and slippery roadways. There were numerous non-injury traffic accidents reported throughout Northwest Missouri and many reports of minor injuries due to pedestrians falling on icy sidewalks. Since the freezing rain occurred on a Sunday, traffic was light which prevented widespread problems.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
28 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Schuyler
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.470, -92.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Putnam
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -93.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sullivan
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.211, -93.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Linn
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.870, -93.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Livingston
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.782, -93.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grundy
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.114, -93.565 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mercer
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.422, -93.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Platte
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Platte forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.381, -94.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Clay
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Atchison
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.431, -95.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Holt
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Holt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.094, -95.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Nodaway
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Andrew
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Andrew forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Worth
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gentry
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gentry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.212, -94.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, De Kalb
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.893, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Harrison
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Harrison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.355, -93.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Daviess
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.961, -93.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Buchanan
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.660, -94.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Clinton
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.602, -94.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Caldwell
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.656, -93.983 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Ray
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ray forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.352, -93.990 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Carroll
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.427, -93.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Chariton
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chariton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.515, -92.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Randolph
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.440, -92.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Macon
- When
- January 4, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.831, -92.565 (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
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, January 4 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 4, 1998
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 4 to 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in New York, January 4 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Texas, January 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5628478, 5628479, 5628480, 5628481, 5628482, 5628483, 5628484, 5628485, 5628486, 5628487, 5628488, 5628764, 5628765, 5628766, 5628767, 5628768, 5628769, 5628770, 5628771, 5628772, 5628773, 5628774, 5628775, 5628776, 5628777, 5628778, 5628779, 5628780.