Ice Storm, Canadian
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Canadian forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 23 to 24, 1998
An extended period of light freezing drizzle or light freezing rain mixed with periods of light snow and light sleet affected portions of central and southern Oklahoma on most of the 23rd and early on the 24th. Another thin glaze of ice formed on most roads making for treacherous driving conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 24
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 OUN wrote it up.
An extended period of light freezing drizzle or light freezing rain mixed with periods of light snow and light sleet affected portions of central and southern Oklahoma on most of the 23rd and early on the 24th. Another thin glaze of ice formed on most roads making for treacherous driving conditions. The most significant icing occurred across Garvin, Pontotoc, and Coal Counties, and areas farther south toward the Red River, where many lcoations reported several hundredths of an inch of ice. Healdton in Carter County reported 0.03 of freezing rain on the 23rd. 225 traffic accidents are known to have occurred across southern Oklahoma on the 23rd, and there was at least 1 fatal traffic accident. Many roads had to be closed for extended periods of time due to icing and/or traffic accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Atoka
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Atoka forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Bryan
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bryan forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Carter
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cleveland
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Coal
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coal forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Comanche
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cotton
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cotton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Garvin
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garvin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grady
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grady forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hughes
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jefferson
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Johnston
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lincoln
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Love
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Love forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Marshall
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, McClain
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- McClain forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Murray
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Oklahoma
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pontotoc
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pottawatomie
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Seminole
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Stephens
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tillman
- When
- December 23, 6:00 AM CST to December 24, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tillman forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.373, -98.924 (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
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Cold in Arkansas, December 23, 1998
- Ice Storm in Maryland, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Alabama, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Texas, December 23, 1998
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, December 23 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Virginia, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, December 23 to 24, 1998
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 23, 1998
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, December 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: 5678260, 5678261, 5678262, 5678263, 5678264, 5678265, 5678266, 5678267, 5678268, 5678269, 5678270, 5678271, 5678272, 5678273, 5678274, 5678275, 5678276, 5678277, 5678278, 5678279, 5678280, 5678281, 5678282, 5678283.