Ice Storm, Pike
- When
- January 15, 7:00 PM EST to January 16, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.332, -75.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 15 to 16, 1998
3 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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
3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Lackawanna
- When
- January 15, 7:00 PM EST to January 16, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lackawanna forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.437, -75.609 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wayne
- When
- January 15, 7:00 PM EST to January 16, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.649, -75.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A storm system intensified as it moved northeastward from the Carolina coast on the evening of the 15th into the early morning hours of the 16th. This system dumped a mixed bag of wintery precipitation over much of northeastern Pennsylvania. Across the Poconos, significant icing occurred as an elevated warm layer persisted for most of the event. Ice accumulations of up to a quarter of an inch on exposed surfaces were observed across the higher terrain. Scattered power outages resulted from the weight of the ice on power lines. Freezing rain and sleet changed back to snow for a brief time before ending late in the morning on the 16th.
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 Utah, January 15 to 18, 1998
- Flooding in California, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in New York, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Maryland, January 15 to 16, 1998
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 15, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 15, 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5630673, 5630674, 5630675.