Pennsylvania, 1998Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1998
January 22, 1998 · NWS CTP · 14 events in 14 counties and zones
14 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.049, -76.405 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley and weakened as a second low formed on the east coast. Freezing drizzle began in the afternoon in spots, but most of the precipitation fell overnight. A large part of central Pennsylvania had a mix of freezing rain and snow. Up to 6 inches of snow fell in a few locations.
Ice Storm, Montour
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Montour forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.028, -76.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Northern Centre
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Centre forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Northern Clinton
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Northern Lycoming
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Lycoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Northumberland
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.852, -76.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Potter
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.745, -77.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Low pressure moved up the Ohio Valley and weakened as a second low formed on the east coast. Freezing drizzle began in the afternoon in spots, but most of the precipitation fell overnight. A large part of central Pennsylvania had a mix of freezing rain and snow. Up to 6 inches of snow fell in a few locations.
Ice Storm, Snyder
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Snyder forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.770, -77.070 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Centre
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Centre forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.919, -77.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Clinton
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Clinton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.234, -77.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Southern Lycoming
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Lycoming forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.343, -77.064 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Sullivan
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sullivan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.446, -76.512 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tioga
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Tioga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -77.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.963, -77.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, January 22, 1998$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, January 22, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 199828 events
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 22, 1998$15,000 · 1 event
- Tornado in Georgia, January 22 to 30, 1998$15,000 · F0 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 22, 19985 events
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 22, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 19984 events
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 19983 events
- Flooding in North Carolina, January 22 to 30, 19982 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 1998$4,000 · 2 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: 5628536, 5628537, 5628538, 5628539, 5628540, 5628541, 5628542, 5628543, 5628544, 5628545, 5628546, 5628547, 5628629, 5628630.