Ice Storm, Lee
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 24, 11:59 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.705, -83.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Virginia, December 22 to 24, 1998
Only light accumulations of ice were reported, mainly in higher mountain elevations. In the valleys, mainly rain was reported, with only a few slick spots on bridges.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MRX wrote it up.
Only light accumulations of ice were reported, mainly in higher mountain elevations. In the valleys, mainly rain was reported, with only a few slick spots on bridges.
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, Russell
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 24, 11:59 AM EST
- Where
- Russell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.934, -82.096 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Scott
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 24, 11:59 AM EST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.714, -82.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Washington / Bristol
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 24, 11:59 AM EST
- Where
- Washington / Bristol forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.661, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wise / Norton
- When
- December 22, 1:00 AM EST to December 24, 11:59 AM EST
- Where
- Wise / Norton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.954, -82.625 (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 Texas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Strong Wind in Maine, December 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 22 to 24, 1998
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 22 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 22 to 23, 1998
- High Wind in Vermont, December 22, 1998
- Cold in California, December 22, 1998
More
Every storm in Virginia in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, 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: 5674433, 5674434, 5674435, 5674436, 5674437.