Ice Storm, Bland
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bland forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.134, -81.130 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Virginia, December 23 to 24, 1998
Sleet and freezing rain developed during the morning hours on the 23rd and continued into late afternoon hours. Freezing rain redeveloped overnight and continued into the late morning and early afternoon hours on the 24th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 27 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
- 27
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 RNK wrote it up.
Sleet and freezing rain developed during the morning hours on the 23rd and continued into late afternoon hours. Freezing rain redeveloped overnight and continued into the late morning and early afternoon hours on the 24th. Ice accumulated from 1/4 to 1/2 inch on exposed objects in most areas. However, there was some ice accumulations around one inch. The weight of the ice downed trees limbs and power lines which resulted in numerous power outages. Some people were without power for a few days. Ice covered roads and bridges resulted in numerous traffic accidents and some injuries. A traffic accident in Richlands in Tazewell County resulted in two fatalities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
27 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Carroll
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Floyd
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.932, -80.362 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Giles
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Giles forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.314, -80.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Grayson
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.657, -81.225 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Montgomery
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.174, -80.387 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pulaski
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.098, -80.645 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Smyth
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Smyth forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.844, -81.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Tazewell
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tazewell forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.125, -81.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wythe
- When
- December 23, 8:00 AM EST to December 24, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wythe forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.917, -81.079 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Patrick
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Patrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.678, -80.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Alleghany
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Alleghany forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.791, -80.000 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Amherst
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Amherst forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.605, -79.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Appomattox
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Appomattox forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.372, -78.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Bath
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bath forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 38.059, -79.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Bedford
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Bedford forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.315, -79.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Botetourt
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Botetourt forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.557, -79.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Buckingham
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Buckingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.572, -78.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Campbell
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.310, -79.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Charlotte
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.012, -78.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Craig
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Craig forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.481, -80.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.992, -79.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Halifax
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Halifax forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -78.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Henry
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.689, -79.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pittsylvania
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Pittsylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 36.704, -79.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Roanoke
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Roanoke forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.258, -80.016 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Rockbridge
- When
- December 23, 12:00 PM EST to December 24, 2:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rockbridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 37.774, -79.418 (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 Oklahoma, 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 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: 5673825, 5673829, 5673832, 5673834, 5673835, 5673838, 5673840, 5673843, 5673844, 5673845, 5673692, 5673693, 5673694, 5673695, 5673696, 5673824, 5673826, 5673827, 5673828, 5673830, 5673831, 5673833, 5673836, 5673837, 5673839, 5673841, 5673842.