Ice Storm, Colbert
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Colbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.700, -87.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Alabama, December 21, 1999
A light mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow flurries fell across northern Alabama. Numerous trees across the area picked up a coating of ice, but it melted away by late morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 16
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 BMX wrote it up.
A light mixture of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow flurries fell across northern Alabama. Numerous trees across the area picked up a coating of ice, but it melted away by late morning. No significant accumulations were reported. Roadways became briefly slick in the early morning hours, but no significant icing problems occurred and no weather related accidents were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Lauderdale
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.901, -87.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.442, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lawrence
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.522, -87.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Blount
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Blount forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.981, -86.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cullman
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Cullman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.132, -86.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Dekalb
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Dekalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.460, -85.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Fayette
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.721, -87.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jackson
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.779, -85.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lamar
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lamar forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.779, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Limestone
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Limestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.810, -86.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Madison
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.763, -86.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Marion
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.137, -87.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Morgan
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.454, -86.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Walker
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Walker forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.803, -87.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Winston
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
- Where
- Winston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.149, -87.374 (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
- Wildfire and Dust Storm in California, December 21 to 22, 1999
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 22, 1999
- High Wind in California, December 21 to 22, 1999
- Winter Storm in Michigan, December 21 to 24, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 21, 1999
- Wildfire in California, December 21 to 27, 1999
- Wildfire in California, December 21 to 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Alabama in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, December 1999
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: 5721100, 5721101, 5721102, 5721103, 5721104, 5721105, 5721106, 5721107, 5721108, 5721109, 5721110, 5721111, 5721112, 5721113, 5721114, 5721115.