Ice Storm, Saline
- When
- January 8, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 8, 1999
An ice storm developed over central and northeast Arkansas during the morning of January 8th. and were moving northeast into areas where subfreezing air existed at the surface.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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 LZK wrote it up.
An ice storm developed over central and northeast Arkansas during the morning of January 8th. Showers and thundershowers began forming in southwest sections of the state shortly after 12am on the 8th...and were moving northeast into areas where subfreezing air existed at the surface. Icy conditions developed from Benton, Little Rock and Cabot northeastward into areas mainly along Highway 67/167. At least a tenth of an inch of ice was common, with some areas receiving up to half an inch where thundershowers occurred. Most of the ice was on trees and power lines, with bridges and overpasses also affected.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Cleburne
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleburne forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Faulkner
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Faulkner forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Independence
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Independence forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lonoke
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lonoke forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Prairie
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pulaski
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, White
- When
- January 8, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Woodruff
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woodruff forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.186, -91.243 (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
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Ice Storm in West Virginia, January 8, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, January 8, 1999
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in New York, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, January 8, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 8 to 9, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Mississippi, January 8, 1999
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, January 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5685718, 5685711, 5685712, 5685713, 5685714, 5685715, 5685716, 5685717, 5685719, 5685720.