Ice Storm, Alexander
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Illinois, January 8, 1999
Freezing rain coated surfaces with around a quarter inch of ice in most areas. The exception was in the vicinity of the Ohio River from Massac County to Hardin County, where locally one half inch of ice was observed.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 PAH wrote it up.
Freezing rain coated surfaces with around a quarter inch of ice in most areas. The exception was in the vicinity of the Ohio River from Massac County to Hardin County, where locally one half inch of ice was observed. Many schools cancelled classes again, only a day after re-opening in the wake of an ice storm on January 2. A semi-trailer overturned on Interstate 57 just south of Marion. A total of 25 ice-related falls were recorded at Union County Hospital. This ice storm was considerably less serious than the ice storm of January 1 and 2, which hit the Carbondale and West Frankfort areas worst.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Edwards
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gallatin
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hamilton
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Hardin
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jackson
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Johnson
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Massac
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pope
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pulaski
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Saline
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wabash
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wayne
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, White
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Williamson
- When
- January 8, 6:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (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 Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5681021, 5681022, 5681096, 5681097, 5681098, 5681099, 5681100, 5681101, 5681102, 5681103, 5681104, 5681105, 5681106, 5681107, 5681108, 5681109, 5681110, 5681111.