Ice Storm, Chippewa
- When
- January 22, 2:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chippewa forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Ice Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 1999
sleet and freezing rain developed in advance of a low lifting toward the region. Around 1/2 inch of ice accumulated on trees and powerlines producing many broken branches and contributing to several power outages.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 APX wrote it up.
A mix of snow...sleet and freezing rain developed in advance of a low lifting toward the region. Around 1/2 inch of ice accumulated on trees and powerlines producing many broken branches and contributing to several power outages. The ice also created hazardous driving conditions and was a contributing factor to many traffic accidents. Several inches of heavy wet snow also fell in spots...further contributing to the hazardous conditions and power outages.
Event by event
2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Mackinac
- When
- January 22, 2:00 PM EST to January 23, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mackinac forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
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
- Tornadoes in Tennessee, January 22, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 31, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 22, 1999
- Tornado in Illinois, January 22, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 22, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 25, 1999
- Hail in Texas, January 22, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 31, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 22, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 30, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 22, 1999
- Flooding in Indiana, January 22 to 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Michigan in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Michigan, 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: 5679011, 5679012.