Ice Storm, Bollinger
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999
Significant ice accumulations occurred over most of southeast Missouri late on New Years Day and continuing through New Years night. The heaviest coatings of ice were north and west of Cape Girardeau, especially in Carter, Wayne, Bollinger and Perry Counties, where trees and power lines were brought down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Significant ice accumulations occurred over most of southeast Missouri late on New Years Day and continuing through New Years night. The heaviest coatings of ice were north and west of Cape Girardeau, especially in Carter, Wayne, Bollinger and Perry Counties, where trees and power lines were brought down. In Butler County, half an inch of ice accumulation was observed in Poplar Bluff. Slick roads kept the Missouri State Highway Patrol busy, giving troopers a total of 58 accidents during a 12-hour period. A fatal accident near Puxico was blamed on icy road conditions. In a separate incident, Highway 51 just south of Puxico in Stoddard County was closed due to a tractor-trailer that jackknifed. Even the Poplar Bluff Street Department pulled its trucks off the road after one of its trucks slid into a utility pole. A blast of cold air in the wake of the storm rendered road salt very ineffective for ice removal. Prior to the storm, checkout lines at local grocery stores were up to an hour long, and most stores sold out of bread well before the evening of the 1st. Numerous towns cancelled school due to poor road conditions on the 4th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Butler
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cape Girardeau
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Carter
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Mississippi
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, New Madrid
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Perry
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Ripley
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Scott
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Stoddard
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Wayne
- When
- January 1, 11:00 AM CST to January 2, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (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 in Nebraska, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, January 1, 1999
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 3, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 1, 1999
- Dense Fog in California, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, 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: 5680820, 5680821, 5680822, 5680823, 5680824, 5680825, 5680826, 5680827, 5680828, 5680829, 5680830.