West Virginia, 1999

Ice Storm in West Virginia, February 1, 1999

February 1, 1999 · NWS RLX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A quarter to three quarters of an inch of ice was deposited from freezing rain. No widespread power outages were reported.

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 RLX wrote it up.

A quarter to three quarters of an inch of ice was deposited from freezing rain. No widespread power outages were reported.

Event by event

2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Nicholas

When
February 1, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Nicholas forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Ice Storm, Raleigh

When
February 1, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Raleigh forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

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

More

Every storm in West Virginia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in West Virginia, February 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: 5681234, 5681235.