National Storms

Ice accumulation reports: December 21, 2013

112 measured ice accumulations were reported to the National Weather Service from freezing rain in the 24 hours ending 11 a.m. EST on December 21, 2013, in 9 states (AR, IA, IL, KS, MI, MO, OK, TX, WI). The largest was 0.67 inches of ice at El Reno, OK. 56 reports were a quarter inch or more, the usual ice storm warning amount, when tree limbs and power lines start to break.

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Measured ice: 0.01″ 0.1″ 0.25″ 0.5″ 0.75″ 1″ +
0.67″largest ice report
112measured ice reports
56reports of ¼″ or more
9states

Ice reports

IceWhereCountyTimeReported toSourceRemarks
0.67″Fletcher, OKComancheDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/2 TO 2/3 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.67″El Reno, OKCanadianDec 21, 9:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNLaw enforcementOFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER REPORTS 1/2 TO 2/3 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″Oklahoma City, OKOklahomaDec 21, 12:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicSPORADIC REPORTS OF UP TO 1/2 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ALONG WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES. FREEZING RAIN STILL FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT.
0.50″Stillwater, OKPayneDec 21, 2:12 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH IN STILLWATER. FREEZING RAIN STILL FALLING.
0.50″Duncan, OKStephensDec 21, 2:15 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH WITH REPORTS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER OUTAGES.
0.50″Norman, OKClevelandDec 21, 2:30 a.m. CSTNWS OUNNWS employeeICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH. FREEZING RAIN STILL FALLING.
0.50″Fort Sill, OKComancheDec 21, 5:30 a.m. CSTNWS OUNOTHER FEDERALICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″Moore, OKClevelandDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″2 SW Tiawah, OKRogersDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.50″Bethel Acres, OKPottawatomieDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″Choctaw, OKOklahomaDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″Newalla, OKOklahomaDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/3 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″Rush Springs, OKGradyDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.50″White Oak, OKCraigDec 21, 8:13 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic
0.50″Wyandotte, OKOttawaDec 21, 8:13 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicHALF INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES.
0.50″5 ESE Owasso, OKRogersDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.50″Schulter, OKOkmulgeeDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE BRANCHES.
0.50″Checotah, OKMcIntoshDec 21, 8:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSATrained spotterUP TO HALF INCH OF ICE ON TREES. TREE LIMBS BROKEN.
0.50″Owasso, OKTulsaDec 21, 9:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSATrained spotter116TH ST N AND GARNETT
0.50″3 E Sapulpa, OKCreekDec 21, 10:00 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.45″Quanah, TXHardemanDec 21, 8:31 a.m. CSTNWS OUNBroadcast mediaKOLJ RADIO REPORTS 0.45 INCHES OF ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES.
0.40″Chautauqua, KSChautauquaDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS ICTCo-op observerCOOPERATIVE OBSERVER MEASURES 0.3-0.4 INCHES OF ICE DEPENDING ON THE SURFACE AND 0.43 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
0.40″Owasso, OKTulsaDec 21, 7:40 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.40″6 ENE Owasso, OKRogersDec 21, 8:16 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.40″Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 8:36 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employeeMEASURE ON TREE BRANCHES. 81ST AND GARNETT AREA.
0.40″Bixby, OKTulsaDec 21, 9:05 a.m. CSTNWS TSABroadcast media
0.40″7 E Broken Arrow, OKWagonerDec 21, 9:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee
0.38″1 E Norman, OKClevelandDec 21, 9:29 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublic3/8 INCH OF ICE ON TREE LIMBS.
0.37″5 ESE Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 8:22 a.m. CSTNWS TSATrained spotterMEASURED 3/8 OF AN INCH OF ICE NEAR 61ST AND MINGO.
0.37″8 N Mannford, OKOsageDec 21, 8:33 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic3/8 OF AN INCH ON TREE BRANCHES.
0.33″Midwest City, OKOklahomaDec 20, 10:00 p.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/4 TO 1/3 INCH. FREEZING RAIN STILL FALLING.
0.33″Elgin, OKComancheDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/4 TO 1/3 INCH REPORTED ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.33″3 E Seminole, OKSeminoleDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/3 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.33″Bridge Creek, OKGradyDec 21, 10:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/4 TO 1/3 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.33″4 ENE Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 4:05 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee0.33 INCHES FREEZING RAIN MEASURED ON CAR TOP AS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA. SIMILAR AMOUNT ON TREES.
0.30″5 SE Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ON TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES FROM 61ST AND MEMORIAL TO 11TH AND 169.
0.30″Verona, MOLawrenceDec 21, 7:35 a.m. CSTNWS SGFPublic1/4 TO 3/8 INCH OF ACCUMULATION ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.30″Grove, OKDelawareDec 21, 8:40 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic1/4 TO 3/8 INCH ICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES. ROADS JUST WET.
0.30″Muskogee, OKMuskogeeDec 21, 9:10 a.m. CSTNWS TSAEmergency managerROADS MOSTLY WET. SOME SLICK BRIDGES. NUMEROUS SMALL LIMBS ARE BREAKING FROM WEIGHT OF THE ICE.
0.25″1 NNE Belmont, MIKentDec 20, 2:15 p.m. ESTNWS GRRTrained spotterQUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ON THE GROUND
0.25″Greenville, MIMontcalmDec 20, 10:00 p.m. ESTNWS GRRTrained spotterSTORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION. FREEZING RAIN DURATION 24 HOURS
0.25″2 SE Collinsville, OKRogersDec 21, 1:45 a.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaser0.25 ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE LIMBS AT 116TH ST N AND GARNETT.
0.25″Hale, KSChautauquaDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS ICTCo-op observerCOOPERATIVE OBSERVER ESTIMATES A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE AND 0.45 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.
0.25″4 NW Windyville, MODallasDec 21, 7:20 a.m. CSTNWS SGFPublic
0.25″Joplin, MOJasperDec 21, 7:20 a.m. CSTNWS SGFPublic
0.25″7 W Columbus, KSCherokeeDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS SGFEmergency manager
0.25″Republic, MOGreeneDec 21, 7:30 a.m. CSTNWS SGFNWS employee
0.25″1 W Sarcoxie, MOJasperDec 21, 7:35 a.m. CSTNWS SGFPublic
0.25″4 WNW Springfield, MOGreeneDec 21, 7:53 a.m. CSTNWS SGFOfficial NWS obs
0.25″Bartlesville, OKWashingtonDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic
0.25″Hulbert, OKCherokeeDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic
0.25″2 S Sand Springs, OKTulsaDec 21, 8:30 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic
0.25″2 NW Claremore, OKRogersDec 21, 8:41 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublic
0.25″5 ESE Tinker Air Force, OKOklahomaDec 21, 9:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicPUBLIC REPORTS 0.25 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.25″Warner, OKMuskogeeDec 21, 9:10 a.m. CSTNWS TSAEmergency manager
0.25″4 SE Eufaula, OKPittsburgDec 21, 9:17 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicROADS JUST WET. ICE ON TREES AND LINES. A FEW BRANCHES BREAKING.
0.22″Greenville, MIMontcalmDec 20, 2:00 p.m. ESTNWS GRRTrained spotter0.20 INCHES OF ICE COVERING 5 INCH SNOW DEPTH. CURRENT TEMPERATURE IS 32.0 DEGREES.
0.20″Oil City, MIMidlandDec 20, 7:48 p.m. ESTNWS DTXCo-op observer12 HOUR ICE ACCRETION. SUBSTANTIAL ICING, ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.20″4 ENE Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 1:05 a.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employee0.20 CAR TOP ICE ACCUMULATION.
0.20″Norman, OKClevelandDec 21, 2:30 a.m. CSTNWS OUNNWS employeeICE ACCUMULATION OF 1/3 TO 1/5 INCH. FREEZING RAIN STILL FALLING.
0.20″Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 3:42 a.m. CSTNWS TSABroadcast mediaMEASURED ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE LIMBS AT THE FOX23 STATION.
0.20″5 NW Springfield, MOGreeneDec 21, 5:48 a.m. CSTNWS SGFOfficial NWS obs0.20 INCHES OF FREEZING RAIN MEASURED AT THE SPRINGFIELD NWS OFFICE.
0.20″Pittsburg, KSCrawfordDec 21, 5:48 a.m. CSTNWS SGFCo-op observerAPPROX 3/16 OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN
0.20″Devon, KSBourbonDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS SGFEmergency manager
0.20″Ash Grove, MOGreeneDec 21, 7:35 a.m. CSTNWS SGFCo-op observer0.20 INCH OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES
0.20″Blair, OKJacksonDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.20″Burkburnett, TXWichitaDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 1/8 AND 1/4 INCH ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.20″Hectorville, OKOkmulgeeDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicLESS THAN A QUATER-INCH ON TREE BRANCHES.
0.20″4 SW Springfield, MOGreeneDec 21, 8:59 a.m. CSTNWS SGFNWS employeeTWO TENTHS OF ANINCH OF ICE MEASURED ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.16″NW Norman, OKClevelandDec 21, 8:44 a.m. CSTNWS OUNNWS employeeICE ACCUMULATIONS OF 9/16 OF AN INCH ON TREE LIMBS
0.15″3 N Owasso, OKTulsaDec 20, 10:47 p.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaserFREEZING RAIN - ICE ACCUMULATION 0.10 - 0.15 ON TREES.
0.13″Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 20, 11:33 p.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaser1/8 INCH GLAZE MEASURED ON RAILING VIA TWITTER
0.13″Rolla, MOPhelpsDec 21, 7:55 a.m. CSTNWS SGFBroadcast media
0.12″10 NW Vinson, OKHarmonDec 20, 9:00 p.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicREPORTS OF 1/10 TO 1/8 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION NEAR THE BECKHAM COUNTY HARMON COUNTY LINE.
0.12″Electra, TXWichitaDec 20, 9:00 p.m. CSTNWS OUNPublicICE ACCUMULATION ESTIMATED AT 1/10 TO 1/8 INCH.
0.12″5 W Howard, KSElkDec 20, 10:15 p.m. CSTNWS ICTTrained spotterICE ON GRASS...CARS AND SIDEWALKS. ESTIMATED AT AN EIGHT OF AN INCH THICK. SOME SLEET MIXED IN AS WELL.
0.12″5 W Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 21, 1:20 a.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaserABOUT 1/8 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES WEST OF TULSA. TREES STARTING TO BOW DOWN.
0.12″Pineville, MOMcDonaldDec 21, 1:30 a.m. CSTNWS SGF911 CALL CENTER1/8 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION REPORTED AT APPROXIMATELY 130 AM. ROADS ARE CURRENTLY WET.
0.12″5 NW Springfield, MOGreeneDec 21, 3:00 a.m. CSTNWS SGFOfficial NWS obsAPPROX 1/8 INCH OF ICE MEASURED AT THE SPRINGFIELD NWS OFFICE.
0.10″5 SW Madison, WIDaneDec 20, 11:49 a.m. CSTNWS MKXTrained spotter12 HOUR TOTAL
0.10″3 ENE Kentwood, MIKentDec 20, 1:00 p.m. ESTNWS GRROFFICIAL NWS OB0.10 INCHES OF LIQUID SO FAR TODAY AT THE NWS OFFICE, WITH ABOUT 0.20 INCHES OF ICE COATING THE SNOWPACK. SNOW DEPTH IS 5 INCHES.
0.10″North Liberty, IAJohnsonDec 20, 3:39 p.m. CSTNWS DVNPublicA TENTH OF AN INCH OF NEW ICE OVER THE LAST 5 HOURS. REPORT VIA ESPOTTER.
0.10″Lowden, IACedarDec 20, 4:57 p.m. CSTNWS DVNCo-op observerMEASURED ACCUMULATION OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE STILL OCCURRING. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS VERY SLICK.
0.10″4 NNW Center Junction, IAJonesDec 20, 5:47 p.m. CSTNWS DVNTrained spotterTOTAL ACCUMULATION THROUGH 7AM. REPORT WAS DELAYED.
0.10″New Windsor, ILMercerDec 20, 6:00 p.m. CSTNWS DVNPublicVERY LIGHT MIST/DRIZZLE HAS COVERED OUTSIDE SURFACES WITH ICE FROM A TRACE ON MOST SURFACES UP TO 0.10 ON SOME SURFACES.
0.10″Walcott, IAScottDec 20, 6:10 p.m. CSTNWS DVNPublicA THIN LAYER OF ICE ABOUT 1/10 OF AN INCH THINK REMAINS. THE TEMPERATURE REMAINS BELOW FREEZING. REPORT VIA ESPOTTER.
0.10″Weleetka, OKOkfuskeeDec 20, 6:30 p.m. CSTNWS TSACOUNTY OFFICIALICICLES ABOUT 1 INCH LONG ON STEEL HAND RAIL. ICE ABOUT 1/8 INCH THICK ON TOP. ROADS SLICK.
0.10″1 SSE Cedar Rapids, IALinnDec 20, 7:13 p.m. CSTNWS DVNTrained spotter
0.10″3 WNW Deer Grove, ILWhitesideDec 20, 8:13 p.m. CSTNWS DVNTrained spotterGLAZE OF ICE ON PAVED SURFACES
0.10″Owasso, OKTulsaDec 20, 10:30 p.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaser.1 TO .15 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS.
0.10″Glenpool, OKTulsaDec 21, 12:01 a.m. CSTNWS TSATrained spotter0.10 NEW ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE PAST HOUR.
0.10″Siloam Springs, ARBentonDec 21, 12:01 a.m. CSTNWS TSABroadcast mediaAROUND ONE TENTH INCH ICE ON TREES IN THE SILOAM SPRINGS AREA.
0.10″3 NE Winfield, KSCowleyDec 21, 5:35 a.m. CSTNWS ICTCo-op observerESTIMATED ABOUT ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH ICE ACCUMULATION OVERNIGHT.
0.10″Mexico, MOAudrainDec 21, 5:56 a.m. CSTNWS LSXTrained spotterPATCHY ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOST ICE ACCUMULATION IS ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS TREES AND POWR LINES.
0.10″Owensville, MOGasconadeDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS LSXBroadcast mediaTREES AND CARS COVERED WITH ICE...ROADS JUST WET.
0.10″Niangua, MOWebsterDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS SGFPublic
0.10″Mackinaw, ILTazewellDec 21, 7:15 a.m. CSTNWS ILXCo-op observerAPPROXIMATELY A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COVERING MOST SURFACES...INCLUDING ROADS AND TREES.
0.10″11 E Boonville, MOBooneDec 21, 7:27 a.m. CSTNWS EAXPublic
0.10″Arkansas City, KSCowleyDec 21, 8:20 a.m. CSTNWS ICTEmergency managerEMERGENCY MANAGER OF ARKANSAS CITY MEASURED 0.08 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION AND ESTIMATED A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE. UNTREATED ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS ARE VERY SLICK.
0.10″Decatur, ARBentonDec 21, 8:48 a.m. CSTNWS TSALaw enforcementLESS THAN 1/4 INCH ON TREES AND LINES. A FEW BROKEN LIMBS REPORTED.
0.10″Tahlequah, OKCherokeeDec 21, 8:50 a.m. CSTNWS TSALaw enforcementGLAZE ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. ROADS JUST WET.
0.10″Dexter, KSCowleyDec 21, 9:22 a.m. CSTNWS ICTEmergency manager
0.10″4 E Arpelar, OKPittsburgDec 21, 9:25 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicROADS JUST WET. SOME GLAZE ON THE TREES.
0.09″4 NNE Ashland, MOBooneDec 21, 6:00 a.m. CSTNWS LSXASOSALMOST A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION AT COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT.
0.09″Bella Vista, ARBentonDec 21, 8:05 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicLESS THAN ONE-TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON TREE BRANCHES.
0.06″Buffalo, ILSangamonDec 21, 7:00 a.m. CSTNWS ILXCo-op observerESTIMATING ABOUT ONE-SIXTEENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE COVERING MOST SURFACES.
0.05″4 ENE Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 20, 9:18 p.m. CSTNWS TSANWS employeeICY GLAZE...LESS THAN ONE-TENTH INCH...ON CAR TOPS AND TREES. SIDEWALK JUST STARTING TO GLAZE OVER. PARKING LOT NOT SLIPPERY...YET. MODERATE FREEZING RAIN AT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT THIS TIME.
0.05″Chatham, ILSangamonDec 21, 6:36 a.m. CSTNWS ILXNWS employeeMEASURED 0.05 OF ICE ON TREES. NO ICE ON ROAD SURFACES SO FAR.
0.05″4 E Colcord, OKDelawareDec 21, 9:14 a.m. CSTNWS TSAPublicGLAZE OF ICE ON TREES AND LINES. ROADS JUST WET.
0.03″Sherman, ILSangamonDec 21, 8:00 a.m. CSTNWS ILXNWS employeeMEASURED 0.03 OF AN INCH OF ICE.
0.01″Tulsa, OKTulsaDec 20, 7:15 p.m. CSTNWS TSAStorm chaserLIGHT FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON ELEVATED SURFACES NEAR 96TH STREET NORTH AND HIGHWAY 169.
0.01″Kankakee, ILKankakeeDec 21, 9:54 a.m. CSTNWS LOTLaw enforcementUNTREATED ROADS ACROSS KANKAKEE COUNTY ARE ICE COVERED.

Day: the 24 hours ending at 16:00 UTC (11 a.m. EST, 10 a.m. CST) on December 21, 2013, so morning observations count toward the day they end. Ice is the thickness of ice on surfaces as measured by the observer; reports of a trace (0.00″) are left out.

Spotter reports: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (LSRs): measurements sent to NWS offices by trained storm spotters, CoCoRaHS and co-op observers, NWS staff, the public and others, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University). Reports are what each observer measured at one spot, often a storm total so far, and the NWS doesn't quality-check every one. Exact repeats count once.