National Storms

Ice accumulation reports: January 22, 2016

56 measured ice accumulations were reported to the National Weather Service from freezing rain in the 24 hours ending 11 a.m. EST on January 22, 2016, in 5 states (AR, KY, NC, SC, TN). The largest was 0.30 inches of ice at 2 W Bowling Green, KY. 14 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″ +
0.30″largest ice report
56measured ice reports
14reports of ¼″ or more
5states

Ice reports

IceWhereCountyTimeReported toSourceRemarks
0.30″Mozelle, KYLeslieJan 22, 5:38 a.m. ESTNWS JKL911 CALL CENTERSTARTED ABOUT 330AM.
0.30″2 W Bowling Green, KYWarrenJan 22, 6:48 a.m. CSTNWS LMKBroadcast media
0.25″Barbourville, KYKnoxJan 22, 6:30 a.m. ESTNWS JKLHighway departmentMIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WITH A RECENT TREND TOWARD MORE SNOW. UP TO A QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0.25″Monticello, KYWayneJan 22, 6:30 a.m. ESTNWS JKLHighway departmentHEAVY SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN NOW.
0.25″W Corbin, KYWhitleyJan 22, 6:30 a.m. ESTNWS JKLPublic
0.25″London, KYLaurelJan 22, 6:48 a.m. ESTNWS JKLHighway departmentFREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION RANGES FROM 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH ACROSS THE COUNTY. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO HEAVY SNOW AT STATE HIGHWAY GARAGE IN THE LAST 10 MINUTES.
0.25″Glasgow, KYBarrenJan 22, 8:00 a.m. ESTNWS LMKPublic
0.25″3 SSW Beaumont, KYMonroeJan 22, 8:09 a.m. ESTNWS LMKPublic
0.25″Paragould, ARGreeneJan 22, 7:15 a.m. CSTNWS MEGBroadcast media0.25 INCHES OF ICE MEASURED IN PARAGOULD.
0.25″Keavy, KYLaurelJan 22, 8:27 a.m. ESTNWS JKLAmateur radio1/10 TO 1/4 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW. HEAVY SNOW NOW.
0.25″Hopkinsville, KYChristianJan 22, 7:43 a.m. CSTNWS PAHPublicQUARTER INCH ICE BUILDUP ON TREES.
0.25″9 W Pageland, SCLancasterJan 22, 9:50 a.m. ESTNWS CAEPublicSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF FREEZING RAIN WITH NEARLY ONE QUARTER INCH OF GLAZE ON TREES AND POWERLINES. PINE TREE BRANCHES BEGINNING TO BEND IN THE YARD.
0.25″13 N Lancaster, SCLancasterJan 22, 10:05 a.m. ESTNWS CAELaw enforcementSHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS NORTHERN LANCASTER COUNTY ALONG HWY. 521. DEPUTY REPORTING ICE BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAY.
0.25″2 S Greenville, SCGreenvilleJan 22, 10:45 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublicAUGUSTA RD/MAULDIN RD/S PLEASANTBURG DR AREA
0.23″6 NW Clarksville, TNMontgomeryJan 22, 5:30 a.m. CSTNWS OHXASOSFINAL TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION PRIOR TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
0.22″Bowling Green, KYWarrenJan 22, 4:15 a.m. CSTNWS LMKBroadcast media
0.20″2 N Hopkinsville, KYChristianJan 22, 5:10 a.m. CSTNWS PAHTrained spotterFREEZING RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET. PRECIP HAS CHANGED OVER TO SNOW AT THIS TIME.
0.20″Williamsburg, KYWhitleyJan 22, 6:11 a.m. ESTNWS JKLCo-op observerALL SNOW NOW. ABOUT 1/4 INCH OF SNOW HAS ACCUMULATED.ICE TOTAL WAS 0.2 INCH.
0.20″Whitley City, KYMcCrearyJan 22, 6:43 a.m. ESTNWS JKLTrained spotterCHANGING OVER TO MOSTLY SNOW.
0.20″Whitley City, KYMcCrearyJan 22, 7:00 a.m. ESTNWS JKLTrained spotter
0.20″3 N Lecta, KYBarrenJan 22, 7:00 a.m. ESTNWS LMKPublic
0.20″3 SE Strunk, KYMcCrearyJan 22, 10:00 a.m. ESTNWS JKLTrained spotterALSO REPORTED 1.4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AND PRECIPITATION IS ALL SNOW AT THE TIME OF REPORT.
0.20″5 S Harrisburg, NCMecklenburgJan 22, 11:00 a.m. ESTNWS GSPAmateur radioAT I-485/HARRISBURG RD
0.18″3 SSE London, KYLaurelJan 22, 6:53 a.m. ESTNWS JKLASOS
0.15″5 SE Westmoreland, TNMaconJan 22, 3:00 a.m. CSTNWS OHXTWITTERTSPOTTER COORDINATOR MEASURED 0.15 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION
0.15″NE Corbin, KYWhitleyJan 22, 5:50 a.m. ESTNWS JKLPublicFREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND 28 DEGREES IN NORTHEAST CORBIN. REPORT VIA TWITTER.
0.13″Williamsburg, KYWhitleyJan 22, 1:54 a.m. ESTNWS JKLCo-op observer28 DEGREES AND FREEZING RAIN. 1/8 INCH OR LESS ACCUMULATION ON HAND RAILS.
0.13″4 SW Mount Pleasant, NCCabarrusJan 22, 10:30 a.m. ESTNWS GSPAmateur radioICE ACCUMULATING ON TOP OF PREVIOUS SNOW NEAR CONCORD
0.12″Bowling Green, KYWarrenJan 22, 2:38 a.m. CSTNWS LMKBroadcast media
0.12″Campbellsville, KYTaylorJan 22, 3:47 a.m. ESTNWS LMKBroadcast media
0.12″Hazard, KYPerryJan 22, 5:18 a.m. ESTNWS JKLTrained spotterFREEZING RAIN WITH A LITTLE SLEET.
0.11″5 NW Clarksville, TNMontgomeryJan 22, 1:03 a.m. CSTNWS OHXASOSCKV ASOS MEASURED 0.11 TOTAL ICE ACCRETION AS OF 1AM
0.10″White House, TNRobertsonJan 22, 3:00 a.m. CSTNWS OHXNWS employeeICE ACCUMULATION ON TREES
0.10″Franklin, KYSimpsonJan 22, 3:18 a.m. CSTNWS LMKEmergency managerEM REPORTS SECONDARY ROADS ARE SLICK AND THEY ARE ASKING RESIDENTS NOT TO LEAVE HOME.
0.10″3 N Lecta, KYBarrenJan 22, 6:00 a.m. ESTNWS LMKPublic
0.10″5 N Rock Hill, SCYorkJan 22, 7:30 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublic
0.10″Sunfish, KYEdmonsonJan 22, 8:00 a.m. ESTNWS LMKPublic0.1-0.15 INCHES OF ICE MEASURED
0.10″2 NW Danbury, NCStokesJan 22, 8:30 a.m. ESTNWS RNKPublic
0.10″8 ENE Ridgeway, SCFairfieldJan 22, 8:45 a.m. ESTNWS CAECo-op observerREPORTED LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND ICING IN TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURE WAS 32 DEGREES.
0.10″Jefferson, SCChesterfieldJan 22, 8:45 a.m. ESTNWS CAEPublicSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON TREES AND POWERLINES AROUND JEFFERSON.
0.10″Cheraw, SCChesterfieldJan 22, 8:47 a.m. ESTNWS CAEPublicSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF ICE COVERING TREES AND BUSHES IN CHERAW.
0.10″1 S Asheboro, NCRandolphJan 22, 9:07 a.m. ESTNWS RAHTrained spotterMODERATE FREEZING RAIN OCCURRING
0.10″1 N Elgin, SCKershawJan 22, 9:30 a.m. ESTNWS CAEPublicREPORT OF ICE DEVELOPING ON TREES WITH CURRENT TEMPERATURE OF 31 DEGREES.
0.10″Red Springs, NCRobesonJan 22, 9:42 a.m. ESTNWS ILMPublicICE ON TREES AND POWER LINES.
0.10″Gsp Airport, SCSpartanburgJan 22, 9:53 a.m. ESTNWS GSPASOSKGSP
0.10″1 N Rock Hill, SCYorkJan 22, 10:09 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublic
0.10″2 S Duncan, SCSpartanburgJan 22, 10:09 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublic
0.09″Beverly, KYBellJan 22, 4:06 a.m. ESTNWS JKLPublicLIGHT FREEZING RAIN.
0.05″Chesterfield, SCChesterfieldJan 22, 7:59 a.m. ESTNWS CAELaw enforcementSHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTING WET ROADS BUT SOME ICE FORMING ON TREES AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.05″Newberry, SCNewberryJan 22, 9:36 a.m. ESTNWS CAEPublicSOCIAL MEDIA REPORT FROM NEWBERRY REPORTING A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES.
0.02″1 E East Flat Rock, NCHendersonJan 22, 1:03 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublic
0.01″Avl Airport, NCBuncombeJan 22, 1:00 a.m. ESTNWS GSPASOS
0.01″1 NNW Berea, SCGreenvilleJan 22, 2:07 a.m. ESTNWS GSPPublicROADS GETTING ICY
0.01″20 NNW Lancaster, SCLancasterJan 22, 5:00 a.m. ESTNWS CAELaw enforcementSHERIFF DISPATCH REPORTED SOME LIGHT ICING ON HARRISBURG ROAD IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF LANCASTER COUNTY.
0.01″Clinton, NCSampsonJan 22, 6:11 a.m. ESTNWS RAHBroadcast mediaCARS COVERED IN GLAZE
0.01″4 NNW Goldsboro, NCWayneJan 22, 6:32 a.m. ESTNWS RAHHighway departmentOVERPASSES GLAZING OVER... HIGHWAY 44 AT I-795.

Day: the 24 hours ending at 16:00 UTC (11 a.m. EST, 10 a.m. CST) on January 22, 2016, 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.