Ice accumulation reports: January 13, 2018
43 measured ice accumulations were reported to the National Weather Service from freezing rain in the 24 hours ending 11 a.m. EST on January 13, 2018, in 6 states (IL, IN, KY, NY, OH, PA). The largest was 0.40 inches of ice at New Salem, IN. 10 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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Ice reports
| Ice | Where | County | Time | Reported to | Source | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40″ | New Salem, IN | Rush | Jan 12, 12:30 p.m. EST | NWS IND | Public | |
| 0.38″ | Cadiz, KY | Trigg | Jan 12, 11:03 a.m. CST | NWS PAH | Emergency manager | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED 3/8 INCH OF ICE, OVER AN INCH OF SNOW CURRENTLY ON GROUND. |
| 0.30″ | 2 SE Kelloggsville, OH | Ashtabula | Jan 12, 7:21 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.30″ | Hiram, OH | Portage | Jan 12, 9:39 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.30″ | 1 SE Willow Grove, OH | Columbiana | Jan 13, 8:39 a.m. EST | NWS PBZ | Trained spotter | EVENT STARTED WITH FREEZING RAIN |
| 0.25″ | 4 NW Bowling Green, KY | Warren | Jan 12, 1:20 p.m. CST | NWS LMK | Public | ON TREES. |
| 0.25″ | 2 ESE Providence, KY | Simpson | Jan 12, 2:27 p.m. CST | NWS LMK | Emergency manager | MULTIPLE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING THIS LOCATION DUE TO ICE ACCUMULATION. |
| 0.25″ | Scottsville, KY | Allen | Jan 12, 3:45 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Public | PIC VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| 0.25″ | 2 S Saint Joseph, IN | Floyd | Jan 12, 9:45 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Trained spotter | |
| 0.25″ | 1 WNW Liberty, KY | Casey | Jan 12, 10:30 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Public | . |
| 0.24″ | 1 NW Valley Station, KY | Jefferson | Jan 12, 1:50 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Public | |
| 0.20″ | 1 NNW Bowling Green, KY | Warren | Jan 12, 3:15 p.m. CST | NWS LMK | Broadcast media | MEASURED BY METEOROLOGY STAFF ON WKU CAMPUS. |
| 0.20″ | Ashland, OH | Ashland | Jan 12, 7:03 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.20″ | Euclid, OH | Cuyahoga | Jan 12, 7:18 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.20″ | Geneva, OH | Ashtabula | Jan 12, 8:24 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.20″ | Martinsburg, IN | Washington | Jan 12, 11:30 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Co-op observer | |
| 0.20″ | 1 WNW Venetia, PA | Washington | Jan 12, 11:48 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | CoCoRaHS | |
| 0.17″ | Leitchfield, KY | Grayson | Jan 12, 12:40 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Deatsville, KY | Nelson | Jan 12, 1:21 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Elizabethtown, KY | Hardin | Jan 12, 1:51 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Trained spotter | ICE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. SLEET MIXING IN. |
| 0.10″ | 2 S Pewee Valley, KY | Jefferson | Jan 12, 2:58 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Public | .10 ICE ACCUMULATION BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO SLEET AND SNOW JUST OCCURRING. |
| 0.10″ | Kent, OH | Portage | Jan 12, 4:41 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | 1 W Akron, OH | Summit | Jan 12, 5:39 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Jefferson, OH | Ashtabula | Jan 12, 6:57 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | North Ridgeville, OH | Lorain | Jan 12, 7:00 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | NWS employee | |
| 0.10″ | Chardon, OH | Geauga | Jan 12, 7:21 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Mentor, OH | Lake | Jan 12, 7:29 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Hinckley, OH | Medina | Jan 12, 8:00 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Bedford Heights, OH | Cuyahoga | Jan 12, 8:01 p.m. EST | NWS CLE | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | St. Clairsville, OH | Belmont | Jan 12, 8:53 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | 911 CALL CENTER | 0.1 INCHES OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET |
| 0.10″ | Elrama, PA | Washington | Jan 12, 9:29 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | Social media | SIDEWALKS BECOMING ICY |
| 0.10″ | 4 NW Liberty, KY | Casey | Jan 12, 9:40 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Trained spotter | |
| 0.10″ | Blue Rock, OH | Muskingum | Jan 12, 10:11 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | Social media | |
| 0.10″ | Carbondale, IL | Jackson | Jan 12, 9:21 p.m. CST | NWS PAH | Public | |
| 0.10″ | 4 SSE Buckner, KY | Oldham | Jan 12, 11:21 p.m. EST | NWS LMK | Public | |
| 0.10″ | Bethel Park, PA | Allegheny | Jan 12, 11:52 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | Emergency manager | A LITTLE OVER A QUARTER INCH OF SNOW MEASURED ON TOP OF THE ICE |
| 0.08″ | Wellsville Municipal Ai, NY | Allegany | Jan 12, 7:23 p.m. EST | NWS BUF | ASOS | |
| 0.07″ | Niagara Falls Airport, NY | Niagara | Jan 12, 5:00 p.m. EST | NWS BUF | ASOS | |
| 0.05″ | Buffalo Airport, NY | Erie | Jan 12, 5:00 p.m. EST | NWS BUF | ASOS | |
| 0.04″ | Dansville Municipal Air, NY | Livingston | Jan 12, 7:09 p.m. EST | NWS BUF | ASOS | |
| 0.02″ | Moon, PA | Allegheny | Jan 12, 7:00 p.m. EST | NWS PBZ | Official NWS obs | GLAZE OF ICE FROM FREEZING RAIN. |
| 0.02″ | Pocono Mountains Airpor, PA | Monroe | Jan 13, 5:53 a.m. EST | NWS PHI | ASOS/AWOS | RADIAL ICE MEASUREMENT. FZRA REPORTED FROM 354-412 AM BEFORE CHANGEOVER TO IP AND SN. |
| 0.01″ | Rochester Airport, NY | Monroe | Jan 12, 7:00 p.m. EST | NWS BUF | ASOS |
Day: the 24 hours ending at 16:00 UTC (11 a.m. EST, 10 a.m. CST) on January 13, 2018, 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.