Overview
| The second major winter storm of the month impacted central Illinois on February 17. After the very early morning hours of the day saw temperatures in the 50s, a strong cold front pushed into the region and rapidly dropped temperatures. A band of heavy snow occurred late in the morning through the afternoon, before ending early in the evening. In areas south of I-72, the transition from rain to snow was split by an extended period of freezing rain and sleet in the afternoon. Areas south of I-70 saw mostly rain during the event, with sleet and snow by late afternoon and early evening. |  Visible satellite image from midday February 18, showing the extend of the snow accumulations |
Snow/Ice
...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Cass County... 3 SSE Bluff Springs 8.2 in 0630 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Beardstown 8.0 in 0500 PM 02/17 Public Bluff Springs 7.5 in 0600 PM 02/17 Public ...Champaign County... Mahomet 6.0 in 0545 PM 02/17 Public 1 NW Mahomet 4.8 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Champaign 4.5 in 1025 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media 2 SW Champaign 3.1 in 0830 PM 02/17 Trained Spotter Savoy 3.0 in 0800 PM 02/17 Cocorahs 1 SSE Savoy 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 N Homer 2.8 in 1027 PM 02/17 Cocorahs 2 N Homer 2.8 in 0828 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Ogden 2.4 in 0600 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 1 NNE Savoy 2.4 in 0800 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 1 NNE Champaign 2.2 in 0600 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 ENE Urbana 1.9 in 0930 PM 02/17 Mesonet Ogden 1.5 in 1040 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media Philo 1.3 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer Broadlands 1.2 in 1200 AM 02/18 Cocorahs ...Christian County... 3 W Edinburg 2.6 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Taylorville 1.0 in 0545 PM 02/17 Public 3 SE Taylorville 0.8 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Coles County... Mattoon 0.7 in 0630 AM 02/18 Cocorahs ...De Witt County... Lane 6.0 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet ...Douglas County... Arthur 1.5 in 0715 AM 02/18 Mesonet 1 WSW Tuscola 0.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Fulton County... Lewistown 8.2 in 0615 PM 02/17 Storm Chaser Canton 6.0 in 0930 PM 02/17 Public Canton 6.0 in 0545 AM 02/18 Mesonet Canton 5.0 in 0525 PM 02/17 Public 5 S Avon 5.0 in 0656 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Knox County... 1 NNW Abingdon 5.0 in 0609 PM 02/17 Mesonet Abingdon 5.0 in 1008 PM 02/17 Public 3 NW Henderson 4.0 in 0705 AM 02/18 Public Gilson 3.7 in 0930 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 NW Knoxville 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 1 W Galesburg 3.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer Altona 3.0 in 0900 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer Knoxville 2.1 in 0500 PM 02/17 Mesonet ...Logan County... New Holland 7.5 in 0744 AM 02/18 Cocorahs NWS Lincoln 6.8 in 1100 PM 02/17 Official NWS Obs San Jose 6.5 in 0335 PM 02/17 Public Mount Pulaski 6.0 in 0600 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Macon County... Warrensburg 5.0 in 0530 PM 02/17 Public 3 SSW Forsyth 4.8 in 0730 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 N Mount Zion 4.8 in 0758 PM 02/17 Trained Spotter Decatur 4.5 in 0600 PM 02/17 Public Oreana 4.0 in 0530 PM 02/17 Public Macon 4.0 in 0923 PM 02/17 Trained Spotter 2 SW Decatur 3.9 in 0730 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 1 NW Harristown 3.4 in 0630 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 S Oreana 3.1 in 0800 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 3 ESE Decatur 2.9 in 0545 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media ...Marshall County... 1 NW Henry 3.0 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 NW Henry 1.0 in 0333 PM 02/17 Mesonet ...Mason County... Manito 12.0 in 0515 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media Bath 9.5 in 0557 PM 02/17 Public 1 S Havana 9.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 Public Mason City 7.5 in 0700 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media ...McLean County... 2 NNW Normal 9.5 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet Normal 9.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 N Towanda 8.8 in 0930 PM 02/17 Mesonet Le Roy 8.5 in 0940 PM 02/17 Public 2 N Towanda 8.3 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet 2 S Central Illinois Airport 8.0 in 0600 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 1 E Central Illinois Airport 7.8 in 0825 PM 02/17 NWS Employee 1 SSW Bloomington 7.7 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 E Bloomington 7.5 in 0735 PM 02/17 NWS Employee 2 N Downs 7.5 in 0818 PM 02/17 Public Pleasant Hill 7.5 in 1013 PM 02/17 Public Lexington 7.2 in 0739 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media Colfax 6.8 in 0741 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media 3 WSW Towanda 6.5 in 0500 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer Bloomington 6.4 in 0500 PM 02/17 Public 2 E Bloomington 6.0 in 0530 PM 02/17 NWS Employee Chenoa 5.8 in 0730 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Menard County... Petersburg 7.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 Public Athens 6.0 in 0515 PM 02/17 Public 3 S Sweetwater 5.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 Mesonet ...Morgan County... Jacksonville 6.5 in 1007 PM 02/17 Public South Jacksonville 6.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 1 E Jacksonville 5.0 in 0800 AM 02/18 Mesonet 2 E South Jacksonville 4.8 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs ...Moultrie County... Lovington 1.2 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Peoria County... 3 NW Peoria 7.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 Public Peoria 6.6 in 1153 PM 02/17 Official NWS Obs 2 NW Peoria Heights 6.5 in 0600 PM 02/17 Official NWS Obs Dunlap 6.0 in 0530 PM 02/17 Mesonet 3 NNW West Peoria 6.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 NWS Employee 2 N West Peoria 6.0 in 0810 PM 02/17 Mesonet 3 NNW West Peoria 6.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 1 NW Peoria 5.6 in 0540 PM 02/17 Public 3 WNW Peoria Heights 5.5 in 0830 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 4 NNE Norwood 5.2 in 0730 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 N Peoria 5.0 in 0515 PM 02/17 Public Chillicothe 4.5 in 0545 PM 02/17 Public Princeville 4.0 in 0530 PM 02/17 Public ...Piatt County... 2 NNE Cisco 5.0 in 0545 AM 02/18 Mesonet ...Sangamon County... Sherman 6.5 in 0612 PM 02/17 Public 2 SSW Capital Airport 5.3 in 0720 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Capital Airport 5.2 in 1118 PM 02/17 Official NWS Obs 3 W Leland Grove 5.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 W Riverton 4.6 in 0650 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 3 SSE Southern View 4.5 in 0730 AM 02/18 Trained Spotter Springfield 4.0 in 0550 PM 02/17 Official NWS Obs 1 NW Buffalo 4.0 in 0900 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 2 SE Auburn 3.7 in 0730 PM 02/17 Mesonet ...Schuyler County... Rushville 8.4 in 0615 PM 02/17 Public 5 ENE Rushville 7.5 in 1000 AM 02/18 Mesonet ...Scott County... Winchester 5.0 in 0706 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media ...Shelby County... 2 E Shelbyville 1.5 in 0900 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer ...Stark County... Toulon 5.0 in 0737 PM 02/17 Broadcast Media ...Tazewell County... Pekin 9.5 in 0645 PM 02/17 Public Delavan 8.0 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet Tremont 8.0 in 0730 PM 02/17 Emergency Mngr 4 NNW Hopedale 7.9 in 0807 PM 02/17 NWS Employee 1 ENE Morton 7.0 in 0600 PM 02/17 Storm Chaser 1 WNW Washington 6.8 in 0630 PM 02/17 Mesonet Pekin 6.5 in 0510 PM 02/17 Public 1 SSW Morton 6.5 in 0700 PM 02/17 CO-OP Observer 1 NNW Washington 6.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 1 SSW Morton 6.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 4 S Kingston Mines 5.3 in 0730 AM 02/18 Mesonet 3 N Morton 4.8 in 0510 PM 02/17 Public ...Vermilion County... 1 E Hoopeston 4.5 in 0500 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 2 SSW Jamaica 2.4 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 1 NNW Georgetown 2.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs 3 W Bismarck 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Westville 1.0 in 0954 PM 02/17 Public ...Woodford County... 1 N Minonk 7.0 in 0800 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer Eureka 6.7 in 0604 PM 02/17 Public 1 NW Metamora 5.5 in 0615 PM 02/17 Public 2 N Germantown Hills 5.5 in 0700 PM 02/17 Mesonet 1 SSW Eureka 5.5 in 0800 PM 02/17 Mesonet 2 E Spring Bay 5.2 in 0500 PM 02/17 Mesonet Roanoke 5.0 in 0700 AM 02/18 CO-OP Observer 2 NW Panola 4.5 in 0700 AM 02/18 Cocorahs Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
Meteorology
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Radar
Hourly radar loop from 7 am to 9 pm
Radar image from 5:05 pm, showing a heavy snow band going through Peoria. Snow rates of 1-2"
per hour occurred with this band.
Rain Reports
Precipitation (rain and melted snow) for the 48-hour period ending at 8 am Friday, February 18th:
...PRECIPITATION REPORTS (2 DAY TOTALS)... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Cass County... 3 SE Bluff Springs 1.46 in 0630 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Champaign County... Broadlands 0.1 SSW 1.49 in 1201 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Homer 2.0 N 1.37 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Urbana 2.2 SE 1.31 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Savoy 0.6 SSE 1.16 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Champaign 0.6 NNE 1.08 in 0600 AM 02/18 COCORAHS St. Joseph 1.1 ENE 1.05 in 0600 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Champaign 1.3 SSW 1.00 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Christian County... Pana 2.06 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP 2.5 W Taylorville 1.09 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Edinburg 3.0 W 0.83 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Clark County... Marshall 2.27 in 0820 AM 02/18 CWOP Casey 1.99 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Clay County... Clay City 6 SSE 2.42 in 0600 AM 02/18 COOP Flora 2.41 in 0630 AM 02/18 COOP ...Coles County... Mattoon 0.5 NW 1.92 in 0630 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Coles County Mem AP 1.70 in 0753 AM 02/18 ASOS Cooks Mill 1.32 in 0800 AM 02/18 USGS ...Crawford County... Hutsonville 2.21 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS 2.0 W Robinson 2.10 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Crawford County AP 1.64 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Cumberland County... Neoga 2.03 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Jewett 1.56 in 0816 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Douglas County... Hindsboro 2.01 in 0810 AM 02/18 CWOP Tuscola 0.5 WSW 1.52 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Tuscola 1.52 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP 1.5 NE Chesterville 1.50 in 0800 AM 02/18 USGS Arcola 1.13 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Edgar County... Edgar County AP 0.81 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Effingham County... Effingham County Mem Ap 2.87 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS Watson 2.62 in 0551 AM 02/18 CWOP Effingham 2.3 WNW 2.58 in 0800 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Altamont 2.08 in 0819 AM 02/18 AWS ...Jasper County... Yale 0.1 SSW 3.21 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS 1.1 W Newton 2.78 in 1200 AM 02/18 COOP Newton 2.53 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP Newton 2.25 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Knox County... Galesburg 1.17 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Knoxville 0.7 NW 1.16 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Lawrence County... Mt Carmel Arpt 1.74 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Logan County... New Holland 0.79 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Macon County... Decatur 1 SSE 1.07 in 1200 AM 02/18 COOP ...Marshall County... Henry 1.4 SW 0.71 in 0645 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Marshall County Arpt. 0.61 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS Henry 0.55 in 0816 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Mason County... 0.7 W Havana 0.44 in 0745 AM 02/18 HADS 4 ESE Manito 0.40 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWS ...McLean County... Normal 1.1 SSE 1.56 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Chenoa 1.41 in 0730 AM 02/18 UCOOP Bloomington 3.9 ESE 1.38 in 0600 AM 02/18 COCORAHS 4 NE Normal 1.37 in 0500 AM 02/18 COOP Normal 1.7 SE 1.15 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Bloomington 1.11 in 0819 AM 02/18 CWOP Cooksville 1.08 in 0816 AM 02/18 CWOP Bloomington 1.01 in 0816 AM 02/18 CWOP Central Illinois Airport 0.93 in 0756 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Menard County... 1.9 NW Oakford 0.49 in 0745 AM 02/18 USGS ...Morgan County... Jacksonville 1.2 SW 0.99 in 0655 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Jacksonville 2.6 SE 0.90 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Jacksonville 0.86 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP ...Moultrie County... Sullivan 3S 2.03 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Lovington 1.56 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP ...Peoria County... Peoria Intl Airport 1.13 in 0754 AM 02/18 ASOS Elmwood 0.8 E 1.02 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Peoria 3.4 WNW 0.88 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Elmwood 0.4 W, IL 0.74 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Dunlap 2.6 S 0.72 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Peoria Heights 0.60 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Richland County... Olney 2 S 2.40 in 0600 AM 02/18 COOP Olney Noble AP 2.11 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Sangamon County... Springfield 4.4 W 1.15 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS 2 W Riverton 0.92 in 0650 AM 02/18 COCORAHS 3.0 NW Springfield 0.91 in 0800 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Schuyler County... Rushville 0.77 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP Browning 0.75 in 0815 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Scott County... Winchester 1.06 in 0820 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Shelby County... 1.6 SE Cowden 1.79 in 0800 AM 02/18 USGS Windsor 1.60 in 0630 AM 02/18 COOP Moweaqua 2 S 1.07 in 0600 AM 02/18 COOP Shelbyville 1.03 in 0813 AM 02/18 CWOP ...Tazewell County... Morton 1.0 S 1.20 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Washington 1.7 NE 1.13 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS ...Vermilion County... Sidell 4N 1.41 in 0700 AM 02/18 COOP Hoopeston 0.6 E 1.25 in 0500 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Danville 4.2 NW 1.19 in 0600 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Georgetown 0.1 NNW 1.17 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Danville Airport 1.08 in 0815 AM 02/18 AWOS ...Woodford County... Congerville 0.6 WSW 1.28 in 0700 AM 02/18 COCORAHS Minonk 0.95 in 0800 AM 02/18 COOP Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. $$
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