Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
Overview
A quick-moving, dynamic clipper system brought bands of heavy snow to parts of southern Illinois and southwest Indiana during the afternoon and evening hours of Friday, February 16, 2024. With snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour and frequent lightning, the snow quickly accumulated on roads, bridges, and sidewalks, creating major travel impacts along and north of Interstate 64. Snowfall totals of three to seven inches were reported in Perry, Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, Wabash, and Hamilton Counties in southern Illinois. In southwest Indiana, one to three inches of snow fell across Gibson and Pike Counties, while a trace up to one inch of snow fell across Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer Counties.Snow
The heaviest snow occurred along and north of Interstate 64 in Jefferson, Wayne, Edwards, and Wabash Counties in southern Illinois. These areas received three to seven inches of snow in just a few hours due to heavy snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour. Several instances of thundersnow were reported as the heaviest snow fell!
| West Salem, IL | 7.0 inches |
| Fairfield, IL | 6.0 inches |
| Bone Gap, IL | 6.0 inches |
| 3 WNW Bone Gap, IL | 5.0 inches |
| 5 W Bluford, IL | 4.5 inches |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 4.3 inches |
| Albion, IL | 4.0 inches |
| Mount Carmel, IL | 4.0 inches |
| 4 NW Mount Carmel, IL | 4.0 inches |
| Dahlgren, IL | 3.8 inches |
Photos & Video
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| Carmi, IL (Beau Dodson) |
Dahlgren, IL (Beau Dodson) |
Evansville, IN (David Skau) |
Mount Vernon, IL (Keith Hertenstein/Jefferson County EMA) |
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| Carbondale, IL (Angel Pevensey) |
US 41 in Gibson County, IN (Shawn Weber) |
Mount Vernon, IL (NWS Paducah Trained Spotter) |
Illinois Highway 130 between Grayville and Albion, IL. (Colton Plummer) |
Radar
Click here for a loop of composite radar reflectivity during this event. Snowfall reports are overlaid on the imagery.
Storm Reports
...SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider West Salem IL 7.0 in 0622 PM 02/16 Public Fairfield IL 6.0 in 0528 PM 02/16 Public Bone Gap IL 6.0 in 0847 AM 02/17 Public 3 WNW Bone Gap IL 5.0 in 0538 PM 02/16 Emergency Mngr 5 W Bluford IL 4.5 in 0457 PM 02/16 Emergency Mngr Mount Vernon IL 4.3 in 0348 PM 02/16 Law Enforcement Albion IL 4.0 in 0515 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter Mount Carmel IL 4.0 in 0530 PM 02/16 Public 4 NW Mount Carmel IL 4.0 in 0839 AM 02/17 Trained Spotter Dahlgren IL 3.8 in 0630 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter 9 N Cutler IL 3.0 in 0307 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter 3 SSW Mount Vernon IL 3.0 in 0325 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter 1 W Fairfield IL 2.5 in 0354 PM 02/16 NWS Employee Dix IL 2.5 in 0456 PM 02/16 Public Petersburg IN 1 ENE 2.5 in 0600 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Du Quoin IL 2.0 in 0348 PM 02/16 Emergency Mngr Patoka IN 2.0 in 0528 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter 3 WSW Waltonville IL 1.9 in 0308 PM 02/16 NWS Employee 3 NW Winslow IN 1.8 in 0640 PM 02/16 Public Poseyville IN 2.8 NW 1.7 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Oakland City IN 1.5 in 0534 PM 02/16 Public Grayville IL 1.5 in 0548 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter Princeton IN 1.5 in 0548 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter Francisco IN 0.1 SE 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Crossville IL 3.0 E 1.5 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Holland IN 6.3 NW 1.1 in 0600 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Stendal IN 1.1 in 0600 AM 02/17 COOP Christopher IL 1.0 in 0414 PM 02/16 Emergency Mngr 1 WSW Murphysboro IL 1.0 in 0425 PM 02/16 Public 2 NNW Evansville IN 1.0 in 0605 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter Herrin IL 1.0 in 0606 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter Carmi IL 1.0 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Evansville 5.4 NNE 0.7 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Evansville 6.7 NW 0.7 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Eldorado IL 0.5 in 0607 PM 02/16 Public 3 W Newburgh IN 0.5 in 0657 PM 02/16 Public Evansville IN 0.5 in 1200 AM 02/17 CO-OP Observer Evansville IN 8.8 WSW 0.5 in 0730 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Newburgh IN 0.3 in 0758 PM 02/16 Fire Dept/Rescue Rockport IN 4.0 WNW 0.3 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Newburgh IN 0.3 SE 0.2 in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Perryville MO Water Plant 0.1 in 0700 AM 02/17 COOP West Paducah KY 2 W T in 1200 AM 02/17 COOP Providence KY T in 0600 AM 02/17 COOP Mount Vernon IN T in 0600 AM 02/17 COOP Paducah KY 1 NNE T in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Oak Grove KY 4.6 NW T in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Doniphan MO 14.5 NW T in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS Brookport IL 7 ENE T in 0700 AM 02/17 COCORAHS ...SLEET REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider Dahlgren IL 0.5 in 0236 PM 02/16 Trained Spotter
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