Overview
A strong storm system in the upper levels of the atmosphere moved east-northeast across the lower and mid Mississippi Valley on President's Day. A round of light snow the night before President's Day produced an inch or two in many locations. The primary period of heavy snow was on President's Day, when snowfall rates averaged one to two inches per hour.Snow/Ice
Snowfall totals for the winter storm varied greatly. Sleet brought snowfall totals downward across areas along the Tennessee border and east of an Evansvllle to Madisonville line. Due to extensive blowing and drifting, accurate snowfall amounts were difficult to obtain. In some cases, narrow bands of heavy snow resulted in sharp differences in storm-total snowfall across a small area. For example, snowfall reports in the immediate Paducah area ranged from 4 to 9 inches.
Impacts were rather high. Most schools and businesses were shut down either due to the storm or the federal holiday. Wind chills were dangerously cold, at times ranging from minus 10 to minus 15 over southern Illinois and southeast Missouri. Sub-zero wind chills were observed as far south as Tennessee.
Observers reported drifts as high as three to four feet in the open farm country of southern Illinois, making roads impassable to smaller lightweight vehicles. The very cold temperatures hampered removal of the snow.
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1205 PM CST TUE FEB 16 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM SNOW 1 W DEXTER 36.79N 89.97W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH STODDARD MO PUBLIC
1243 PM SNOW ADVANCE 37.10N 89.92W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH STODDARD MO PUBLIC
1253 PM SNOW 1 NE OAK RIDGE 37.52N 89.71W
02/15/2021 M3.7 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO PUBLIC
1256 PM SNOW 5 N OXLY 36.66N 90.71W
02/15/2021 M6.0 INCH RIPLEY MO PUBLIC
0100 PM SNOW 6 SE DEXTER 36.69N 88.21W
02/15/2021 E3.0 INCH CALLOWAY KY PUBLIC
SNOW DEPTH AS OF 1 PM CST.
0106 PM SNOW VAN BUREN 37.01N 91.01W
02/15/2021 M6.3 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM VAN
BUREN. SNOWFALL TOTAL AS OF 1 PM CST.
0123 PM SNOW 4 SW CADIZ 36.83N 87.87W
02/15/2021 M3.0 INCH TRIGG KY EMERGENCY MNGR
3.0 INCHES SO FAR. ROADS ACROSS TRIGG CO.
KENTUCKY ARE SNOW-COVERED.
0136 PM SNOW MASONVILLE 37.67N 87.03W
02/15/2021 E2.0 INCH DAVIESS KY BROADCAST MEDIA
0200 PM SNOW WALTONVILLE 38.21N 89.04W
02/15/2021 E3.8 INCH JEFFERSON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
TOTAL SNOW SO FAR. WATER EQUIVALENT WAS 0.19
INCHES.
0225 PM SNOW 1 ENE CARBONDALE 37.73N 89.20W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUALITY CONTROLLED MEASUREMENT.
0300 PM SNOW FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.58W
02/15/2021 M4.0 INCH GIBSON IN TRAINED SPOTTER
3:00 PM REPORT: TOTAL SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT AND
TODAY THROUGH 3:00PM 4.00 INCHES, WIND
VARIABLE NW TO NE, 15 DEGREES AND WIND CHILL
OF 3 DEGREES. REPORT FROM EVANSVILLE IN
MEDIA FROM STORM SPOTTER.
0300 PM SNOW 3 N NEWBURGH 37.99N 87.40W
02/15/2021 M2.8 INCH WARRICK IN PUBLIC
1.9 INCHES SNOW/SLEET SINCE 9 AM. STORM
TOTAL AS OF 3 PM WAS 2.8 INCHES. REPORT
RELAYED VIA TWITTER.
0315 PM SLEET ELKTON 36.81N 87.15W
02/15/2021 E1.5 INCH TODD KY PUBLIC
ESTIMATED.
0338 PM SNOW 1 N BREWERS 36.79N 88.44W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH MARSHALL KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR.
0355 PM SNOW DUDLEY 36.79N 90.09W
02/15/2021 M6.0 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING. WIND CHILL IS -5 F AT
OBSERVATION.
0400 PM SNOW 3 N MURPHYSBORO 37.81N 89.34W
02/15/2021 M7.0 INCH JACKSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TOTAL SO FAR.
0415 PM SNOW MADISONVILLE 37.34N 87.50W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH HOPKINS KY EMERGENCY MNGR
UPDATE/CORRECTION ON SNOWFALL AMOUNT FROM
2.5 TO 2.0 INCHES. CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING
FREEZING DRIZZLE AND RAIN.
0415 PM SNOW 1 E ELLSINORE 36.94N 90.73W
02/15/2021 M9.0 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING WITH SOME
HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF REPORT.
0430 PM SNOW LILBOURN 36.59N 89.61W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH NEW MADRID MO EMERGENCY MNGR
0430 PM SNOW 2 NNE PHILLIPSTOWN 38.16N 88.01W
02/15/2021 M7.5 INCH WHITE IL COCORAHS
SNOWFALL ON THE GROUND. 3.00 INCHES FELL IN
THE PAST TWO HOURS.
0440 PM SNOW HARRISBURG 37.74N 88.55W
02/15/2021 E6.0 INCH SALINE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL SO FAR. SNOW IS DRIFTING.
0500 PM SNOW POPLAR BLUFF 36.77N 90.41W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH BUTLER MO EMERGENCY MNGR
CLEARING SKIES AND A TOTAL OF 5 INCHES ON
LEVEL SURFACE WITH 1 -2 FOOT DRIFTS.
0500 PM SNOW 4 W NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.47W
02/15/2021 M4.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR IN ANGEL MOUNDS AREA.
0503 PM HEAVY SNOW NEW HARMONY 38.13N 87.93W
02/15/2021 M5.5 INCH POSEY IN TRAINED SPOTTER
5 TO 6 INCHES IN YARD, DRIFTS UP TO A FOOT.
0510 PM SNOW SCOTT CITY 37.22N 89.53W
02/15/2021 M7.0 INCH SCOTT MO EMERGENCY MNGR
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR ON LEVEL SURFACE.
0512 PM SNOW 1 SE MELODY HILL 38.02N 87.50W
02/15/2021 E5.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED 5 INCHES OF OVERALL SNOWFALL. HEAVY
SNOW FALLING NOW. ALSO, TRAVELED FROM FT.
BRANCH TO EASTSIDE OF EVANSVILLE. ROADS ARE
COVERED IN SNOW AND SLUSH. TRAFFIC ON HWY 41
CRAWLING AROUND 25 - 30 MPH. SECONDARY ROADS
ARE WORSE. TEMPERATURE 16F. RELAYED FROM
SPOTTERNETWORK.ORG.
0525 PM SNOW CARRIER MILLS 37.69N 88.63W
02/15/2021 M7.0 INCH SALINE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEASURED 5:25PM. 7.0 INCHES OF SNOW AT
CARRIER MILLS, IL (SALINE CO) MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUES TO FALL. MORE LIKE SNOW GRAINS
THAN FLAKES.
0529 PM SNOW 2 N HOPKINSVILLE 36.88N 87.49W
02/15/2021 M3.0 INCH CHRISTIAN KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0530 PM SNOW PINCKNEYVILLE 38.08N 89.38W
02/15/2021 M7.5 INCH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM SNOW GOLCONDA 37.36N 88.49W
02/15/2021 E6.5 INCH POPE IL PUBLIC
SNOWFALL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. REPORT
RELAYED BY MEDIA.
0540 PM SNOW 1 E HICKORY 36.82N 88.63W
02/15/2021 M2.0 INCH GRAVES KY TRAINED SPOTTER
0542 PM SNOW LONE OAK 37.04N 88.67W
02/15/2021 M6.0 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA.
0542 PM SNOW ROUND KNOB 37.25N 88.74W
02/15/2021 M7.5 INCH MASSAC IL PUBLIC
SNOWFALL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA.
0547 PM SNOW VIENNA 37.42N 88.89W
02/15/2021 E8.0 INCH JOHNSON IL PUBLIC
SNOWFALL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY KFVS-12.
0547 PM SNOW NAYLOR 36.57N 90.61W
02/15/2021 E8.0 INCH RIPLEY MO PUBLIC
SNOWFALL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY KFVS-12.
0549 PM SNOW 1 E DONIPHAN 36.62N 90.81W
02/15/2021 M10.0 INCH RIPLEY MO PUBLIC
SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY
KFVS-12.
0600 PM SNOW BARDWELL 36.87N 89.01W
02/15/2021 M7.2 INCH CARLISLE KY PUBLIC
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR. REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA.
0621 PM SNOW FORT BRANCH 38.25N 87.57W
02/15/2021 M5.5 INCH GIBSON IN PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY. TEMPERATURE 14 DEGREES. WIND CHILL 5
DEGREES.
0624 PM SNOW PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.87W
02/15/2021 E11.0 INCH PERRY MO PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED FROM KFVS 12.
0625 PM SNOW MURRAY 36.61N 88.32W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH CALLOWAY KY CO-OP OBSERVER
THE SNOW HAS ENDED. THIS IS A STORM TOTAL.
0626 PM SNOW PATTON 37.50N 90.01W
02/15/2021 E12.0 INCH BOLLINGER MO PUBLIC
SNOW TOTAL SO FAR AND STILL SNOWING. REPORT
RELAYED BY KFVS-12.
0636 PM SNOW 2 W DEXTER 36.79N 90.00W
02/15/2021 E8.0 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER
LIGHT SNOW WAS STILL FALLING AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION.
0640 PM SNOW SHAWNEETOWN 37.71N 88.17W
02/15/2021 M8.0 INCH GALLATIN IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR. STILL SNOWING.
0645 PM SNOW KEVIL 37.08N 88.89W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH BALLARD KY PUBLIC
0645 PM SNOW MORTONS GAP 37.24N 87.47W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH HOPKINS KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL SO FAR. INCLUDES A LAYER OF SLEET
APPROX. 0.5 INCH, SANDWICHED WITH TWO SNOW
LAYERS.
0700 PM SNOW LONE OAK 37.04N 88.67W
02/15/2021 E7.8 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
AVERAGE STORM TOTAL SNOW DEPTH. VALUES
RANGED FROM 7.1 TO 8.3 INCHES.
0700 PM SNOW 2 E EVANSVILLE 37.98N 87.52W
02/15/2021 M5.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES NEAR
WESSELMAN PARK.
0700 PM SNOW 1 WNW ROUND KNOB 37.26N 88.76W
02/15/2021 M7.2 INCH MASSAC IL COCORAHS
SNOW ON THE GROUND AND TOTAL FOR THE LAST 18
HOUR TIME PERIOD. SNOW AND HEAVY SNOW WERE
REPORTED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
WINDS IN THE 20S FOR SUSTAINED WINDS AND 30S
FOR WIND GUSTS.
0704 PM SNOW 1 N PADUCAH 37.08N 88.63W
02/15/2021 M7.3 INCH MCCRACKEN KY NWS EMPLOYEE
FINAL SNOWFALL TOTAL NEAR NOBLE PARK IN
PADUCAH. SNOW DEPTH IS 6 INCHES. MEASURED BY
OFF DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.
0715 PM SNOW OWENSBORO 37.76N 87.12W
02/15/2021 M3.5 INCH DAVIESS KY PUBLIC
TOTAL SO FAR AND INCLUDES SNOW AND SLEET.
STILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. REPORT
RELAYED BY MEDIA.
0730 PM SNOW 2 WSW CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.24W
02/15/2021 M7.8 INCH JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOW. A FEW FLURRIES AT TIME OF
OBSERVATION. TEMPERATURE 5 F WITH WIND CHILL
OF 1 F.
0730 PM SNOW 2 W PADUCAH 37.08N 88.67W
02/15/2021 M8.5 INCH MCCRACKEN KY TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. SOUTH END OF FRIEDMAN
LN PADUCAH. SNOW HAS STOPPED 7:30 PM. ENTIRE
EVENT DROPPED 4.8 INCHES OF SNOW FROM SUNDAY
NIGHT TO MONDAY NIGHT. 4.5 INCHES IN THE
SECOND WAVE MONDAY. CONDITIONS ARE WINDY AND
8.5 DEGREES. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POOR WITH
ACCUMULATED SNOW.
0747 PM SNOW 5 SE MARION 37.68N 88.88W
02/15/2021 M8.0 INCH WILLIAMSON IL PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. REPORT RELAYED BY
MEDIA.
0800 PM SNOW SALEM 37.26N 88.24W
02/15/2021 M4.0 INCH LIVINGSTON KY EMERGENCY MNGR
0800 PM SNOW HENDERSON 37.84N 87.58W
02/15/2021 E6.8 INCH HENDERSON KY PUBLIC
REPORT RELAYED BY MEDIA. SNOWFALL TOTAL SO
FAR.
0800 PM SNOW MURPHYSBORO 37.77N 89.34W
02/15/2021 E9.0 INCH JACKSON IL EMERGENCY MNGR
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ON THE GROUND. UPDATE
TO EARLIER REPORT. REPORT FROM JACKSON
COUNTY EMA.
0800 PM SNOW CENTRAL CITY 37.29N 87.13W
02/15/2021 E2.3 INCH MUHLENBERG KY TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWFALL TOTAL SO FAR.
0805 PM SNOW HERRIN 37.80N 89.03W
02/15/2021 M7.5 INCH WILLIAMSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0836 PM SNOW 1 ESE CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.20W
02/15/2021 M7.8 INCH JACKSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH
OF 7.75 INCHES IN A GRID SYSTEM OVER AN OPEN
FIELD.
0900 PM SNOW 2 SE HEATH 37.07N 88.77W
02/15/2021 M8.9 INCH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH 5.0
INCHES.
0900 PM SNOW 2 SE DARMSTADT 38.07N 87.54W
02/15/2021 M5.5 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER
.
1159 PM SNOW 2 SE HEATH 37.07N 88.77W
02/15/2021 M9.0 INCH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT THE NWS OFFICE IN
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY FOR CALENDAR DAY. STORM
DEPTH 5.0.
0623 AM SNOW BOONVILLE 38.05N 87.27W
02/16/2021 M4.1 INCH WARRICK IN TRAINED SPOTTER
TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE EVENT.
0715 AM SNOW 1 S HERRIN 37.79N 89.03W
02/16/2021 M10.2 INCH WILLIAMSON IL PUBLIC
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 NNE BENTON 38.02N 88.91W
02/16/2021 M6.5 INCH FRANKLIN IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW NEW BURNSIDE 37.58N 88.77W
02/16/2021 M7.5 INCH JOHNSON IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 SSW MARION 37.63N 89.00W
02/16/2021 M8.5 INCH WILLIAMSON IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW CHRISTOPHER 37.97N 89.05W
02/16/2021 M8.2 INCH FRANKLIN IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 NW EVANSVILLE 38.05N 87.62W
02/16/2021 M7.2 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 WNW ROCKPORT 37.91N 87.12W
02/16/2021 M3.0 INCH SPENCER IN COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 NW NEWBURGH 37.97N 87.43W
02/16/2021 M7.5 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 NW POSEYVILLE 38.20N 87.82W
02/16/2021 M10.2 INCH POSEY IN COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW PETERSBURG 38.49N 87.28W
02/16/2021 M7.0 INCH PIKE IN COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW NEWBURGH 37.95N 87.40W
02/16/2021 M4.0 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 14 NW DONIPHAN 36.77N 91.00W
02/16/2021 M5.0 INCH RIPLEY MO COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 WNW ELLSINORE 36.96N 90.83W
02/16/2021 M4.5 INCH CARTER MO COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW DEXTER 36.74N 88.30W
02/16/2021 M7.0 INCH CALLOWAY KY COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT VERNON 37.94N 87.90W
02/16/2021 M7.2 INCH POSEY IN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM CO-OP OBSERVER FEB
14-15.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW CARMI 38.09N 88.17W
02/16/2021 M7.0 INCH WHITE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
DRIFTS 3 TO 4 FEET.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW PROVIDENCE 37.40N 87.75W
02/16/2021 M5.5 INCH WEBSTER KY CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL FEB 14-15 FROM CO-OP OBSERVER.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W
02/16/2021 M9.0 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER
AVERAGE OF SEVERAL MEASUREMENTS.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 NNE EDDYVILLE 37.10N 88.07W
02/16/2021 M4.0 INCH LYON KY COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 N CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.34N 89.55W
02/16/2021 M7.7 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 8 WSW EVANSVILLE 37.94N 87.68W
02/16/2021 M6.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 ESE SEDALIA 36.62N 88.54W
02/16/2021 M5.0 INCH GRAVES KY COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WSW MURRAY 36.61N 88.33W
02/16/2021 M3.7 INCH CALLOWAY KY COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 5 W FULTON 36.51N 88.97W
02/16/2021 M3.5 INCH FULTON KY COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSE CARTERVILLE 37.75N 89.08W
02/16/2021 M6.8 INCH WILLIAMSON IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 W CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.25W
02/16/2021 M7.8 INCH JACKSON IL COCORAHS
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 W PADUCAH 37.07N 88.65W
02/16/2021 M4.5 INCH MCCRACKEN KY COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
0947 AM HEAVY SNOW NW KEVIL 37.08N 88.89W
02/16/2021 M7.0 INCH BALLARD KY COCORAHS
TWO DAY TOTAL.
1100 AM SNOW 2 NE VERGENNES 37.92N 89.33W
02/16/2021 M10.0 INCH JACKSON IL PUBLIC
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