Winter Storm, Jo Daviess
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -90.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, December 27 to 28, 1996
Freezing fog and mist caused numerous accidents.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DVN wrote it up.
Freezing fog and mist caused numerous accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Stephenson
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.352, -89.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 42.069, -89.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Whiteside
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Whiteside forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock Island
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rock Island forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Bureau
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bureau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.404, -89.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Putnam
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -89.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mercer
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -90.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henderson
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.818, -90.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.849, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McDonough
- When
- December 27, 6:00 PM CST to December 28, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, December 27, 1996
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 27, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 27, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 27 to 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 27, 1996
- Blizzard in Washington, December 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 27, 1996
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5581006, 5581007, 5581008, 5581009, 5581010, 5581011, 5581012, 5581013, 5581014, 5581015, 5581016, 5581017, 5581018.