Heavy Snow, Knox
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.932, -90.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 24, 1997
A winter storm system produced a band of heavy snow in areas mainly northwest of the Illinois River on Christmas Eve. Snow fall began around noon and ended by mid evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 ILX wrote it up.
A winter storm system produced a band of heavy snow in areas mainly northwest of the Illinois River on Christmas Eve. Snow fall began around noon and ended by mid evening. Snow amounts ranged from 2 inches along the Illinois River with up to 5 inches across Knox County. Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the slick roads but no serious injuries resulted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Fulton
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stark
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.093, -89.797 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Peoria
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Peoria forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.788, -89.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Marshall
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.033, -89.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Schuyler
- When
- December 24, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 24, 1997
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Flooding in Georgia, December 24 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 24, 1997
- Flood in Florida, December 24 to 26, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 24 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 24, 1997
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 1997
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: 5625036, 5625037, 5625038, 5625039, 5625040, 5625041.