Winter Weather, Edwards
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, December 8, 1997
Snow accumulated from 1 to 3 inches across parts of southern Illinois from around Du Quoin to Mt. Carmel, including the Mt.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 PAH wrote it up.
Snow accumulated from 1 to 3 inches across parts of southern Illinois from around Du Quoin to Mt. Carmel, including the Mt. Vernon area. Specific accumulations included one inch at Du Quoin and 3 inches at Mt. Carmel.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hamilton
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Perry
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wabash
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wayne
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, White
- When
- December 8, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 8 to 11, 1997
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 8 to 10, 1997
- Tornado in California, December 8, 1997
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 8 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 8 to 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 8, 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: 5625388, 5625389, 5625390, 5625391, 5625392, 5625393, 5625394, 5625395.