Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- December 9, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.988, -91.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, December 9, 1997
Snowfall ranging from 3 to 6 inches fell from Central Missouri into West Central Illinois on 12/9/97. The heaviest band of snow extended from Montgomery and Pike counties in Missouri northeast into Adams and Pike counties in Illinois.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 LSX wrote it up.
Snowfall ranging from 3 to 6 inches fell from Central Missouri into West Central Illinois on 12/9/97. The heaviest band of snow extended from Montgomery and Pike counties in Missouri northeast into Adams and Pike counties in Illinois. Roads quickly became snowpacked as the heaviest snow fell quickly during the mid-afternoon hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- December 9, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.962, -90.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- December 9, 2:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.623, -90.886 (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
- Hurricane in Guam, December 9 to 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 9 to 24, 1997
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 9, 1997
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 9, 1997
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 9, 1997
- High Wind in California, December 9 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Dense Fog in Indiana, December 9, 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: 5625551, 5625552, 5625553.