Heavy Snow, Fulton
- When
- December 30, 2:30 PM CST to December 31, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 30 to 31, 1998
A quick moving storm system produced a narrow band (approximately 10 miles wide) of heavy snow over three counties in Central Illinois, mainly along a line from Marietta (Fulton County) to Mason City (Mason County) to Lincoln (Logan County). 3 inches of snow was reported in Lincoln.
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 ILX wrote it up.
A quick moving storm system produced a narrow band (approximately 10 miles wide) of heavy snow over three counties in Central Illinois, mainly along a line from Marietta (Fulton County) to Mason City (Mason County) to Lincoln (Logan County). Six inches of snow fell in Marietta and 7.3 inches of snow was reported in Lincoln. No injuries or deaths were reported. The rest of Central Illinois reported 2 to 4 inches of snow with the storm system.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Mason
- When
- December 30, 2:30 PM CST to December 31, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Logan
- When
- December 30, 2:30 PM CST to December 31, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -89.367 (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
- Cold in Michigan, December 30, 1998
- Cold in Maine, December 30 to 31, 1998
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 30, 1998
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, December 30, 1998
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, December 30, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 30, 1998
- Cold in Vermont, December 30 to 31, 1998
- Cold in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 1998
- Cold in New York, December 30 to 31, 1998
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 30, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 1998
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: 5673468, 5673469, 5673470.