Winter Weather, Edwards
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, December 30, 1998
A 1 to 3 inch snowfall occurred, resulting in snow-covered and hazardous roadways.
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.
A 1 to 3 inch snowfall occurred, resulting in snow-covered and hazardous roadways.
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, Gallatin
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hamilton
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Saline
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wabash
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wayne
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, White
- When
- December 30, 4:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 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
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 30, 1998
- Winter Weather in Indiana, 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: 5674851, 5674852, 5674853, 5674854, 5674855, 5674856, 5674857, 5674858.