Winter Storm, Knox
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.932, -90.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, January 14, 1998
A winter Storm across much of Central Illinois produced widespread Freezing Rain, Sleet and Snow mainly affecting areas northwest of a Taylorville to Champaign line. The precipitation spread from west to east across the area during the morning hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 across much of Central Illinois produced widespread Freezing Rain, Sleet and Snow mainly affecting areas northwest of a Taylorville to Champaign line. The precipitation spread from west to east across the area during the morning hours. This resulted in several traffic accidents across the area, but no serious injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Stark
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.093, -89.797 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.033, -89.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Fulton
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.473, -90.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Peoria
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Peoria forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.788, -89.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tazewell
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tazewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.508, -89.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McLean
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.491, -88.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Schuyler
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Schuyler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.158, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mason
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mason forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.240, -89.917 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Menard
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Menard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.027, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.644, -90.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morgan
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.716, -90.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Sangamon
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.758, -89.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Logan
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, De Witt
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.175, -88.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Macon
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.860, -88.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Christian
- When
- January 14, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (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
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 14, 1998
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 14, 1998
- Cold in Maine, January 14 to 15, 1998
- Cold in Maine, January 14, 1998
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 14 to 15, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 14 to 15, 1998
- Cold in New Hampshire, January 14 to 15, 1998
- Cold in New Hampshire, January 14, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, January 14, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 14 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 14, 1998
- Dense Fog in Arizona, January 14, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 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: 5629884, 5629885, 5629886, 5629887, 5629888, 5629889, 5629890, 5629891, 5629892, 5629893, 5629894, 5629895, 5629896, 5629897, 5629898, 5629899, 5629900, 5629901.