Winter Weather, Alexander
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 1998
Light freezing drizzle caused icing of bridges and overpasses. Several accidents occurred on the Interstate 57 bridge over the Mississippi River.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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.
Light freezing drizzle caused icing of bridges and overpasses. Several accidents occurred on the Interstate 57 bridge over the Mississippi River. The U.S. 62 bridge over the Ohio River also became icy.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hardin
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Johnson
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Massac
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Perry
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pope
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pulaski
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Saline
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Union
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Williamson
- When
- January 17, 3:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (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
- High Surf in California, January 17 to 20, 1998
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 17, 1998
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 17, 1998
- Blizzard in Colorado, January 17 to 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Hail in Idaho, January 17, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, January 17, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 17 to 18, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, January 17 to 18, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, January 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, January 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, January 17, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Idaho, January 17, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5629079, 5629080, 5629081, 5629082, 5629083, 5629084, 5629085, 5629086, 5629087, 5629088, 5629089, 5629090.