Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, January 22, 1998
A snowstorm dropped from 2 to 4 inches of snow across parts of Southwest Illinois. The snow caused some traffic problems mainly early in the morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
A snowstorm dropped from 2 to 4 inches of snow across parts of Southwest Illinois. The snow caused some traffic problems mainly early in the morning.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, St. Clair
- When
- January 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.279, -90.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.352, -89.410 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Randolph
- When
- January 22, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.052, -89.825 (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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Mississippi, January 22, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, January 22, 1998
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 1998
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, January 22, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, January 22, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, January 22 to 30, 1998
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 1998
- Winter Weather in Missouri, January 22, 1998
- Flooding in North Carolina, January 22 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, January 22, 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: 5627138, 5627139, 5627140, 5627141, 5627142.