Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.988, -91.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, January 8, 1998
A fast moving storm system dropped from 2 to 5 inches of snow across parts of West Central and Southwest Illinois. Since temperatures hovered around the freezing mark, most roads became slushy around midday but remained passable.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 fast moving storm system dropped from 2 to 5 inches of snow across parts of West Central and Southwest Illinois. Since temperatures hovered around the freezing mark, most roads became slushy around midday but remained passable. Most area schools and businesses remained open.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.962, -90.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Calhoun
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.169, -90.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.356, -90.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jersey
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jersey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.086, -90.357 (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
- Tornado and Flooding in West Virginia, January 8 to 11, 1998
- Ice Storm in New York, January 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New York, January 8 to 9, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, January 8, 1998
- Flooding in New York, January 8 to 12, 1998
- Flash Flood in Mississippi, January 8, 1998
- Flooding in New York, January 8 to 11, 1998
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, January 8 to 11, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, January 8, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, January 8 to 9, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, January 8 to 10, 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: 5629201, 5629202, 5629203, 5629204, 5629205, 5629206.