Winter Storm, Adams
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.988, -91.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1998
A late winter snow storm dropped between 1 to 6 inches of snow across west central and southwest Illinois. The heaviest snow fell across west central Illinois, with up to 8 inches reported in a few locations in Adams County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 late winter snow storm dropped between 1 to 6 inches of snow across west central and southwest Illinois. The heaviest snow fell across west central Illinois, with up to 8 inches reported in a few locations in Adams County. Traffic tie-ups and slowdowns were the major problems caused by the storm.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.962, -90.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Greene
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.356, -90.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jersey
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jersey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.086, -90.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.830, -89.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Macoupin
- When
- March 8, 11:00 PM CST to March 9, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macoupin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.261, -89.924 (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 in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, March 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: 5632383, 5632384, 5632385, 5632386, 5632387, 5632388, 5632389.