Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- December 15, 4:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, December 15, 1999
A storm system over Northern Missouri raced northeast to near Chicago, Illinois by late afternoon. Precipitation began as rain and changed over to snow between 7 and 9 am as north winds ushered in colder air.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 DVN wrote it up.
A storm system over Northern Missouri raced northeast to near Chicago, Illinois by late afternoon. Precipitation began as rain and changed over to snow between 7 and 9 am as north winds ushered in colder air. Accumulations were confined to Northeast Missouri, Southeast Iowa and West Central Illinois along and south of Interstate 80 where amounts ranged from 1 to 3 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, McDonough
- When
- December 15, 4:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (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
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 15 to 16, 1999
- High Wind in Ohio, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 15 to 16, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 15 to 16, 1999
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Montana, December 15 to 16, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 15, 1999
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 15 to 16, 1999
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 15, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 1999
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: 5721759, 5721760.