Winter Storm, St. Clair
- When
- March 13, 10:00 PM CST to March 14, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- St. Clair forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.470, -89.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, March 13 to 14, 1999
A late winter snow storm dropped from 2 to 13 inches of snow across parts of southwest Illinois. The band of heavy snow had a rather sharp northern edge.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 from 2 to 13 inches of snow across parts of southwest Illinois. The band of heavy snow had a rather sharp northern edge. For example, north Monroe County reported 2 inches while the south part of the county picked up 6. Northwest Washington County received 1 inch of snow while the southeast corner picked up 4 inches. Randolph County received the most with amounts ranging from 8 to 13 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Randolph
- When
- March 13, 10:00 PM CST to March 14, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.052, -89.825 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 13, 10:00 PM CST to March 14, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.352, -89.410 (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 Flooding in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Missouri, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Alabama, March 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 13, 1999
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 13, 1999
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, March 13 to 14, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 13, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 13, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 13 to 14, 1999
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, March 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: 5688252, 5688253, 5688254.