Ice Storm, Adams
- When
- December 10, 4:00 AM CST to December 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.988, -91.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Illinois, December 10 to 11, 2000
A combination of sleet and freezing rain left a coating of ice from 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick across west central Illinois. Travel on area roadways was very dangerous throughout the day.
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 combination of sleet and freezing rain left a coating of ice from 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick across west central Illinois. Travel on area roadways was very dangerous throughout the day. Some power lines were downed due to a combination of ice and wind.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Brown
- When
- December 10, 4:00 AM CST to December 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.962, -90.750 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Pike
- When
- December 10, 4:00 AM CST to December 11, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.623, -90.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold in Missouri, December 10 to 31, 2000
- Extreme Cold in North Dakota, December 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Flood in Florida, December 10, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Missouri, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 10 to 11, 2000
- High Wind in Colorado, December 10, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 10 to 11, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Kansas, December 10 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 2000
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: 5166745, 5166746, 5166747.