Heavy Snow, Ford
- When
- December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.597, -88.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 13, 2000
Snow began during the morning and diminished to flurries before midnight. 5 inches at Chebanse and Momence.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 LOT wrote it up.
Snow began during the morning and diminished to flurries before midnight. Snowfall totals included 7.0 inches at Chatsworth and Streator, 6.0 inches at Paxton, 5.5 inches at Chebanse and Momence.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Iroquois
- When
- December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iroquois forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.747, -87.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kankakee
- When
- December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kankakee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Livingston
- When
- December 13, 9:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Livingston forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.892, -88.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, December 13, 2000
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oklahoma, December 13, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, December 13 to 14, 2000
- Ice Storm in Kentucky, December 13, 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: 5166101, 5166102, 5166103, 5166104.