Winter Storm, Cass
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.974, -90.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, December 13, 2000
Between 6 and 8 inches of snow accumulated along and east of a Bloomington to Decatur to Taylorville line with a light ice coating on top of the heavy snow. The snow started between 8 and 10 am, with 6 inches accumulating by 5 pm, and ending by 10 pm.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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 ILX wrote it up.
Between 6 and 8 inches of snow accumulated along and east of a Bloomington to Decatur to Taylorville line with a light ice coating on top of the heavy snow. The snow started between 8 and 10 am, with 6 inches accumulating by 5 pm, and ending by 10 pm. Freezing rain and sleet mixed in with the snow after 3 PM. This was the second winter storm to strike Central IL during the 2000-2001 winter season with the first one occurring just 2 days prior.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Champaign
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Champaign forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.140, -88.199 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Christian
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.754, -88.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Coles
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coles forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -88.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.003, -87.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A female lost control of her vehicle on Route 33 east of Stoy just before 9 AM on December 13. She skidded on slush at a stop sign into the path of a truck and died at the scene of the accident. A 69 year old man was injured when he lost control of his pickup truck on snow covered Route 33 near the Lawrence County line around 945 AM on December 13.
Winter Storm, Cumberland
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.273, -88.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, De Witt
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- De Witt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.175, -88.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -88.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Edgar
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.679, -87.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Effingham
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.060, -88.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jasper
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.010, -88.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lawrence
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -87.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Macon
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.860, -88.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McLean
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.491, -88.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Moultrie
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moultrie forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -88.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Piatt
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Piatt forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.010, -88.591 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Richland
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 38.712, -88.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.391, -88.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Vermilion
- When
- December 13, 5:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vermilion forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 40.183, -87.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Storm, Crawford | 2000-12-13 | Female | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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
- 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
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 13 to 14, 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: 5177460, 5177461, 5177462, 5177463, 5177464, 5177465, 5177466, 5177467, 5177468, 5177469, 5177563, 5177773, 5177774, 5177775, 5177776, 5177777, 5177778, 5177779, 5177780, 5177781, 5177782.