Heavy Snow, Gallatin
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 2, 2000
Snow began falling during the late afternoon hours. Accumulations ranged from 1 to 2 inches before the snow ended late in the evening.
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 PAH wrote it up.
Snow began falling during the late afternoon hours. Accumulations ranged from 1 to 2 inches before the snow ended late in the evening. Because temperatures were just above freezing at the start, most of the accumulation was on grassy areas. As temperatures fell below freezing late in the evening, ice formed on the wet roads, causing a number of vehicle mishaps.
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, Hardin
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Saline
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, White
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (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 Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kentucky, December 2, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2 to 6, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, December 2, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, December 2 to 3, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, December 2, 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: 5167271, 5167272, 5167273, 5167274.