Winter Weather, Edwards
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, January 17, 2000
A period of freezing rain during the evening hours produced a light glaze, less than one quarter inch thick. Some icing occurred on roads, mainly on bridges and overpasses.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
A period of freezing rain during the evening hours produced a light glaze, less than one quarter inch thick. Some icing occurred on roads, mainly on bridges and overpasses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wabash
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wayne
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, White
- When
- January 17, 4:00 PM CST to 11:00 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
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Maine, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 17, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 17, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Connecticut, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Jersey, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 17, 2000
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 17 to 18, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 17, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 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: 5132856, 5132857, 5132858, 5132859, 5132860.