Illinois, 2000

Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 22, 2000

January 22, 2000 · NWS PAH · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Snow began during the morning hours and continued intermittently through the afternoon. Accumulations averaged only an inch or two, but roads still became quick slick.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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 during the morning hours and continued intermittently through the afternoon. Accumulations averaged only an inch or two, but roads still became quick slick. Slick roads may have contributed to a single-car accident in northern Pope County that critically injured a man.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

19 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Alexander

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Alexander forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Edwards

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gallatin

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hamilton

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hardin

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jefferson

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Johnson

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Massac

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Massac forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Perry

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pope

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pope forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pulaski

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Saline

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Union

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wabash

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wabash forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wayne

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, White

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Williamson

When
January 22, 8:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
37.730, -88.930 (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.

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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: 5132982, 5132983, 5132984, 5132985, 5132986, 5132987, 5132988, 5132989, 5132990, 5132991, 5133327, 5133328, 5133329, 5133330, 5133331, 5133332, 5133333, 5133334, 5133335.