Winter Storm, Bureau
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bureau forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.404, -89.529 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Illinois, January 3 to 4, 2000
Low pressure over the southern plains intensified and raced northeast along a frontal boundary into East Central Illinois during the evening. The storm system brought a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, sleet and snow to the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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 DVN wrote it up.
Low pressure over the southern plains intensified and raced northeast along a frontal boundary into East Central Illinois during the evening. The storm system brought a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, sleet and snow to the region. The depth of the cold air kept much of the precipitation in the form of snow along and north of Highway 34 where amounts ranged from 2 to 4 inches . The heaviest band of snow fell in a swath from Scotland County Missouri northeast through the Quad Cities into Northwest Illinois near Freeport and Sterling-Rock Falls. Further south, the precipitation fell mainly as rain mixed at times with sleet and freezing rain before changing to snow as the precipitation diminished. Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 1 to 2 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.069, -89.934 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hancock
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.404, -91.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henderson
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.818, -90.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Henry
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.353, -90.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jo Daviess
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jo Daviess forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.366, -90.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, McDonough
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- McDonough forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.456, -90.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mercer
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -90.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Putnam
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.205, -89.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rock Island
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rock Island forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.467, -90.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stephenson
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephenson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.352, -89.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 40.849, -90.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Whiteside
- When
- January 3, 3:00 PM CST to January 4, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Whiteside forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 41.756, -89.914 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Tornadoes in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, January 3, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Indiana, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, January 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Indiana, January 3 to 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, January 3, 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: 5134253, 5134254, 5134255, 5134256, 5134257, 5134258, 5134259, 5134260, 5134261, 5134262, 5134263, 5134264, 5134265.