Heavy Snow, Perry
- When
- March 11, 8:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
A developing low pressure system moved from the southern Plains northeast across western Kentucky. Just enough cold air was in place along the north side of the storm track for snow to fall.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 developing low pressure system moved from the southern Plains northeast across western Kentucky. Just enough cold air was in place along the north side of the storm track for snow to fall. Recent warm weather, combined with temperatures in the lower 30s during the storm, caused most of the snow to melt on paved surfaces. Minor accumulations of slush on the roads did result in some vehicle accidents. The most significant travel problems occurred after the snow ended and temperatures fell through the 20s. The resulting freeze-up of wet road surfaces caused numerous accidents. The following snowfall reports were taken on grassy surfaces during the midday hours of March 11... Mount Vernon - 5 inches, Dix - 6 inches, Cisne - 7 inches, Scheller - 5 inches, Pinckneyville - 4 inches. Snowfall amounts quickly tapered down to just an inch at Carbondale and Murphysboro.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Jefferson
- When
- March 11, 8:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- March 11, 8:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (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
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in New York, March 11, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Indiana, March 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, March 11, 2000
- Hail and Strong Wind in Maryland, March 11 to 12, 2000
- Wildfire in Florida, March 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 11, 2000
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, March 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: 5135384, 5135385, 5135386.