Heavy Snow, Sangamon
- When
- March 11, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sangamon forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.758, -89.659 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, March 11, 2000
Heavy snowfall of 6 to 10 inches, accompanied by blowing and drifting, occurred in parts of central and southeast Illinois from the morning into the early evening of March 11, 2000. Several weather related traffic accidents resulted in nine serious injuries and one fatality.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- 1
- Injuries
- 9
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
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 ILX wrote it up.
Heavy snowfall of 6 to 10 inches, accompanied by blowing and drifting, occurred in parts of central and southeast Illinois from the morning into the early evening of March 11, 2000. Several weather related traffic accidents resulted in nine serious injuries and one fatality. A 16 year old male was killed in a one car accident near the town of Oakland in Coles county. Four people were injured in a traffic accident near Neoga in Cumberland county, three people were injured in an accident near Assumption in Christian county, and two people were injured in an accident near Windsor in Shelby county. A second, but smaller band of heavy snow, occurred from eastern Morgan county into northern Sangamon county, where 6 to 8 inches was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Morgan
- When
- March 11, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.716, -90.201 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Christian
- When
- March 11, 5:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Injuries
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.546, -89.277 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Shelby
- When
- March 11, 5:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.391, -88.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Moultrie
- When
- March 11, 6:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moultrie forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.642, -88.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Douglas
- When
- March 11, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.770, -88.217 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Edgar
- When
- March 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edgar forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.679, -87.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Coles
- When
- March 11, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Coles forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.520, -88.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Cumberland
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Injuries
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.273, -88.240 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clark
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -87.788 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Effingham
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.060, -88.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Jasper
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.010, -88.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Crawford
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.003, -87.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Clay
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.754, -88.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Richland
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Richland forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.712, -88.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Lawrence
- When
- March 11, 7:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.720, -87.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow, Coles | 2000-03-11 | 16 | Male | Vehicle/Towed Trailer | Direct |
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
- 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
- Winter Storm in Missouri, March 11, 2000
More
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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: 5135532, 5137163, 5136127, 5136132, 5136128, 5136129, 5136130, 5136131, 5136133, 5136134, 5136135, 5136136, 5136137, 5136138, 5136139, 5136140.