Illinois, 2006

Winter Weather in Illinois, February 19, 2006

February 19, 2006 · NWS PAH · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

Two inches of snow fell over far southern Illinois, mainly south of the Marion/Carbondale area and in counties bordering the Ohio River. Roads were initially wet, then became ice and snow-covered as the precipitation continued.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
7

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.

Two inches of snow fell over far southern Illinois, mainly south of the Marion/Carbondale area and in counties bordering the Ohio River. Roads were initially wet, then became ice and snow-covered as the precipitation continued.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 19, 12:33 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:33 PM CST, 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1233 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

.DISCUSSION...

SORRY FOR THE LACK OF HEADS UP ON THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.
LONG MORNING HERE. AS STATED YESTERDAY...SEE NO REASON TO NOT
BELIEVE THE GFS GIVEN ITS HANDLING OF THE EVENT FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. ECHOES ALREADY OVER SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...BUT IT WILL
TAKE AWHILE FOR THE COLUMN TO SATURATE ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION
TO REACH GROUND. HOWEVER...THERE IS A LOT OF MOISTURE THROUGHOUT
THE DEPTH OF THE TROPOSPHERE UPSTREAM THAT WILL HELP WITH THE
SATURATION PROCESS.

WILL LIKELY SEE A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...AS GFS SOUNDINGS INDICATE A NEAR
MELTING LAYER AROUND 750MB IN THOSE AREA. EVERYWHERE ELSE WILL SEE
SNOW...AS THE WARM LAYER DOES NOT REACH ANY FURTHER ACROSS THE
AREA. RATIOS OF LIQUID TO SNOW WILL BE CRITICAL...BUT WITH .15
INCHES OF LIQUID QPF OR MORE...2 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
THE ADVISORY AREA.

WOULD PREFER THE MAV POPS BE HIGHER...BUT HAVE TO GO WITH THE
TRENDS AND OBSERVATIONS AT THIS POINT. THEREFORE...KEPT POPS IN
THE LIKELY RANGE FOR NOW...BUT MAY END UP AS CATEGORICAL POPS FOR
THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.PAH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
KY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY FOR BALLARD-
     CALDWELL-CALLOWAY-CARLISLE-CHRISTIAN-CRITTENDEN-FULTON-
     GRAVES-HICKMAN-HOPKINS-LIVINGSTON-LYON-MARSHALL-MCCRACKEN-
     MCLEAN-MUHLENBERG-TODD-TRIGG-WEBSTER.

MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY FOR BOLLINGER-
     BUTLER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-CARTER-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-RIPLEY-
     SCOTT-STODDARD-WAYNE MO.

IL...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY FOR ALEXANDER-
     HARDIN-JOHNSON-MASSAC-POPE-PULASKI-UNION IL.

IN...NONE.
&&

DRS
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 19, 12:11 PM CST, 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
1211 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-
100-107>112-114-201815-
JEFFERSON-WAYNE IL-EDWARDS-WABASH-PERRY IL-FRANKLIN-HAMILTON-
WHITE-JACKSON-WILLIAMSON-SALINE-GALLATIN-UNION IL-JOHNSON-POPE-
HARDIN-ALEXANDER-PULASKI-MASSAC-GIBSON-PIKE-POSEY-VANDERBURGH-
WARRICK-SPENCER-FULTON-HICKMAN-CARLISLE-BALLARD-MCCRACKEN-GRAVES-
LIVINGSTON-MARSHALL-CALLOWAY-CRITTENDEN-LYON-TRIGG-CALDWELL-
UNION KY-WEBSTER-HOPKINS-CHRISTIAN-HENDERSON-DAVIESS-MCLEAN-
MUHLENBERG-TODD-PERRY MO-BOLLINGER-CAPE GIRARDEAU-WAYNE MO-CARTER-
RIPLEY-BUTLER-STODDARD-SCOTT-MISSISSIPPI-NEW MADRID-
1211 PM CST SUN FEB 19 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...WESTERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM MARBLE HILL AND JACKSON
MISSOURI...ONWARD TO EDDYVILLE ILLINOIS AND CALHOUN KENTUCKY. PLEASE
REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN PADUCAH FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE
MISSOURI TO CHARLESTON MISSOURI. BY LATE AFTERNOON...THIS WINTRY
MIX WILL CHANGE ALL OVER TO SNOW...SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH THE
REST OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...EXTREME SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND WESTERN KENTUCKY.

THE GREATEST SNOW OR SLEET ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY LAST TWO TO
THREE HOURS AT ANY ONE LOCATION BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SMITH

The radar

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Event by event

7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Alexander

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Alexander forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hardin

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Johnson

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Massac

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Massac forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pope

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pope forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Pulaski

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Union

When
February 19, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.471, -89.255 (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

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: 5487436, 5487437, 5487438, 5487439, 5487440, 5487441, 5487442.