Winter Weather, Edwards
- When
- January 13, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, January 13, 2006
One to two inches of snow fell in the Lower Wabash Valley, including Mount Carmel. A narrow swath of 1 to 3 inch amounts extended westward to Benton in Franklin County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
One to two inches of snow fell in the Lower Wabash Valley, including Mount Carmel. A narrow swath of 1 to 3 inch amounts extended westward to Benton in Franklin County. Numerous accidents occurred. The U.S. Highway 41 northbound exit ramp at Mount Carmel was closed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Wabash
- When
- January 13, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, White
- When
- January 13, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Franklin
- When
- January 13, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hamilton
- When
- January 13, 3:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (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
- Tornado in Alabama, January 13, 2006
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Florida, January 13, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Florida, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Georgia, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Louisiana, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Florida, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in North Carolina, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Alabama, January 13, 2006
- Tornado in Alabama, January 13, 2006
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, January 13 to 14, 2006
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, January 13, 2006
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 2006
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5488136, 5488137, 5488138, 5488139, 5488140.