A strong storm system moved through the region with snow developing by the evening hours of January 11th. The area received several waves of heavy snowfall through the morning hours of January 13th.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS LSX wrote it up.
A strong storm system moved through the region with snow developing by the evening hours of January 11th. The area received several waves of heavy snowfall through the morning hours of January 13th. The heaviest snowfall, which exceeded a foot in some locations, occurred over portions of central/northeast Missouri and west central Illinois, although over 6 inches of snow fell across the majority of eastern Missouri and western Illinois.
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 St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 10, 5:57 PM CST, 21 hours 3 minutes earlier.
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17 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Randolph County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the midday hours of January 12th. The co-op observation from Steeleville reported a storm total of 7.5 inches with this system.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Monroe County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A CoCoRaHS site 4.7 miles south of Columbia reported 8.0 inches of snowfall while a site 3.7 miles east northeast of Fults reported 6.1 inches of snowfall with this system.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Washington County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through midday on January 12th. The co-op site 1 mile east of Nashville reported 8.5 inches of snowfall with this system.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across St. Clair County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op site at St. Libory reported 8.0 inches of snowfall. A CoCoRaHS site 2 miles east northeast of Fairview Heights reported 8.6 inches of snowfall, while the one 4.5 miles west northwest of Belleville reported 8.4 inches of snowfall. Another site 1.5 miles south southeast of Mascoutah reported 7.9 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Madison County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op site two miles west of Edwardsville reported 7.9 inches of snowfall, while the co-op site in Highland reported 6.3 inches of snowfall. CoCoRaHS site 1.4 miles east northeast of Granite City reported 8.1 inches of snowfall, while one 4.3 miles south southwest of Staunton reported 8.5 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Macoupin County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op observer one mile east of Mt. Olive reported 6.6 inches of snowfall, while the one in Medora reported 8.1 inches of snowfall. A CoCoRaHS site 1.2 miles west of Girard reported 10.6 inches of snowfall and another site 3.4 miles southwest of Carlinville reported 9.8 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Jersey County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A co-op site 2 miles southwest of Jerseyville reported 7.0 inches of snowfall. A trained storm spotter reported 9.0 inches of snowfall in Grafton.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Calhoun County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell across the county. A trained spotter 3 miles north of Belleview reported 10.3 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Greene County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A co-op site one miles east of White Hall reported 12.6 inches of snowfall and the co-op site in Greenfield reported 11.1 inches of snowfall. A trained storm spotter reported 10.5 inches of snowfall in Roodhouse.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Clinton County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op site at Carlyle Reservoir reported 6.8 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Bond County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. Between 6 and 8 inches of snow fell across the county.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Montgomery County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op observer in Hillsboro reported 6.4 inches of snowfall. A CoCoRaHS site 4.5 miles northwest of Nokomis reported 9.6 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Pike County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. Between 8 and 12 inches of snow fell across the county.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Marion County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through midday on January 12th. The co-op site in Patoka reported 5.5 inches of snowfall with higher amounts across the far northern portions of the county.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Fayette County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The co-op observer in Ramsey reported 7.8 inches of snowfall.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Adams County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A co-op site at Quincy Lock and Dam reported approximately 12 inches of snowfall with this system. A local TV station reported 11.7 inches of snowfall in downtown Quincy.
Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Brown County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. The emergency manager reported 12.0 inches of snowfall in Versailles.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Illinois in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 2019
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: 807393, 808410, 808411, 808415, 808416, 808420, 808564, 808565, 808566, 808414, 808417, 808419, 808569, 808413, 808418, 808567, 808568.