Winter Weather, Winnebago
- When
- January 22, 8:30 PM CST to January 23, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winnebago forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.336, -89.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22 to 23, 2022
A winter storm moved across northern Illinois from the late evening of January 22nd through the morning of January 23rd. A band of lake effect snow developed over far eastern Cook and far eastern Will Counties as the snow ended late in the morning of January 23rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 LOT wrote it up.
A winter storm moved across northern Illinois from the late evening of January 22nd through the morning of January 23rd. A band of lake effect snow developed over far eastern Cook and far eastern Will Counties as the snow ended late in the morning of January 23rd. Snowfall totals generally ranged between 3 to 5 inches. Rockford Airport measured 2.3 inches and Chicago O'Hare Airport measured 3.7 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Boone
- When
- January 22, 8:30 PM CST to January 23, 5:30 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.323, -88.823 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, McHenry
- When
- January 22, 8:30 PM CST to January 23, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- McHenry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.324, -88.452 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lake
- When
- January 22, 8:30 PM CST to January 23, 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.349, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ogle
- When
- January 22, 9:00 PM CST to January 23, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ogle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 42.043, -89.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Cook County
- When
- January 22, 9:00 PM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Cook County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Central Cook County
- When
- January 22, 9:00 PM CST to January 23, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Central Cook County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, De Kalb
- When
- January 22, 9:30 PM CST to January 23, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.894, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kane
- When
- January 22, 9:30 PM CST to January 23, 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kane forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.939, -88.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Du Page
- When
- January 22, 9:30 PM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Du Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.852, -88.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Lee
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM CST to January 23, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.746, -89.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kendall
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM CST to January 23, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kendall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.591, -88.429 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Will County
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Northern Will County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Cook County
- When
- January 22, 11:00 PM CST to January 23, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Cook County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.895, -87.646 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Grundy
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grundy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.285, -88.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Will County
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Southern Will County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Will County
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Eastern Will County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.445, -87.979 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Kankakee
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kankakee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 41.138, -87.862 (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
- Extreme Cold in New York, January 22, 2022
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 22 to 23, 2022
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold in Pennsylvania, January 22, 2022
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 22, 2022
- High Wind in Nevada, January 22, 2022
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 22 to 23, 2022
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 22 to 23, 2022
- Strong Wind in Arizona, January 22, 2022
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, January 2022
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: 1003477, 1003481, 1003482, 1003483, 1003484, 1003488, 1003490, 1003486, 1003487, 1003489, 1003485, 1003491, 1003493, 1003496, 1003492, 1003494, 1003495, 1003497.