Ahead of an approaching low pressure system, rain overspread central Illinois during the morning hours of December 14th. Temperatures across west-central Illinois were just below freezing, resulting in freezing rain accreting on surfaces.
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The episode as NWS ILX wrote it up.
Ahead of an approaching low pressure system, rain overspread central Illinois during the morning hours of December 14th. Temperatures across west-central Illinois were just below freezing, resulting in freezing rain accreting on surfaces. Temperatures warmed above freezing from south to north during the late morning and early afternoon, transitioning precipitation to rain. Total rainfall amounts of up to 1.25 were reported across west-central Illinois.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
As of 1045 CST, a mesonet station reported a quarter inch of ice accretion. Temperatures warmed above freezing after 1100 CST.
A tenth of an inch of ice was measured in Beardstown.
A quarter inch of ice was measured in Abingdon as of 1500 CST.
Social media report of a tenth of an inch of ice accretion as of 0830 CST.
Emergency manager reported slick roads across western Fulton County at 0930 CST due to freezing rain. Power outages were reported in Fulton County at 1200 CST.
An NWS employee measured 0.06 inches of freezing rain four miles south-southwest of Alta at 1400 CST.
The Peoria International Airport reported a total of a tenth of an inch of ice as of 1520 CST.
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