Illinois, 2024

Winter Weather in Illinois, January 22 to 23, 2024

January 22 to 23, 2024 · NWS LOT · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

After sub freezing temperatures for over a week across all of northern Illinois, air temperatures warmed just enough to allow mainly rain and drizzle to fall, but with ground temperatures still below freezing, mainly freezing rain and freezing drizzle occurred resulting in icy conditions for untreated surfaces. However, due to actual air temperatures around or just above freezing, there was…

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
22

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.

After sub freezing temperatures for over a week across all of northern Illinois, air temperatures warmed just enough to allow mainly rain and drizzle to fall, but with ground temperatures still below freezing, mainly freezing rain and freezing drizzle occurred resulting in icy conditions for untreated surfaces. However, due to actual air temperatures around or just above freezing, there was little ice accumulation on elevated surfaces such as trees and power lines. The precipitation fell as a mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain during the morning of January 22nd with a lull during the afternoon and then another period of freezing rain during the evening of January 22nd through morning of January 23rd, when temperatures finally warmed sufficiently above freezing that most surfaces became wet and the precipitation transitioned to liquid rain and drizzle.

The radar

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Event by event

22 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Boone

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM 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, Winnebago

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM 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, Ogle

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM 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, McHenry

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM 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, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM 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, Lee

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, De Kalb

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, 5:00 AM 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, Northern Cook County

When
January 22, 5:00 AM 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, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, Southern Cook County

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, La Salle

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
La Salle forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.344, -88.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Grundy

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, Kendall

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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, 5:00 AM 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 Will County

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 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 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 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 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Kankakee forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
41.138, -87.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Livingston

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Livingston forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.892, -88.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Ford

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Ford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.597, -88.223 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Iroquois

When
January 22, 5:00 AM CST to January 23, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Iroquois forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
40.747, -87.824 (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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1151101, 1151102, 1151103, 1151104, 1151105, 1151106, 1151107, 1151108, 1151110, 1151111, 1151112, 1151113, 1151114, 1151115, 1151116, 1151117, 1151118, 1151121, 1151122, 1151123, 1151125, 1151127.