Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 10, 2025

Name: Heavy Snow in Illinois, January 10, 2025
Start: 2025-01-10T04:00
End: 2025-01-10T18:00
Location: Illinois

January 10, 2025 · NWS PAH · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: 1
Property damage: $80,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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.

A winter storm brought widespread heavy snowfall to southern Illinois beginning on the morning of the 10th. The initial round of snow was light to moderate; however, a localized heavier band had developed that extended from Jackson County to Wayne County, Illinois that resulted in warning criteria snow earlier in the day. Wrap around moisture associated with an area of low pressure caused a heavier burst of snow across the entire region before snow tapered off to lingering flurries that evening. Peak accumulations ranged from 4 to 7 inches of snow, with the highest amounts in portions of Perry County, Jackson County, and Franklin County, Illinois. During the daylight hours, lighter intervals of snow combined with sunlight allowed for snow melt on treated roadways as temperatures rose near to slightly above freezing. Schools were cancelled in most counties, with a few closings lingering into the following week. Illinois State Police Troop 10 that serves most of southern Illinois including Alexander County, Gallatin County, Jefferson County and Perry County responded to dozens of motorists, including property damage crashes. Numerous slide offs, cars in ditches and crashes had occurred due to treacherous road conditions. An IDOT truck was involved in a rear end crash on Interstate 57 in Jefferson County, Illinois. One employee was injured in the crash and had to be taking to the hospital. Key Impacts: transportation delays, traffic accidents.

The radar

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Event by event

19 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Williamson

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Williamson forecast zone
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 37.730, -88.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Union

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Johnson

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Alexander

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where: Alexander forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pulaski

When: January 10, 4:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Perry

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Saline

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pope

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Pope forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hardin

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Massac

When: January 10, 5:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Massac forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jefferson

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wayne

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Edwards

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Edwards forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wabash

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Wabash forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hamilton

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, White

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gallatin

When: January 10, 6:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Gallatin forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: CoCoRaHS
Coordinates: 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 1226502, 1226503, 1226506, 1226507, 1226510, 1226511, 1226498, 1226499, 1226504, 1226508, 1226509, 1226512, 1226494, 1226495, 1226496, 1226497, 1226500, 1226501, 1226505.