Sleet in Illinois

Events

53

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Illinois, December 28, 201515 eventsA powerful weather system impacted the central United States from December 26-28, including northern Illinois on December 28.
• Sleet in Illinois, February 21 to 22, 200814 eventsAnother winter storm dropped from one half to two inches of sleet across Southwest Illinois. Randolph County reported up to two inches of sleet while other areas received from one half inch to one inch. At least 100 auto accidents were reported across the area.
• Sleet in Illinois, February 24, 202210 eventsA strong storm system moved through the region on February 23rd through 24th. The area most affected by the sleet was along and south of a Jefferson City, Missouri to Carlinville, Illinois line.
• Heavy Snow and Sleet in Illinois, February 17, 20226 eventsA strong storm system developed with a cold front moving slowly south across the region. A round of sleet and freezing rain developed north of the boundary across portions of central/northeast Missouri and west central Illinois.
• Sleet in Illinois, February 16, 20034 eventsBetween 1 and 2 inches of sleet accumulated along and south of a Flora to Robinson line between 9 AM and 9 PM on the 16th.
• Ice Storm and Sleet in Illinois, March 4, 20084 eventsA winter storm brought a second period of freezing rain in as many days to southeast Illinois. Periods of sleet were reported as well. Clay, Effingham and Jasper counties were most significantly impacted, receiving one quarter of an inch of glaze.
• Sleet in Illinois, November 10, 20062 eventsLow pressure tracked from the southern Plains to near Quincy, Illinois and then into southern lower Michigan. A cold front moving through eastern Iowa and western Illinois triggered thunderstorms during the late morning and afternoon hours.
• Sleet in Illinois, December 14, 20082 eventsAn intense arctic cold front tracked across eastern Iowa and western Illinois on December 14, 2008. There was an incredible 50 degree or more temperature drop over about a 12 hour period after the passage of the front.
• Sleet in Illinois, March 2, 20142 eventsA storm system tracking from the Plains eastward across the Midwest brought a mixed bag of wintry precipitation to central and southeast Illinois on March 2nd. The precipitation was mainly in the form of snow north of the I-70 corridor, where between 1 and 4 inches accumulated.
• Sleet in Illinois, February 11 to 12, 20081 eventA winter storm brought up to 2 inches of sleet accumulation to the southern third of Randolph County. A half inch to one inch fell across the rest of the county.
• Sleet in Illinois, February 3, 20081 eventA winter storm brought mixed precipitation to much of central Illinois on February 3rd. While most of the precipitation totals were not significant, a period of heavy sleet was reported across Sangamon county. The sleet accumulated to one half inch in Springfield.
• Sleet in Illinois, January 1 to 2, 20221 eventAn impactful winter storm moved through the Midwest on New Year's Day, which brought snow, sleet, and freezing rain to the region. Serious travel impacts occurred across portions of northeast Missouri and west central Illinois.

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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 2026-09-24.