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Event Details
| Event | Ice Storm |
| State | ILLINOIS |
| County/Area | Hancock |
| WFO | DVN |
| Begin Date | 12/18/2008 18:30:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/19/2008 09:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A major winter storm tracked from eastern Colorado to northern Missouri and then to central Illinois December 18-19, 2008, and was the most significant winter event of the month. Heavy snow accumulations of 6 to 10 inches were widespread across northeast Iowa and northwest Illinois, mainly north of Highway 30. Roughly along the Interstate 80 corridor, 2 to 4 inches of sleet and up to 1/2 inch ice accumulations were reported. Locations south of I-80 in southeast Iowa, western Illinois and northeast Missouri experienced a major ice storm. Ice accumulations of 1/4 to nearly 1 inch were common, with many trees and branches down due to the weight of the ice. Scattered thunderstorms also developed helping to produce the heavy precipitation amounts. Power outages of up to a week occurred, especially in western Illinois, due to the ice storm. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| MCDONOUGH (ZONE) | MCDONOUGH (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HANCOCK (ZONE) | HANCOCK (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENDERSON (ZONE) | HENDERSON (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 18:30 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WARREN (ZONE) | WARREN (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MERCER (ZONE) | MERCER (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 19:00 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCK ISLAND (ZONE) | ROCK ISLAND (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENRY (ZONE) | HENRY (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 19:45 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PUTNAM (ZONE) | PUTNAM (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BUREAU (ZONE) | BUREAU (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 20:00 | CST-6 | Ice Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WHITESIDE (ZONE) | WHITESIDE (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 20:30 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARROLL (ZONE) | CARROLL (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 21:15 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JO DAVIESS (ZONE) | JO DAVIESS (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 22:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STEPHENSON (ZONE) | STEPHENSON (ZONE) | IL | 12/18/2008 | 22:15 | CST-6 | Heavy Snow | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
