| Event |
Winter Weather |
| State |
ILLINOIS |
| County/Area |
Jo Daviess |
| WFO |
DVN |
| Begin Date |
02/23/2012 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
02/24/2012 06:00:00 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 strong storm system moved from the Southern Plains into northern Ohio from Thursday February 23rd into Friday February 24th. Precipitation started falling as rain during the late morning on the 23rd across northwest Illinois and began mixing with snow in the early afternoon before finally changing over to snow from west to east by mid afternoon and by late evening to the south. Snow continued, heavy at times overnight Thursday into Friday morning before exiting to the east. Snowfall totals ranged from one to two inches south of Interstate 80 to 6 or more inches north of Highway 30. |
| Event Narrative |
Trained COOP Observers reported snowfall totals that ranged from 5.5 inches of snow 3 miles southeast of Galena to 5.8 inches 1 miles west of Elizabeth. |
