Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

IDAHO, SouthwestIDZ001>002IDZ017-021IDZ019>020-022>023IDZ004IDZ016>017-020>021ILLINOIS, CentralILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073ILZ027>031-036>038-040>057-061>063-066>068-071>073Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormJanuary 1997causing severe damage to farms, homes, and businesses. Nine levees on the Payette failed, HWY 52 and 95 covered, 15 head oflivestock were lost in the flood, crop loss of winter wheat, no more topsoil, and 600 ton of hay lost. Expected recovery period is10 years for housing, agricultural, land, livestock and crop repair. In Washington and Adams counties, six bridges to the outerareas were lost, substantial damage to residences and farm land, crop production was affected and these fields may not producefor several years, 100-120 homes flooded, severe levee and dike damage, and the estimated recovery period is 2 to 3 years. InCanyon county, banks of Boise river were washed away and one dike was broken. In Gem, Boise, and Valley counties financialand environmental problems from the flooding and mud slides occurred, emergency feeds of 100 ton, the winter wheat and barleycrops were damaged. Nez Perce experienced collasping buildings due to the heavy snow. Runoff caused road washouts anderosion to conservation structures. Other counties affected saw property and home damage, road damage and missing cattle.Only three injuries occurred with this event.The State of Idaho was declared a major disaster area by President Clinton on 1/4/97. Several counties were declared disasterareas. They included: Gem, Adams, Washington, Idaho, Clearwater, Valley, Payette, Elmore, Latah, Boundary, Bonner,Shoshone, and Boise. The total flood damage was 25 million dollars.Northern Panhandle - Coeur D'Alene Area06071600MST0900MST0 0Winter StormOvernight, a winter storm moved through Northern Idaho dropping 3 to 12 inches. Silver City reported 12 inches and 6 inches fellat Wallace in Shoshone county. All other reports were around 3 inches of new snow.Eastern Magic Valley - Lower Snake River Plain11 1200MST1900MST0 0BlizzardBlizzard conditions occurred in Southeast Idaho due to strong winds and 1-3 inches of new snow. Several communities inBannock, Bingham, Minidoka and Lincoln counties reported 30 to 45 mph winds and visiblities at 1/4 mile or less. In Springfield,winds were sustained to 60 mph. Wind chills fell to 45 degrees below zero due to the wind and several pipes were frozen as well.Upper Snake Highlands - Upper Snake River Plain - South Central Highlands - Caribou Highlands23 0100MST0 0Heavy Snow0900MSTA pacific storm system moved through the state overnight. The southeast was hit hardest with heavy snow. Fremont and Cariboucounties reported the most with 10 to 13 inches of snow falling. Many reports from Teton, Madison, Bonneville, Cassia,Bingham, Power, Clark, Jefferson, Oneida, and Bingham counties had reports from 3 to 7 inches.Shoshone24 0600PST0 0Heavy Snow1230PSTShoshone county was hardest hit as another weather system moved through Northern Idaho. At Mullan 20 inches of new snowfell in less than 6 hours. 16 inches fell at Osburn and 13 inches fell at Kellogg.Western Magic Valley - Eastern Magic Valley - Upper Snake River Plain - Lower Snake River Plain26 0800MST0 0Heavy Snow1700MSTAs a winter storm moved through the state, the storm brought 7 to 16 inches of new snow to many locations in the southeast.Many of these being valley locations. Burley, Paul, Jerome and Island Park reported 7 inches new. Eight to nine inches fell at St.Anthony, Shoshone, and Downey. At Stanley, 12-16 inches fell.Knox - Stark - Peoria - Marshall - Woodford - Fulton - Tazewell - Mclean - Schuyler - Mason - Logan - DeWitt - Piatt - Champaign - Vermilion - Cass - Menard - Scott - Morgan - Sangamon - Christian - Macon -Moultrie - Douglas - Coles - Edgar - Shelby - Cumberland - Clark - Effingham - Jasper - Crawford - Clay -Richland - Lawrence08 2100CST0 6Heavy Snow09 1300CSTA winter storm developed over the southern Plains and tracked to the northeast across southern Illinois. The storm dumpedbetween 3 and 11 inches of snow over central Illinois. The heaviest snow fell in a corridor just north of I-70. Charleston in ColesCounty reported the most snow with 11 inches. Numerous accidents were reported throughout central Illinois. However, only 6minor injuries were reported.Knox - Stark - Peoria - Marshall - Woodford - Fulton - Tazewell - Mclean - Schuyler - Mason - Logan - DeWitt - Piatt - Champaign - Vermilion - Cass - Menard - Scott - Morgan - Sangamon - Christian - Macon -Moultrie - Douglas - Coles - Edgar - Shelby - Cumberland - Clark - Effingham - Jasper - Crawford - Clay -Richland - Lawrence15 0300CST1 7Winter Storm17 0400CSTA winter storm developed over the central Rockies and moved east into the Midwest. The storm brought between 4 and 6 inches42 49