Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

ILLINOIS, NortheastILZ014ILZ014ILLINOIS, NorthwestILZ001>002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034>035ILZ001>002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034>035ILZ001>002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034>035Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimeLocal/PathLengthPathWidthNumber ofPersonsEstimatedDamageLocation Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Stormdrifting snow caused many schools to close.January 1997There were 5 deaths in Cook County. A 75 year old man collapsed in his house after shoveling snow. An 85 year old Tinley Parkwoman died in her unheated home, a 39 year old man was found dead in his backyard, an 80 year old woman died outside aftershoveling snow, a 71 year old man died of exposure outside.F85PH, M71OU, M75PH, F80OU, M39OUCook28 0500CST1 0Extreme ColdA homeless man found in an abandoned building, died of hypothermia and cold exposure. M?OTCook28 1000CST1 0Extreme ColdA woman died in her home from exposure to the cold. Her home had no heat. F53PHJo Daviess - Stephenson - Carroll - Whiteside - Rock Island - Henry - Bureau - Putnam - Mercer - Henderson- Warren - Hancock - Mcdonough09100400CST0400CST0 0Winter StormThree to five inches of snow fell across the area and caused numerous accidents.Jo Daviess - Stephenson - Carroll - Whiteside - Rock Island - Henry - Bureau - Putnam - Mercer - Henderson- Warren - Hancock - Mcdonough10 0400CST0 1Extreme Windchill12 2000CSTStrong winds and temperatures in the single digits, above and belowzero, caused many schools to close Friday, January 10. This wasalso associated with snow and blowing snow, but the most significant element was the cold. One person was treated for exposurein the Mc Donough district hospital.Jo Daviess - Stephenson - Carroll - Whiteside - Rock Island - Henry - Bureau - Putnam - Mercer - Henderson- Warren - Hancock - Mcdonough15170400CST2000CST0 0Winter StormA winter storm hit the area just before the beginning of the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. This meant that many schools andother businesses were closed for six days. Strong winds and sub-zero temperatures accompanied three to seven inches of snowwith the storm of January 15 and 16. Schools were closed due to icy roads and snowfall on the 15th and due to considerableblowing and drifting on the 16th and 17th.Drifting of snow was so great in rural areas that state roads and major highways were closed through much of the weekend.Interstate 80 was closed to one lane of traffic for some time across northwest Illinois because the road continued to blow shut. Nomail was delivered in some areas Friday the 17th or Saturday the 18th due to closed roads.Numerous accidents occurred across the area on the 15th and 16th, but the most serious calls came on the 17th. Most of theSheriff Department calls, on the 17th, came from motorists in ditches or otherwise stranded asking for assistance home. One manin Bureau County, Illinois was trapped for seven hours on highway 34 from 3 AM to 10 AM.ILZ001>002-007-009-015>018-024>026-034>035Winds averaged 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph and temperatures were below zero through much of the weekend. Thisproduced dangerous windchill temperatures.Jo Daviess - Stephenson - Carroll - Whiteside - Rock Island - Henry - Bureau - Putnam - Mercer - Henderson- Warren - Hancock - Mcdonough17190400CST1000CST0 0Extreme windchill followed the winter storm of the 15th through the17th. Temperatures ranged in the single digits, above and belowzero, combined with winds which ranged from 20 to 25 mph with guststo 45 mph.Extreme Windchill44 51