Winter Storm — Mercer, Illinois

2025-11-28 to 2025-11-30 · Mercer, Illinois

Event narrative

The COOP Observer in Aledo reported 7.7 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A long duration winter storm tracked across the region Friday night through late Saturday night. Widespread snowfall amounts of 8 to 12 inches. This will likely go down as one of the highest snowfall events for any year for the month of November in northwest Illinois. Numerous accidents including a few jackknifed semis on I-80 and I-74 and several road closures occurred with this event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1301667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.