Winter Weather — Rock Island, Illinois

2007-02-06 · Rock Island, Illinois

Event narrative

According to the Quad City Times, an indirect fatality occurred when a 21 year old woman struck a utility pole, after losing control of her vehicle on a snow and ice covered road. The accident happened south of Coal Valley, Illinois. The Rock Island County Sheriff's Department handled about 15 accidents, including cars that went into the ditch.

Wider weather episode

An Alberta Clipper type winter storm tracked from the Dakotas to near St. Louis, Missouri. This system spread accumulating snow of 2 to 5 inches across much of western and northwest Illinois. Isolated 6 inch amounts were also measured in northwest Illinois. An impressive and intense baroclinic zone set up over the region (temperatures were in the single digits in northern Illinois, but in the 60s in southwest Missouri) that contributed to strong forcing. Snow developed quickly from west to east around daybreak on February 6, 2007, continued into the afternoon before tapering to flurries. The snow ended from west to east by evening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 14613. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.