Winter Weather in Piatt, Illinois
Winter Weather February 21, 2009 · Piatt, Illinois
What the National Weather Service wrote
One to two inches of snow resulted in three separate traffic accidents on I-72 near Monticello between 8:45 AM and 9:00 AM. The first accident resulted in an indirect fatality and three injuries, while two more injuries were a result of the next two accidents in the same vicinity.
The wider storm
A weak area of low pressure moving through the Ohio Valley produced 1 to 3 inches of snow in north central and eastern Illinois. Somewhat higher amounts of 4 to 5 inches were reported in Knox County. The snowfall produced slippery travel conditions and numerous auto accidents.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 153428. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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