Winter Weather — Christian, Illinois

2010-02-05 · Christian, Illinois

Event narrative

One to two inches of snow across Christian County caused area roadways to become slick and hazardous. A 26-year old man from Taylorville was killed when the vehicle he was riding in slid off an icy road east of Kincaid.

Wider weather episode

A storm system tracking from Texas eastward across the Gulf States, spread light snow into central Illinois on February 5th. Accumulations generally ranged form 1 to 3 inches, but increased to as much as 4 inches across east-central Illinois from Champaign-Urbana to Danville and Paris. As a result of snow-covered roads, 4 people were killed in traffic accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 215883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.