Winter Weather — Mclean, Illinois

2010-02-05 · Mclean, Illinois

Event narrative

Two to three inches of snow across McLean County caused area roadways to become slick and hazardous. A 27-year old woman was killed when the vehicle she was riding in collided with another vehicle just east of Gridley. Numerous other minor traffic accidents were also reported across the county.

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 215884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.