Winter Weather in Champaign, Illinois
Winter Weather February 5, 2010 · Champaign, Illinois
What the National Weather Service wrote
Three to four inches of snow across Champaign County caused area roadways to become slick and hazardous. A 27-year old woman was killed when the vehicle she was riding in crossed the median on I-74 near Mahomet and collided with an oncoming semi truck. In addition, a 16-year old woman was killed when the vehicle she was driving slid off County Road 400N just northeast of Pesotum.
The wider storm
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 215885. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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