Heavy Snow in Mclean, Illinois
Heavy Snow December 24, 2010 – December 25, 2010 · Mclean, Illinois
What the National Weather Service wrote
Numerous weather observers across McLean County reported around 6 inches of snow. Snow covered roads resulted in numerous traffic accidents on Christmas Eve, one of which killed a man on I-55 near Shirley, IL when his automobile lost control and was struck by a semi-truck.
The wider storm
An area of low pressure tracking from the Dakotas southeastward into the Ohio River Valley brought snow to central and southeast Illinois from the morning of December 24th to the early morning hours of December 25th. Widespread 3 to 5-inch amounts were common...with many locations along and north of a Canton to Bloomington-Normal line picking up around 6 inches. Numerous traffic accidents were reported on Christmas Eve, one of which killed a man in McLean County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 267354. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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