Heavy Snow — Mclean, Illinois

2010-12-24 to 2010-12-25 · Mclean, Illinois

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 267354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.