Winter Weather in Fulton, Illinois
Winter Weather January 12, 2012 – January 13, 2012 · Fulton, Illinois
What the National Weather Service wrote
Three to five inches of snow fell across Fulton County, resulting in numerous traffic accidents. One man was killed when his pickup truck slid off County Road 2 near Ellisville during the morning of January 12th. At least two other people were injured in other traffic accidents across the county.
The wider storm
A vigorous upper-level disturbance brought a swath of snow across mainly north-central Illinois on January 12th into the early morning of January 13th. Three to five inches of snow accumulated along and north of a Jacksonville...to Springfield...to Danville line. As this was the first significant snowfall of the winter season, numerous traffic accidents were reported across the area. In addition, one man died as a result of shoveling the snow.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 356084. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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