Winter Weather — Marshall, Illinois

2012-01-12 to 2012-01-13 · Marshall, Illinois

Event narrative

Three to five inches of snow fell across Marshall County, resulting in numerous traffic accidents. One man was killed when his car collided with an oncoming semi truck on Illinois Route 17 near Sparland during the morning of January 12th.

Wider weather episode

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_id 356085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.