Winter Storm — Crawford, Illinois

2000-12-13 · Crawford, Illinois

Event narrative

A female lost control of her vehicle on Route 33 east of Stoy just before 9 AM on December 13. She skidded on slush at a stop sign into the path of a truck and died at the scene of the accident. A 69 year old man was injured when he lost control of his pickup truck on snow covered Route 33 near the Lawrence County line around 945 AM on December 13.

Wider weather episode

Between 6 and 8 inches of snow accumulated along and east of a Bloomington to Decatur to Taylorville line with a light ice coating on top of the heavy snow. The snow started between 8 and 10 am, with 6 inches accumulating by 5 pm, and ending by 10 pm. Freezing rain and sleet mixed in with the snow after 3 PM. This was the second winter storm to strike Central IL during the 2000-2001 winter season with the first one occurring just 2 days prior.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177466. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.