Heavy Snow in Jersey, Illinois

Heavy Snow January 11, 2019 – January 13, 2019 · Jersey, Illinois

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Jersey County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A co-op site 2 miles southwest of Jerseyville reported 7.0 inches of snowfall. A trained storm spotter reported 9.0 inches of snowfall in Grafton.

The wider storm

A strong storm system moved through the region with snow developing by the evening hours of January 11th. The area received several waves of heavy snowfall through the morning hours of January 13th. The heaviest snowfall, which exceeded a foot in some locations, occurred over portions of central/northeast Missouri and west central Illinois, although over 6 inches of snow fell across the majority of eastern Missouri and western Illinois.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 808564. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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