Heavy Snow — Greene, Illinois

2019-01-11 to 2019-01-13 · Greene, Illinois

Event narrative

Several rounds of heavy snow fell across Greene County beginning during the afternoon hours of January 11th through the early morning hours of January 13th. A co-op site one miles east of White Hall reported 12.6 inches of snowfall and the co-op site in Greenfield reported 11.1 inches of snowfall. A trained storm spotter reported 10.5 inches of snowfall in Roodhouse.

Wider weather episode

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_id 808566. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.