Winter Storm — Jersey, Illinois

2019-12-15 to 2019-12-16 · Jersey, Illinois

Event narrative

Between 4 and 6 inches of snow fell across the county over a two day period, though the majority of the snow fell on the 15th.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm moved into the region on Sunday, December 15th with snow moving into central Missouri by mid morning. The snow spread west to east through the day and into the evening hours before tapering off. Snowfall rates during this period were between 1 to 2 inches an hour in some locations, especially along the I-70 corridor. Then most of the area saw some light freezing drizzle through Monday morning, December 16th before a second round of snow developed by mid morning and persisted through Monday evening. The snow came to an end by midnight. Overall, a widespread 4 to 6 inches of snow fell during this event with an axis of higher amounts between Columbia, MO and Belleview, IL and another axis of heavy snowfall from Steelville, MO to Carlyle, IL.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 870992. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.