Winter Storm — Putnam, Illinois

2020-01-18 · Putnam, Illinois

Event narrative

Snowfall reports in surrounding counties ranged from 2 to 4 inches.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm spread light to moderate snow across northeast Missouri, eastern Iowa, and far northwest Illinois late Friday morning into the afternoon. Snow changed over to sleet and freezing rain during the evening hours across most of the area. Snowfall amounts ranged from 0.5 inches across west central Illinois to 5.5 inches in far northwest Illinois and parts of Iowa north of Interstate 80. Freezing rain reports ranged from a tenth to a quarter of an inch.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873394. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.