Winter Weather — Henderson, Illinois

2021-01-25 to 2021-01-26 · Henderson, Illinois

Event narrative

Snowfall reports ranged from 2.5 inches in Oquawka by a trained spotter to 3.0 inches from the COOP observer at Lock and Dam 18 near Gladstone.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm brought widespread snowfall amounts of 3 to 8 inches to much of eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and far northeast Missouri from the afternoon of January 25th into the afternoon of January 26th. The heaviest snow amounts were recorded in central Iowa, where values were reported around 10 to 14 inches. In addition, a light ice glaze was also seen in parts of extreme southeast Iowa, northeast Missouri, and west central Illinois.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 939065. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.