Coles storm history

Weather observers measured 3 to 5 inches of snow across Coles County...including 4.4 inches in Charleston. Due to snow-covered and slick roadways, numerous traffic accidents occurred. A multi-vehicle crash on southbound I-57 near mile marker 193 resulted in one death and one inju…

Weather observers across Coles County measured 3 to 5 inches of snow. Due to snow-covered and icy roadways, numerous traffic accidents were reported. The most serious accident occurred on I-57 just north of Mattoon when a semi crossed the median and crashed head-on into a pick-up…

Numerous traffic accidents occurred across Coles County as a result of icy road conditions and poor visibility. A woman was killed on I-57 about 2 miles north of Mattoon when she was hit by a car while trying to help free another stuck vehicle.

Numerous roads were flooded due to heavy rain ranging from 5 to 7 inches across Coles County. Basements flooded in numerous homes throughout the county. On June 5th, a 72 year old male, drown while attempting to cross a bridge flooded by the Kaskaskia River, about 2 miles north o…

A fatality occurred after the flash flooding had ended. Around 1230 pm, an 87 year old man drove through an area where water was over the roadway, near Oakland. The water resulted from the runoff of the heavy rainfall earlier in the day into the nearby the headwaters of the Embar…

Numerous traffic accidents were reported across Coles County due to snow-covered roadways. The most significant incident occurred on I-57 near the 180 mile marker between Mattoon and Negoa at 11:30 AM on December 27th when a multi-vehicle accident sent several people to area hosp…

A steady, but moderate to heavy rain, moved into the southern parts of Coles County shortly after 7 am CDT. Thunderstorms caused the rain to intensify between 9:00 and 10:00 am CDT, when nearly 2.00 inches of rain was measured. Total rainfall ranged from 4.00 to 6.00 inches in ab…

Bitterly cold wind-chill values of -25 to -35 occurred across Coles County during the morning of December 14th. The coldest hourly wind-chill reading observed at the Coles County Airport (KMTO) was -28.

Due to a four-month precipitation deficit, Extreme Drought (D3) was ongoing at the start of the month. Despite above normal snowfall during December, precipitation was still below normal. The cooperative observer in Charleston measured 11.9 inches of snowfall during the month, bu…

Numerous weather observers measured 5 to 10 inches of snow across Coles County...including 10.5 inches 1 mile northwest of Paradise and 5.9 inches in Charleston. Due to both falling snow and considerable blowing and drifting snow, travel became extremely hazardous...leading to nu…

Due to a three-month precipitation deficit, Severe Drought (D2) was ongoing at the start of the month. Below normal precipitation continued during November, with the cooperative observer in Charleston measuring 2.59 of precipitation, which was 1.15 below normal. Temperatures were…

Due to a two-month rainfall deficit, Severe Drought (D2) was ongoing at the start of the month. During October, the cooperative weather observer in Charleston measured 2.48 inches of rainfall, which was 1.46 inches below normal. The observer only measured 0.01 inches of rain duri…

The cooperative weather observer in Charleston measured 1.63 rainfall for the month of September, which was 1.52 below normal. Due to a multi-month rainfall deficit, Severe Drought (D2) conditions developed across Coles County on September 23rd and persisted through the end of th…

A large tree was blown onto a home.

A tree was blown onto a home.

Trees were blown down onto power lines.

A 62 mph gust was measured by the ASOS at the Coles County Aiport (KMTO).

A large tree was uprooted, and other trees had branches blown down.

A large tree was uprooted and blown onto a house, resulting in structural damage. A photo of the damage was shared via social media.

A large tree limb was blown down in Fox Ridge State Park.

Numerous large tree branches were blown down near Lake Paradise.

Multiple power lines were blown down throughout Mattoon.

Video evidence showed a tornado touched down just west of North County Road 1270 East and south of East County Road 210 North about 2 miles north of Janesville at 9:03 PM CDT. The tornado tracked northeastward and quickly dissipated at 9:04 PM CDT. No damage was observed.

An outbuilding was destroyed and a semi was blown over.

A power pole was blown down.

A farm outbuilding had a portion of its roof blown off.

Large tree branches were broken.

Six power poles were blown down and trees were damaged.

Several power poles were blown down.

Weather observers measured 8 to 10 inches of snow across Coles County...including 9.0 inches 1 mile west-northwest of Mattoon. Due to snow-covered and hazardous roadways, numerous traffic accidents were reported.

Light snow accumulations resulted in slippery roads, and at least five vehicle accidents were reported across Coles County. One accident resulted in injuries, but a specific number of injuries was not provided.

Strong winds gusting 55-65mph caused minor wind damage across Coles County. Tree limbs were blown onto power lines causing a transformer to blow a fuse 2 miles east-northeast of Mattoon. A tree fell onto power lines 2 miles northwest of Mattoon, a pole to house wire was blown dow…

A peak wind gust of 66mph was measured at the Coles County Memorial Airport.

A large tree was blown down onto two cars near the intersection of Marshall Avenue and 36th Street on the southwest side of Mattoon.

A tree was blown down across Western Avenue between 25th Street and 26th Street.

Large tree branches were blown down.