A strong winter storm moved across northern Illinois during the late evening hours of December 18th into the morning of December 19th.  Ice accumulations of one quarter to one half inch were reported across much of Livingston, Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois Counties.  This ice accumulation caused numerous tree limbs and power lines to break, which also brought down utility poles.  Power outages were widespread across these areas.  A combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain fell across LaSalle, Grundy, Kendall, Will and southern Cook Counties where ice accumulations were around one quarter of an inch and sleet/snow accumulations ranged between one half and one inch.  A combination of snow and sleet fell across Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, Dupage and much of Cook County where snow and accumulations ranged from 2 to 6 inches with sleet accumulations of one half inch.  Heavy snow fell across Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, and Lake Counties where snowfall totals ranged between 6 and 9 inches.  The snow, ice and sleet caused numerous vehicle accidents and spinouts.

Winter Storm in OGLE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in LEE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in BOONE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in LAKE, ILLINOIS
From 19-DEC-08 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in MCHENRY, ILLINOIS
From 19-DEC-08 00:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in COOK, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in DE KALB, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in DU PAGE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in KANE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice Storm in IROQUOIS, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice Storm in KANKAKEE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice Storm in LIVINGSTON, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 21:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WILL, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Ice Storm in FORD, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 21:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in LA SALLE, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in GRUNDY, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in KENDALL, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 22:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WINNEBAGO, ILLINOIS
From 18-DEC-08 23:00:00 to 19-DEC-08 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter