A bitterly cold airmass spilled into central and southeast Illinois on January 6th and 7th after passage of an Arctic cold front.  Due to clearing skies and diminishing winds over a fresh snow cover, record low temperatures of -10 to -20 were established across much of the area on the morning of January 6th.  In addition to the extremely cold temperatures, northwesterly winds created dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.  As a result, schools and numerous businesses closed for the day.  Several locations also activated warming centers for those without heat.  One person died as a result of exposure to the cold.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -14 in Urbana.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in KNOX, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -16 in Galesburg.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LAWRENCE, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -5 to -10 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLARK, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LOGAN, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SCHUYLER, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MACON, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -13 in Decatur.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MARSHALL, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in VERMILION, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CUMBERLAND, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DE WITT, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHRISTIAN, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.  A 64 year-old man died of hypothermia after his vehicle became stuck in the snow about a block away from his rural Pana home.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CASS, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLAY, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -5 to -10 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SCOTT, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SHELBY, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in COLES, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -11 in Charleston.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CRAWFORD, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in EDGAR, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -15 in Effingham.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FULTON, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th, including a record low of -15 in Normal.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MENARD, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MORGAN, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MOULTRIE, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIATT, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JASPER, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RICHLAND, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -5 to -10 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SANGAMON, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STARK, ILLINOIS
From 06-JAN-14 00:00:00 to 07-JAN-14 12:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Bitterly cold temperatures of -10 to -20 were observed on the morning of January 6th.  These extremely cold temperatures combined with northwesterly winds to create dangerous wind-chill readings of -35 to -45.