A wave of low pressure tracking along a frontal boundary stalled along the Ohio River brought wintry precipitation to north-central Illinois on February 1st.  Mostly snow fell north of a Rushville to Bloomington-Normal line, with a mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet falling along and south of this line.  Widespread snowfall amounts of 6 to 8 inches were observed, while as much as one half inch of sleet occurred across portions of McLean and DeWitt counties.

Heavy Snow in FULTON, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow across Fulton County.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Heavy Snow in KNOX, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow across Knox County, including 6.3 inches 1 mile northeast of Dahinda and 6.0 inches in Galesburg.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Heavy Snow in PEORIA, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured 6 to 8 inches of snow across Peoria County, including 7.1 inches in Peoria.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Heavy Snow in WOODFORD, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured 6 to 7 inches of snow across Woodford County, including 6.0 inches in Roanoke.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Heavy Snow in MARSHALL, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured around 6 inches of snow across Marshall County, including 5.6 inches in Lacon.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Heavy Snow in STARK, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured around 6 inches of snow across Stark County.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred as a result of snow-covered roads.

Winter Storm in DE WITT, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured between 2 and 4 inches of snow across DeWitt County.  Ice accumulations of around 0.1 were common, while as much as 0.5 inches of sleet occurred.  Over 1,000 power outages and numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the wintry weather.

Winter Storm in MCLEAN, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured between 4 and 7 inches of snow across McLean County, including 7.0 inches 5 miles west of Bloomington.  Ice accumulations of 0.1 to 0.2 were common, while as much as 0.5 inches of sleet occurred.  Numerous traffic accidents occurred due to snow and ice-covered roads.

Winter Storm in TAZEWELL, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 03:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured between 3 and 8 inches of snow across Tazewell County.  Ice accumulations of around 0.2 were common.  Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the wintry weather.

Winter Storm in MASON, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 02:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured between 3 and 7 inches of snow across Mason County.  Ice accumulations of around 0.2 were common.  Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the wintry weather.

Winter Storm in SCHUYLER, ILLINOIS
From 01-FEB-14 00:00:00 to 01-FEB-14 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Weather observers measured between 3 and 7 inches of snow across Schuyler County.  Ice accumulations of around 0.2 were common.  Numerous traffic accidents were reported due to the wintry weather.