A mixed bag of winter precipitation produced very hazardous travel conditions. The precipitation was mainly snow northwest of a line from Carbondale to Mount Carmel. A swath of heavy snow fell across Wayne and Jefferson Counties, including the Mount Vernon area. The co-operative observer near Mount Vernon measured 6.5 inches of snow. A trained spotter several miles south of Mount Erie in Wayne County measured 6 inches. Amounts tapered off toward the south. Only about 2 inches was reported near Pinckneyville and Du Quoin (in Perry County) and at Dahlgren (in Hamilton County). Along and southeast of a line from Carbondale to Mount Carmel, the precipitation was mainly in the form of light sleet and freezing drizzle. Amounts were generally one-tenth inch or less. Little if any wintry precipitation occurred in the southeast corner of the state, from Vienna south and east to the Ohio River. The precipitation was caused by a surge of warmer air aloft moving north across the region. The warmer air aloft moved over a shallow layer of cold air near the surface. As the depth of cold air decreased, the precipitation changed from snow to sleet and freezing rain, then finally to liquid rain or drizzle. This event continued into the first day of March.

Heavy Snow in JEFFERSON, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 15:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in WAYNE, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 15:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in ALEXANDER, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in EDWARDS, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in FRANKLIN, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in GALLATIN, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in HAMILTON, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in JACKSON, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in PERRY, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in SALINE, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in UNION, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WABASH, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WHITE, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in WILLIAMSON, ILLINOIS
From 28-FEB-15 16:00:00 to 28-FEB-15 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter