The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5631669
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
KANE
5631669
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,631,669 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,862 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-03-09T10:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-03-09T17:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ILLINOIS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | KANE |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A strong low pressure system brought a late winter storm to northeast Illinois the morning of March 9th. The low, which originated in the southwestern U.S., took an east-northeast track, reaching central Illinois by the evening of the 8th. Precipitation began in the form of rain out ahead of this system, and then changed over to heavy snow in the pre-dawn hours on the 9th. The heavy snow continued through the morning hours and had ended by noon. Six to 12 inches of heavy, wet snow fell across much of northeast Illinois. Strong winds combined with the heavy snow damaged power lines and tree limbs throughout northeast Illinois. More than 300,000 households had lost power, with some places without electricity for up to 4 days. Along Lake Michigan, high winds generated high waves, which flooded and closed sections of Lake Shore Drive and also caused beach erosion and lakefront park damage. Estimated damage to the lakefront parks alone totaled nearly half a million dollars. Heavier snowfall totals reported:Will County: Peotone-12 inches, Crete-11 inches, NWS office/ Romeoville-9 inches, Manhattan-8 inches,and in Plainfield-8 inches.Cook County: Midway Airport-11 inches, Park Forest-9 inches, and O'hare Airport-6 inches.DuPage County: Winfield-8 inches, Wheaton-7 inches, Downers Grove-6 inches, Geneva-6 inches and in Aurora-6 inches.Kankakee: Bourbannais-8 inches and Kankakee-8 inches. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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