The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5686331
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
GRUNDY
5686331
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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Snow |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,686,331 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 1,500,299 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1999-03-08T23:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1999-03-09T15:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ILLINOIS |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | GRUNDY |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | OFFICIAL NWS OBS. |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Heavy snow fell across most of north central and northeast Illinois. Snow began in the late afternoon and evening of the 8th and diminished to flurries during the morning of the 9th. Snowfall amounts were generally 5 to 8 inches. Snow amounts were a little less toward the Wisconsin border. Some of snowfall totals include 5.4 inches at Midway Airport Chicago, 6.7 inches O'Hare Airport Chicago, 6.4 inches at NWS Romeoville, 6.1 inches at Lake Villa in Lake County, 7.7 inches at Rockford Airport, 7.1 inches at Dixon in Lee County, 7.0 inches at DeKalb, 7.0 inches at Oregon in Ogle County, 8.0 inches at Morris in Grundy County, 8.2 inches at Bourbonnais in Kankakee County, 6.0 inches at Chatsworth in Livingston County and 7.3 inches at Watseka in Iroquois County. Strong east winds caused blowing and drifting of snow. There were many traffic accidents including a fatal accident near Mendota and another on the Tri-State Tollway near the Hinsdale Oasis. Many schools closed. |
| Yearyear | 1,999 |
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