Weather Vault: Mini Blizzard on 12/20/12
Updated: December 26, 2012
Posted: 10:52 PM 12/20/12
A strong area of low pressure moved through central Illinois prompting blizzard warnings and high wind warnings. Overall, a trace to 2 inches of snow was reported, but the winds were the bigger story. Gusts reached over 60 mph in the evening and continued to howl into the morning.
Wind Gusts
Champaign County
Champaign: 53 mph (6:53 PM)
Pesotum: 56 mph (4:16 PM) Reported at IDOT station at I-57 and US-45.
Willard Airport: 56 mph (6:53 PM)
Clark County
Marshall: 57 mph (6:19 PM) Reported at IDOT station I-70 at Highway 1 exit.
Christian County
Pana: 62 mph (4:42 PM) Reported along with windspread power outages in town.
Taylorville Airport: 56 mph (4:55 PM)
Coles County
Coles County Airport: 53 mph (7:51 PM)
Edgar County
Edgar County Airport: 55 mph (7:15 PM)
Effingham County
Effingham: 59 mph (5:16 PM) Measured from IDOT station at I-57/70 and US-45
Effingham Airport: 52 mph (4:53PM)
Macon County
Decatur Airport: 58 mph (5:05 PM)
Forsyth: 54 mph (7:45 PM)
Menard County
Greenview: 62 mph (5:50 PM) Reported along with 1 dead tree snapped at trunk.
McLean County
Bloomington Airport: 52 mph (4:54 PM)
Morgan County
Jacksonville: 55 mph (3:35 PM)
Sangamon County
Divernon: 61 mph (6:02 PM)
Vermilion County
Danville: 52 mph (1:43 PM)
Danville: 50 mph (6:58 PM)
Snow Reports
Champaign County
Tolono: 2.5"
De Witt County
Farmer City: 2.5"
Logan County
Lincoln: 1"
Macon County
Decatur: 1.5"
Mount Zion: 1.5"
McLean County
Bloomington: 2.0"
Normal: 1.2"
Menard County
Petersburg: 2.4"
Morgan County
Jacksonville: 3.0"
Jacksonville (East side): 1.8"
Murrayville: 2.0"
Sangamon County
Buffalo: 1.4"
Chatham: 2.5"
Riverton: 2.6"
Sherman: 1.2"
Springfield: 2.8"
Shelby County
Moweaqua: 1.0"
Vermilion County
Sidell: 1.5"
Other Reports
Clark County
Casey: Large tree limbs blown down causing power outages in town at around 4:00 PM.
Effingham County
Montrose: Semi blown over at 2300th street and 1600 ave at 4:45 PM
Watson: At 4:17 PM, a large tree was uprooted, though it was nearly dead.
Logan County
Lincoln: A blizzard was repored at 4:10 PM with multiple vehicles stalled on Interstate 55 south of Lincoln. Power was out in the cities of Latham and Chestnet.
Lincoln: A blizzared was reported at 5:34 PM with a multi-vehicle accident at mile marker 6 on interstate 155 north of Lincoln. This was due to strong wind, snow, and low visibilities.
Menard County
Greenview: 1 dead tree snapped at trunk.
Sangamon County
Riverton: A dead tree 3 feet in diameter knocked down onto Route 54
