...PRELIMINARY SNOWFALL SUMMARY FOR THE JANUARY 31 TO FEB. 1 WINTER
WEATHER EVENT...
A SWATH OF HEAVY SNOW OCCURRED OVER THE FAR NORTHWEST COUNTIES OF
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS. FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL IN THE HILLY TERRAIN NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM
POPLAR BLUFF TO CAPE GIRARDEAU MISSOURI. SIMILAR AMOUNTS WERE
REPORTED NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CARBONDALE TO MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.
ELSEWHERE...SNOWFALL WAS GENERALLY ONE TO THREE INCHES OVER
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI. GENERALLY AN INCH OR
LESS OF SNOW AND SLEET WAS REPORTED OVER WESTERN KENTUCKY AND
SOUTHWEST INDIANA. MANY LOCATIONS RECEIVED A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICING.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM ACROSS THE REGION.
THE SNOWFALL REPORTS LISTED BY COUNTY REPRESENT AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH
ESTIMATED BY VARIOUS SOURCES IN THOSE COUNTIES.
SNOWFALL TOTALS LISTED BY CITY ARE BASED ON INFORMATION OBTAINED
FROM SKYWARN SPOTTERS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...COCORAHS
OBSERVERS...AND THE BROADCAST MEDIA.
SNOW DEPTH COMMENTS
/INCHES/
...SOUTHEAST MISSOURI...
BOLLINGER COUNTY 4.0
ZALMA 3.8
MARBLE HILL 4.0
BUTLER COUNTY 3.0
POPLAR BLUFF 3.0
QULIN 2.0
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY 4.0
CAPE GIRARDEAU 3.5
JACKSON 5.0
CARTER COUNTY 5.0
PERRY COUNTY 4.0
PINCKNEYVILLE 3.0
WAYNE COUNTY 5.0
PIEDMONT 5.0
...SOUTHWEST INDIANA...
GIBSON COUNTY 1.0
OWENSVILLE 1.0
POSEY COUNTY 1.0
3 NW POSEYVILLE 1.0
VANDERBURGH COUNTY 0.5
EVANSVILLE TRACE
6 WNW EVANSVILLE 0.5
...WESTERN KENTUCKY...
CRITTENDEN COUNTY 1.0
SHARON GROVE 0.8
HENDERSON COUNTY TRACE
HOPKINS COUNTY 0.2
NORTONVILLE 0.2
MCCRACKEN COUNTY 1.0
WEST PADUCAH 1.0
...SOUTHERN ILLINOIS...
ALEXANDER COUNTY 0.5
CAIRO 0.5
EDWARDS COUNTY 1.5
1 N GRAYVILLE 2.0
JACKSON COUNTY 4.5
CARBONDALE 3.0
AVA 5.0
JEFFERSON COUNTY 3.0
PERRY COUNTY 3.0
PINCKNEYVILLE 3.0
UNION COUNTY 3.0
3 NNE ANNA 3.3
WABASH COUNTY 1.0
MOUNT CARMEL 2.0
WAYNE COUNTY 2.0
4 E CISNE 2.0
WILLIAMSON COUNTY 3.0
2 ESE BUSH 3.0
HURST 3.5
