Wed-Thur, Feb 8-9th Severe T'Storm/Snow.Heavy Rain/High Wind Event Recap

​(6:00PM Fri, Feb 10th 2023) A brief recap of the storm system that moved through the region Wednesday through Thursday, Feb 8-9th. This storm system brought multiple modes of weather to the state, including; Severe t'storms, heavy rainfall/flooding, accumulating snow and high winds. 

Wrap-Up...
•A storm system moved through the region Wednesday through Thursday, Feb 8-9th, bringing multiple modes of weather to the state.
•Two rounds of isolated to widely scattered severe t'storms affected Southern Illinois, with several reports of damaging winds.
•A sharp gradient of snowfall accumulation occurred across Northwestern Illinois, ranging from a dusting-1" to 6-9".
•High winds occurred across much of the state, with 30-55MPH wind gusts common.
•Widespread rainfall totals of 0.50-1.50" occurred across much of the state, with a narrow corridor of 2.00-4.00" rainfall totals and localized flooding across Southern Illinois.

JP