Here is a great product from the NWS (www.srh.noaa.gov/ridge2/snow/) showing the snowfall totals of the last two days. I chose the last two days since some snow from the event fell before 7 am on Sunday. The heaviest amounts were concentrated over central Illinois, including 18.5 inches at Springfield. It was very impressive for a late season snowfall. NWS Lincoln has a listing of the snowfall totals from the storm.
Nice map! I was on the edge of that 18″ blob. It started snowing by about 4-5:00 AM, and I had thundersnow around 11 AM Sunday. If the snow had continued a few more hours, the front of my home would have drifted over. By Monday AM I had snow halfway up the side of the house, and an overhanging drift that obscured the upper half of my windows, they almost met. It was a very wet snow, and had it been drier, it would have been much deeper. Thank God for snow throwers!
I have not seen snow like that here since 1982.
Yes, that was an amazingly intense snowstorm. And a week later it was 60 degrees. I love Illinois weather. 🙂