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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1022 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2017
...2-DAY RAINFALL ROUND-UP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY
TAKEN AT 7 AM.
2-DAY RAIN TOTALS FOR SUNDAY (10/15/17)
AS OF 10:22 AM CDT
ILLINOIS 2-DAY RAINFALL
LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS
BURR RIDGE 1ESE (COOK).......................9.30 (2)
LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................8.16 (2)
SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB).......................8.09 (2)
NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................7.98 (2)
AURORA (KANE)................................7.72 (2)
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................7.66 (2)
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................7.50 (2)
MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................7.43 (2)
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................7.25 (2)
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................7.13 (2)
DOWNERS GROVE 1S (DU PAGE)...................7.10 (2)
GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)....................6.95 (2)
SOMONAUK (DE KALB)...........................6.89 (2)
EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................6.85 (2)
NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................6.77 (2)
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................6.73 (2)
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................6.49 (2)
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................6.48 (2)
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................6.44 (2)
EARLVILLE 5NNE (DE KALB).....................6.16 (2)
ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................6.14 (2)
CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)...........................6.07 (2)
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................6.00 (2)
SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................5.86 (2)
GLEN ELLYN 1WSW (DU PAGE)....................5.86 (2)
ST. CHARLES (KANE)...........................5.85 (2)
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................5.78 (2)
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................5.74 (2)
BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK).......................5.63 (2)
BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................5.55 (2)
MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................5.41 (2)
BATAVIA (KANE)...............................5.34 (2)
AURORA (KANE)................................5.30 (2)
YORKVILLE 2SSE (KENDALL).....................5.25 (2)
LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................5.10 (2)
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................5.06 (2)
PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................5.05 (2)
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................5.02 (2)
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................5.00 (2)
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................4.88 (2)
OAK LAWN 2SE (COOK)..........................4.78 (2)
ELBURN (KANE)................................4.77 (2)
WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE).......................4.75 (2)
LEMONT (COOK)................................4.74 (2)
OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................4.74 (2)
DE KALB (DE KALB)............................4.63 (2)
LONG GROVE 1NNE (LAKE).......................4.59 (2)
WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................4.58 (2)
LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)......................4.54 (2)
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................4.54 (2)
EVANSTON 1N (COOK)...........................4.49 (2)
PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................4.40 (2)
PLAINFIELD 3ESE (WILL).......................4.39 (2)
OHARE (COOK).................................4.39 (2)
PLAINFIELD 3SE (WILL)........................4.38 (2)
SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK).........................4.38 (2)
CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................4.35 (2)
ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................4.34 (2)
LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE).......................4.28 (2)
GLENCOE (COOK)...............................4.27 (2)
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................4.26 (2)
ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................4.25 (2)
HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................4.25 (2)
PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................4.24 (2)
DE KALB (DE KALB)............................4.23 (2)
BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................4.21 (2)
PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................4.19 (2)
PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................4.19 (2)
JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................4.18 (2)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 1SW (COOK).................4.17 (2)
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................4.13 (2)
BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK)................4.09 (2)
STEWARD (LEE)................................4.07 (2)
WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................4.07 (2)
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................4.05 (2)
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................4.05 (2)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 3SSW (COOK)................4.05 (2)
DE KALB 1SW (DE KALB)........................4.00 (2)
WORTH (COOK).................................4.00 (2)
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................3.99 (2)
LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................3.98 (2)
SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................3.94 (2)
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................3.92 (2)
BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................3.88 (2)
ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)............................3.82 (2)
CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................3.79 (2)
STREAMWOOD (COOK)............................3.77 (2)
LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................3.76 (2)
ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................3.74 (2)
ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................3.62 (2)
ELGIN (KANE).................................3.62 (2)
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................3.57 (2)
WHEELING (COOK)..............................3.55 (2)
PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................3.55 (2)
ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................3.51 (2)
MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................3.51 (2)
PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................3.48 (2)
PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)......................3.45 (2)
MARSEILLES 5WNW (LA SALLE)...................3.43 (2)
ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................3.41 (2)
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................3.40 (2)
CRYSTAL LAKE 5ENE (MCHENRY)..................3.39 (2)
HOMEWOOD (COOK)..............................3.39 (2)
ELGIN (KANE).................................3.36 (2)
ASHTON (LEE).................................3.32 (2)
ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................3.31 (2)
MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................3.31 (2)
NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................3.28 (2)
COAL CITY 3N (GRUNDY)........................3.27 (2)
ALSIP (COOK).................................3.25 (2)
MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................3.24 (2)
ELWOOD 5NE (WILL)............................3.24 (2)
GENOA (DE KALB)..............................3.22 (2)
MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................3.19 (2)
MIDLOTHIAN (COOK)............................3.19 (2)
CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................3.17 (2)
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................3.17 (2)
MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................3.14 (2)
MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE)........................3.13 (2)
CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................3.12 (2)
MIDLOTHIAN 1SE (COOK)........................3.07 (2)
FLOSSMOOR 1ESE (COOK)........................3.07 (2)
DEKALB (DE KALB).............................3.06 (2)
FLOSSMOOR (COOK).............................3.05 (2)
DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................3.04 (2)
LANSING (COOK)...............................3.01 (2)
MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................3.01 (2)
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................2.99 (2)
WAUKEGAN 2E (LAKE)...........................2.94 (2)
MANHATTAN (WILL).............................2.86 (2)
WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................2.79 (2)
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................2.75 (2)
LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.67 (2)
LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................2.60 (2)
NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................2.59 (2)
ROUND LAKE 2WNW (LAKE).......................2.55 (2)
PEOTONE (WILL)...............................2.51 (2)
CRYSTAL LAKE 1WSW (MCHENRY)..................2.51 (2)
MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................2.49 (2)
MONEE (WILL).................................2.45 (2)
BEECHER 3ENE (WILL)..........................2.41 (2)
CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................2.40 (2)
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)..........................2.34 (2)
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................2.33 (2)
FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)..........................2.30 (2)
KINGSTON 2WNW (DE KALB)......................2.30 (2)
WONDER LAKE 1NE (MCHENRY)....................2.29 (2)
LANSING (COOK)...............................2.28 (2)
HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................2.24 (2)
WINTHROP HARBOR 1SSW (LAKE)..................2.23 (2)
BELVIDERE (BOONE)............................2.21 (2)
WINTHROP HARBOR (LAKE).......................2.17 (2)
ZION (LAKE)..................................2.13 (2)
BELVIDERE 2NW (BOONE)........................2.12 (2)
WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................2.06 (2)
WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................2.03 (2)
ROCKFORD 6S (WINNEBAGO)......................2.01 (2)
BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................1.92 (2)
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................1.84 (2)
BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................1.79 (2)
ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO)....................1.70 (2)
CAPRON (BOONE)...............................1.64 (2)
DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................1.62 (2)
HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................1.61 (2)
SOUTH BELOIT 2SE (WINNEBAGO).................1.55 (2)
MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)..............1.51 (2)
ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................1.48 (2)
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................1.42 (2)
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................1.42 (2)
INDIANA 2-DAY RAINFALL
LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS
HAMMOND 1SSW (LAKE)..........................3.65 (2)
VALPARAISO 6NW (PORTER)......................3.42 (2)
VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER)......................3.24 (2)
CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................3.23 (2)
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER)......................3.20 (2)
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER).....................3.19 (2)
PORTER 1S (PORTER)...........................3.16 (2)
MUNSTER 2NNW (LAKE)..........................3.11 (2)
VALPARAISO 2WSW (PORTER).....................3.05 (2)
VALPARAISO 2WNW (PORTER).....................3.05 (2)
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER)........................2.95 (2)
SCHERERVILLE 1E (LAKE).......................2.93 (2)
GRIFFITH 1N (LAKE)...........................2.88 (2)
SCHERERVILLE 1E (LAKE).......................2.85 (2)
DYER 1WNW (LAKE).............................2.80 (2)
HIGHLAND 1ESE (LAKE).........................2.77 (2)
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................2.69 (2)
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER).....................2.58 (2)
VALPARAISO 7WSW (PORTER).....................2.38 (2)
WINFIELD 1NE (LAKE)..........................2.24 (2)
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................2.20 (2)
VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER).....................2.13 (2)
VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................2.09 (2)
HEBRON 1NW (PORTER)..........................2.00 (2)
HOBART 2E (LAKE).............................1.63 (2)
Automated Rainfall Observations
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 530 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017 /630 PM EDT Sun Oct 15 2017/ ...Oct 14-15 Rainfall Reports from Automated Sites... Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official. ...Illinois... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Boone County... 3 E Roscoe 1.92 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP Belvidere 1.69 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Cook County... Willow Springs 7.60 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP Riverside 7.38 in 0445 PM 10/15 USARMY-COE 1 W Chicago 5.37 in 0456 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WSW Lakeview 4.96 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP Indian Head Park 4.77 in 0503 PM 10/15 CWOP Lakeview 4.74 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WNW Hickory Hills 4.56 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP Chicago O`Hare 4.39 in 0651 AM 10/15 ASOS 1 NNW Norridge 4.28 in 0501 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 SW Palatine 4.23 in 0456 PM 10/15 CWOP Elk Grove Village 4.12 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP Chicago Botanical Garden 4.05 in 0800 AM 10/15 COOP 1 SW Rogers Park 4.00 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP Barrington 3.88 in 0800 AM 10/15 COOP 1 NNE Bartlett 3.82 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 S Hometown 3.64 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP Palatine 3.62 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP Golf 3.56 in 0504 PM 10/15 CWOP Wheeling - Chi Exec Airport 3.55 in 0652 AM 10/15 ASOS Northbrook 3.51 in 0459 PM 10/15 CWOP Midlothian 3.43 in 0445 PM 10/15 HADS Winnetka 3.40 in 0501 PM 10/15 CWOP Orland Park 3.37 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WNW Burnham 3.32 in 0400 PM 10/15 USARMY-COE Rosemont 3.29 in 0455 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 SSE Inverness 3.25 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 S Niles 2.96 in 0501 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 S Buffalo Grove 2.84 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP Chicago Heights 2.71 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS Hoffman Estates 2.45 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP Lansing Airport 2.28 in 0655 AM 10/15 AWOS ...De Kalb County... De Kalb Airport 3.06 in 0655 AM 10/15 AWOS Sycamore 2.90 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 N Sycamore 2.71 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WNW Genoa 2.05 in 0459 PM 10/15 CWOP ...DuPage County... 1 SE Naperville 7.17 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 NE Oak Brook 6.86 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS Oakbrook Terrace 6.51 in 0415 PM 10/15 HADS Warrenville 6.45 in 0425 PM 10/15 HADS Villa Park 6.32 in 0420 PM 10/15 HADS 2 NNW Woodridge 6.23 in 0504 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 W Lisle 5.88 in 0504 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 NNW Woodridge 5.48 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 SSE Darien 5.45 in 0505 PM 10/15 HADS Westmont 5.44 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 SSE West Chicago 4.64 in 0420 PM 10/15 HADS 1 E West Chicago 4.59 in 0453 PM 10/15 CWOP Willow Springs 4.58 in 0800 AM 10/15 COOP 1 SW Hanover Park 4.46 in 0415 PM 10/15 HADS Dupage Airport 4.07 in 0652 AM 10/15 ASOS 1 WNW Glen Ellyn 3.88 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WNW Wheaton 3.85 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 NW Bolingbrook 2.46 in 0502 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Grundy County... 4 NNW Coal City 3.04 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 SSW Minooka 2.67 in 0400 PM 10/15 HADS ...Kane County... 1 NW Montgomery 7.86 in 0459 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 WNW Montgomery 7.86 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS 1 WSW North Aurora 5.93 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP Sugar Grove - Aurora Airport 5.30 in 0652 AM 10/15 ASOS Elburn 4.63 in 0503 PM 10/15 CWOP Elburn 4.13 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 WSW Geneva 3.64 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP Elburn 3.43 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP Elgin - Coop 3.36 in 0700 AM 10/15 COOP 2 W Geneva 3.33 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 S Gilberts 3.27 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP Hampshire 3.01 in 0503 PM 10/15 CWOP 5 NE Elburn 2.94 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 ESE Huntley 2.85 in 0458 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 S Sleepy Hollow 2.69 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Kankakee County... 1 NE Union Hill 1.31 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP Grant Park 1.25 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 ENE Bonfield 1.12 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Kendall County... Oswego 8.10 in 0415 PM 10/15 HADS 3 SSE Oswego 5.40 in 0457 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 SSW Oswego 5.25 in 0155 PM 10/15 CWOP ...La Salle County... Earlville 6.85 in 0600 AM 10/15 COOP 4 SW Ottawa 3.20 in 0757 AM 10/15 COOP 1 W Naplate 3.06 in 0445 PM 10/15 HADS Ottawa 2.97 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS 2 WSW Sheridan 2.88 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 W Marseilles 2.26 in 0400 PM 10/15 HADS 1 W Streator 2.04 in 0502 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 ENE Leonore 1.88 in 0445 PM 10/15 HADS ...Lake County... 1 W Buffalo Grove 4.43 in 0504 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 N Lake Zurich 3.73 in 0452 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 SE Lake Bluff 3.60 in 0458 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 NE Mettawa 3.33 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 E Gages Lake 3.32 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS Deer Park 2.99 in 0459 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 ENE Third Lake 2.77 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 N Wadsworth 2.17 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS Waukegan Airport 2.06 in 0655 AM 10/15 ASOS ...Lee County... Steward 4.07 in 0700 AM 10/15 COOP 2 SSW Rochelle 3.23 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP Dixon 3.14 in 0415 PM 10/15 HADS Sublette 3.06 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 WNW Dixon 1.79 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Livingston County... Pontiac 1.53 in 0445 PM 10/15 USARMY-COE 1 WNW Campus 1.49 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP City Water Works Within 1.48 in 0700 AM 10/15 COOP Dwight 1.24 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP Dwight 1.07 in 0503 PM 10/15 CWOP ...McHenry County... 1 SW Lake In The Hills 3.59 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 W Huntley 3.20 in 1223 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 W Algonquin 2.79 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP McHenry Lock and Dam 2.49 in 0800 AM 10/15 COOP 1 ESE Lakewood 2.48 in 0450 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 NNW Woodstock 2.38 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP Woodstock 2.28 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 W Woodstock 2.16 in 0502 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 S Bull Valley 1.94 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP Hebron 1.87 in 0440 PM 10/15 HADS Spring Grove 1.85 in 0500 PM 10/15 USGS Harvard 1.70 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Ogle County... Rochelle Airport 3.74 in 0655 AM 10/15 AWOS ...Will County... 5 SW Naperville 8.35 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP West Br Dupage River 6.67 in 0315 PM 10/15 ALERT 4 W Bolingbrook 5.57 in 0445 PM 10/15 HADS 1 W Lemont 4.41 in 0400 PM 10/15 HADS Lewis Airport, Romeoville 4.25 in 0655 AM 10/15 AWOS 4 SW Plainfield 4.25 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 N Plainfield 4.15 in 0509 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 W Mokena 4.03 in 0415 PM 10/15 HADS 2 SSW Plainfield 3.94 in 0506 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WNW Fairmont 3.55 in 0400 PM 10/15 HADS 1 WSW Homer Glen 3.43 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS Shorewood 3.40 in 0445 PM 10/15 USARMY-COE 2 N Shorewood 3.37 in 0504 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 WSW Elwood 3.14 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS Manhattan 3.13 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS 3 N Manhattan 3.09 in 0507 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 N Manhattan 3.06 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 SSW Crest Hill 2.79 in 0458 PM 10/15 CWOP Crete 2.76 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS 1 ESE Mokena 2.71 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS 3 NNE Wilmington 2.67 in 0505 PM 10/15 RAWS 3 N Beecher 2.42 in 0445 PM 10/15 HADS Frankfort 2.41 in 0501 PM 10/15 CWOP Rockdale 2.38 in 0400 PM 10/15 HADS Peotone 2.38 in 0502 PM 10/15 CWOP 5 ENE Symerton 2.28 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS ...Winnebago County... Rockford Airport 1.84 in 0654 AM 10/15 ASOS 3 ENE Roscoe 1.73 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 ENE Rockford 1.56 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 ENE New Millford 1.54 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS Rockton 1.45 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS 2 SW Pecatonica 1.17 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Indiana... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ---------------------------------------------------------------- ...Lake County... Griffith 3.11 in 0455 PM 10/15 CWOP Hobart 3.08 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS 2 NW Merrillville 2.99 in 0430 PM 10/15 HADS 1 NNW Munster 2.71 in 0505 PM 10/15 CWOP Dyer 2.54 in 0500 PM 10/15 HADS 3 NW De Motte 1.41 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP ...Porter County... Valparaiso 2.36 in 0508 PM 10/15 CWOP 3 E Lakes Of The Four 2.18 in 0510 PM 10/15 CWOP 2 SW Valparaiso 2.11 in 0500 PM 10/15 CWOP Valparaiso Airport 2.09 in 0656 AM 10/15 ASOS 2 WSW Westville 1.84 in 0247 PM 10/15 CWOP 1 WSW Ogden Dunes 1.19 in 0417 PM 10/15 RAWS $$
Storm Reports
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| Oct. 14 Severe Storm Reports (listing) |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
429 PM CDT MON OCT 16 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN SHABBONA 41.76N 88.88W
10/15/2017 M7.10 INCH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W
10/15/2017 M5.41 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN LAKEVIEW 41.94N 87.65W
10/15/2017 M6.30 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
IN THE WRIGLEYVILLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
1130 PM FLOOD CHICAGO 41.88N 87.63W
10/14/2017 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF FLOODING ON CITY ROADWAYS.
1130 PM FLASH FLOOD LOMBARD 41.87N 88.01W
10/14/2017 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
A PORTION OF NORTHBOUND FINLEY ROAD HAD AT LEAST 2 FEET
OF WATER ON IT.
1115 PM HEAVY RAIN CAROL STREAM 41.92N 88.13W
10/14/2017 M4.42 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
1115 PM HEAVY RAIN ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W
10/14/2017 M5.98 INCH DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
TOTAL RAINFALL AS OF 1115 PM SATURDAY EVENING. VIA WGN
TV.
1030 PM FLOOD NAPERVILLE 41.76N 88.15W
10/14/2017 DUPAGE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE CITY FLOODED.
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD SOMONAUK 41.63N 88.68W
10/14/2017 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
2 FEET OF WATER ON U.S. HIGHWAY 34.
1015 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW CHICAGO 41.85N 87.67W
10/14/2017 M6.30 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
MEASURED IN THE MCKINLEY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD.
1015 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 N JOLIET 41.56N 88.12W
10/14/2017 M3.50 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0930 PM HEAVY RAIN MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
10/14/2017 M2.50 INCH GRUNDY IL EMERGENCY MNGR
STORM TOTAL AT THE GRUNDY COUNTY EOC.
0918 PM FLOOD CRETE 41.45N 87.62W
10/14/2017 WILL IL AMATEUR RADIO
5 INCHES OF WATER COVERING THE ROADWAY AT THE EDWARDS AND
RONALD.
0917 PM FLOOD HAMMOND 41.62N 87.49W
10/14/2017 LAKE IN AMATEUR RADIO
LEFT LANE OF I-80/94 EAST BOUND FLOODED IN CONSTRUCTION
ZONE EAST BOUND MILE MARKER 3.5. REPORTED TO BE UP TO 9
INCHES DEEP.
0903 PM FLOOD SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
10/14/2017 LAKE IN AMATEUR RADIO
WATER ON RT-30 AND REED RD, AS WELL AS AT JOLIET AND REED
RD.
0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NNW BURNHAM 41.66N 87.55W
10/14/2017 M3.10 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR.
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
10/14/2017 LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT. FENCES DOWN IN EAGLE RIDGE SUBDIVISION.
METAL FLAGPOLE SNAPPED AT 77TH AVENUE AND ST. JOHN.
STREET SIGNS BENT ALONG 77TH AVENUE. TREE DAMAGE NOTED
SOUTHEAST TO JUST NORTH OF 85TH AVENUE ALONG AUSTIN
AVENUE...WHICH IS APPROXIMATE END POINT OF A SWATH OF
DAMAGE THAT STARTED ALONG 77TH AVENUE IN THE SOUTHEAST
PORTION OF DYER.
0857 PM TSTM WND DMG SCHERERVILLE 41.49N 87.45W
10/14/2017 LAKE IN AMATEUR RADIO
POWER LINES DOWN AT 77TH AND AUSTIN AND AT 77TH AND ST
JOHN. LARGE MAPLE TREE DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED OFF OF
RADAR.
0855 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE DYER 41.49N 87.49W
10/14/2017 LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER
DELAYED REPORT. MULTIPLE 6 INCH OR MORE DIAMETER TREE
LIMBS DOWNED AND 77TH AVENUE CLOSED DUE TO DOWNED POWER
LINES. THIS IS THE START OF A SWATH OF WIND DAMAGE THAT
WENT SOUTHEAST TO JUST NORTH OF 85TH AVENUE ALONG AUSTIN
AVENUE IN SCHERERVILLE.
0845 PM HEAVY RAIN DEER PARK 42.17N 88.09W
10/14/2017 E0.00 INCH LAKE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
1 FOOT OF STANDING WATER ON LAKE-COOK ROAD AT DEER PARK
BOULEVARD.
0840 PM TSTM WND DMG FAIRBURY 40.75N 88.51W
10/14/2017 LIVINGSTON IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE LARGE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWNED. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
0830 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 NNW ADDISON 42.00N 88.05W
10/14/2017 M2.21 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL.
PEA SIZE HAIL. LOW AREA PONDING WITH RAPID RUNOFF.
0755 PM FLOOD HOFFMAN ESTATES 42.06N 88.14W
10/14/2017 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
MULTIPLE SECTIONS OF ROADWAYS COVERED WITH WATER OF AT
LEAST 3 INCHES IN DEPTH. NEAREST INTERSECTION HIGGINS AND
GOLF.
0751 PM TSTM WND GST 8 W STREATOR 41.13N 88.99W
10/14/2017 E50.00 MPH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ALSO VISIBILITY AROUND 200 FEET DUE TO THE TORRENTIAL
RAIN AND WIND COMBINATION.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG STREATOR 41.13N 88.83W
10/14/2017 LA SALLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
UTILITY LINE BLOWN DOWN.
0740 PM FLOOD ST. CHARLES 41.92N 88.30W
10/14/2017 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT OF MULTIPLE FLOODED ROADWAYS RELAYED VIA NWS QUAD
CITIES.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG NE NEWARK 41.54N 88.58W
10/14/2017 KENDALL IL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND POWERPOLES SNAPPED IN SMALL LESS THAN 1000
FOOT LONG PATH ALONG CHICAGO ROAD FROM NEAR COY PARK ROAD
IN VICINITY OF NEWARK COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL NORTHEAST TO
NEAR MEADOW LANE IN VICINITY OF NEWARK GRADE SCHOOL.
Photos
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| DuPage River flooding in Naperville, IL (courtesy of Matt Piechota) | DuPage River flooding in Naperville, IL (courtesy of Matt Piechota) | DuPage River flooding in Naperville, IL (courtesy of Robert Skurski) |
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| Flash flooding outside of Somonauk, IL (courtesy of Bob Waszak) | Lake Holiday near Sandwich, IL (courtesy of Katie Witt) | Flooding outside in Sandwich, IL (courtesy of Bob Waszak) |
Rivers
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| Bolingbrook hydrograph | Plainfield hydrograph | Shorewood hydrograph |
| Des Plaines River | North Branch of the Chicago River |
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| Lemont hydrograph | Albany Avenue in Chicago hydrograph |
Meteorology & Radar
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| 24-hour radar loop during Oct. 14, 2017 depicting around a half dozen separate waves of heavy-rain producing storms pass over northern Illinois (heaviest focused along U.S. Highway 34). Click here for a larger version. |
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| Surface weather map | Precipitable water vs climatology as observed on the NWS Davenport, IA weather balloon launch at 7 pm on Oct. 14 |
Service
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| Oct 13 5 am | Oct 14 5 am | Oct 14 5 pm | Oct 14 6 pm |
Additional
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