Heavy Rain and a Brief Tornado September 18th

Storm Reports

Damage Survey Info

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO,IL
413 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2015

...DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 09/18/2015 EF-1 FRANKFORT-MONEE TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.6 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             SEP 18 2015
START TIME:             4:44 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         5 MILES SOUTH OF FRANKFORT IL
START LAT/LON:          41.4164 / -87.8600

END DATE:               SEP 18 2015
END TIME:               4:53 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           5 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF FRANKFORT IL
END_LAT/LON:            41.4266 / -87.8119

BASED ON THE DETAILED DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE WILL COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF MONEE MANHATTAN ROAD
BETWEEN S 104TH AVENUE AND S CENTER ROAD. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST
TRACKING ACROSS THE GREEN GARDEN COUNTRY CLUB DOWNING APPROXIMATELY 20
TREES...THEN CROSSED S 88TH AVENUE AND STRUCK A COUPLE HOMES ON CHARLEVOIX
DRIVE CAUSING SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED NEAR MONEE
MANHATTAN ROAD WEST OF S 80TH AVENUE.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WOULD LIKE TO THANK WILL COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE.

Radar

Radar loop of storm that produced the tornado south of Frankfort.

Radar image at 4:50 PM (time of the tornado)

Rainfall Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
224 PM CDT SAT SEP 19 2015

...MORNING RAINFALL ROUNDUP...

   THE FOLLOWING ARE RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS
   AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
   AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS.
   OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM.

   2 DAY RAINFALL AMOUNTS
   FOR FRIDAY(09/18/15)& SATURDAY(09/19/15)...


ILLINOIS                                       RAIN
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL (IN)

  PORTAGE (PORTER).............................5.45
  LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE)......................4.58
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................4.03
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................3.98
  MOUNT PROSPECT 3NE (COOK)....................3.88
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................3.88
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................3.88
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................3.86
  ALSIP (COOK).................................3.84
  ELGIN (KANE).................................3.76
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................3.73
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................3.64
  WINTHROP HARBOR (LAKE).......................3.64
  LINCOLNWOOD 3E (COOK)........................3.62
  MUNDELEIN 2NW (LAKE).........................3.57
  MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................3.57
  RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................3.53
  MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE)........................3.51
  WINTHROP HARBOR 1SSW (LAKE)..................3.50
  OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................3.49
  OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK).........................3.48
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................3.48
  EVANSTON 1N (COOK)...........................3.48
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (WILL)....................3.42
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................3.36
  CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................3.29
  MUNDELEIN 2WNW (WILL)........................3.28
  WORTH (COOK).................................3.28
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................3.28
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (FORD)......................3.19
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................3.18
  ELGIN (KANE).................................3.18
  ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................3.18
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)..................3.17
  LISBON 4NE (KENDALL).........................3.16
  STERLING 4NE (LEE)...........................3.13
  SUBLETTE (LEE)...............................3.10
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................3.09
  MANHATTAN 1ESE (WILL)........................3.08
  BANNOCKBURN (LAKE)...........................3.07
  WOODSTOCK 1SSW (MCHENRY).....................3.06
  CHICAGO 6NNE (COOK)..........................3.05
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................3.05
  CHICAGO RIDGE (WILL).........................3.03
  NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................3.01
  ELWOOD 5NEILL)...............................2.99
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................2.99
  WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................2.99
  PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................2.95
  ST CHARLES (KANE)............................2.89
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................2.89
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................2.88
  ST CHARLES 1SW (KANE)........................2.88
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................2.87
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................2.86
  WADSWORTH 1SSE (LAKE)........................2.85
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................2.82
  MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................2.78
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK).......................2.78
  ASHKUM 6E (IROQUOIS).........................2.76
  PAW PAW (LEE)................................2.73
  PLAINFIED 2SSE (WILL)........................2.70
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................2.69
  HOMER GLEN 2NW (WILL)........................2.68
  ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................2.67
  BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................2.67
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................2.65
  GIBSON 2SW (FORD)............................2.61
  PERU (LA SALLE)..............................2.56
  MONEE (WILL).................................2.54
  GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE)....................2.53
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................2.52
  WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................2.50
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................2.49
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................2.45
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................2.42
  ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................2.40
  PLANO (KENDALL)..............................2.40
  BARTLETT 1SE (DU PAGE).......................2.38
  GIBSON 6NE (FORD)............................2.38
  ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................2.37
  LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................2.36
  NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................2.36
  ST CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................2.34
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................2.30
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................2.30
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................2.30
  PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)......................2.28
  LOCKPORT 3ESE (WILL).........................2.28
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................2.28
  GENEVA 3WSW (KANE)...........................2.27
  FLOSSMOOR (COOK).............................2.25
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................2.22
  VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................2.22
  ASHTON (LEE).................................2.13
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................2.12
  DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................2.11
  PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................2.10
  WILMINGTON 6NW (COOK)........................2.09
  COAL CITY 3N (GRUNDY)........................2.09
  BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK)................2.09
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................2.08
  PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK).......................2.07
  ELGIN 8WSW (KANE)............................2.06
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................2.05
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................2.05
  CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................2.04
  JOLIET (WILL)................................2.03
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................2.03
  AMBOY (LEE)..................................2.03
  LISLE (DU PAGE)..............................2.02
  JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................2.02
  GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................1.98
  PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................1.98
  NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................1.97
  LANSING (COOK)...............................1.91
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.91
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANE)......................1.86
  OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................1.85
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................1.81
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................1.80
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)..........................1.80
  CHENOA 4NNW (LIVINGSTON).....................1.79
  CAPRON (BOONE)...............................1.77
  GENEVA 2ENE (KANE)...........................1.77
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................1.76
  BATAVIA (KANE)...............................1.75
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................1.74
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................1.66
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................1.64
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................1.62
  GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................1.60
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................1.60
  KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................1.53
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................1.50
  PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................1.41
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................1.40
  MOMENCE 6SSW (KANKAKEE)......................1.40
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................1.37
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................1.29
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.29
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................1.26
  MALTA (DE KALB)..............................1.22
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................1.14
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................1.12
  GENOA (DE KALB)..............................1.10
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.05


INDIANA                                        RAIN
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL (IN)

  CHESTERTON 3ESE (PORTER).....................3.55
  HOBART 1NNW (LAKE)...........................3.48
  CROWN POINT 1N (PORTER)......................3.47
  PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER)........................3.46
  SCHERERVILLE 1E (LAKE).......................3.42
  GARY 5ENE (LAKE).............................3.35
  VALPARAISO 6NW (PORTER)......................3.19
  VALPARAISO 1NE (PORTER)......................3.08
  VALPARAISO 7WSW (PORTER).....................3.04
  VALPARAISO 5WSW (PORTER).....................3.04
  VALPARAISO 3WSW (PORTER).....................2.95
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER)......................2.78
  HOBART 1ENE (LAKE)...........................2.66
  GARY 4SSW (LAKE).............................2.66
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................2.49
  KENTLAND 2SSE (NEWTON).......................2.33
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................2.29
  LAKE OF THE FOUR SEASONS (PORTER)............2.03
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.88
  (W90PR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)..............1.84
  HEBRON 1NW (PORTER)..........................1.80
  KOUTS 2WSW (PORTER)..........................1.73
  ST. JOHN (LAKE)..............................1.50
  HEBRON 1NW (PORTER)..........................1.50
  VALPARAISO 5WSW (PORTER).....................1.44
  LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS (PORTER)...........1.42
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.40
  RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER).....................1.33
  LOWELL 3N (LAKE).............................1.24
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................1.25
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................1.15
  WHEATFIELD 5W (JASPER).......................1.05

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