If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >
This was a long duration event made up of several components, and even sort of two events with the second being just lake effect snow. There was a period of snow on Sunday morning, the 17th, followed by snow and some ice during the afternoon. This led to hazardous travel. For the evening, the precipitation had all transitioned back to snow along and north of I-80, while remained freezing drizzle south. The snow gradually faded during the early morning of Monday the 18th. Lake effect snow showers though developed and persisted into far northeast Illinois and far northwest Indiana into the late afternoon. The longest duration snow was in far northern Illinois where the highest amounts fell. When accounting for the lake effect snow of the 18th, total amounts were highest in Lake County, IL and northern Cook County. |
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Snow Totals
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1051 AM CST Mon Feb 18 2019 ...Storm Total Snowfall... The following is a list of storm total snowfall amounts from the early morning on Sunday, February 17th through around 8 am Monday, February 18th. Most of these totals encompass two periods of snow, with the first during the morning of the 17th and the second during the late afternoon of the 17th into the early morning of the 18th. These totals do not include additional amounts from lake effect snow near Lake Michigan during the morning of the 18th. Location Amount ...Illinois... ...Boone County... Capron 4.2 in ...Cook County... Palatine 7.0 in Wheeling 7.0 in Northbrook 6.8 in Hoffman Estates 6.1 in Chicago Botanic Garden 5.8 in Barrington 5.5 in 1 N Medinah 5.4 in 2 E Schaumburg 5.2 in Oak Park 4.7 in Evanston 4.5 in Ohare Airport 4.3 in 2 WSW Rogers Park 4.1 in 3 SW Midway Airport 4.0 in La Grange Park 3.0 in Lansing 1.8 in Park Forest 1.5 in ...De Kalb County... Genoa 7.9 in DeKalb 3.7 in ...DuPage County... 1 W Glen Ellyn 4.5 in 1 SSW Berkeley 3.8 in 2 SE Darien 2.4 in 4 ESE Aurora 2.2 in ...Grundy County... Coal City 4 NNW 1.2 in Morris 1 NW 1.0 in ...Iroquois County... 2 N Crescent City 1.0 in ...Kane County... St. Charles 6.0 in 3 W Elgin 5.1 in Elburn 5.0 in Batavia 4.2 in Batavia 4.2 in Aurora 3.0 in ...Kankakee County... Bourbonnais 1.1 in ...La Salle County... Mendota 2.5 in 3 S Earlville 2.5 in La Salle 2.4 in Ottawa - Buffalo Rock SP 1.3 in Marseilles 1.0 in ...Lake County... 2 N Buffalo Grove 8.7 in Riverwoods 8.2 in Highwood 7.8 in 1 SE Grandwood Park 6.6 in Lake Zurich 6.0 in 2 N Waukegan 5.0 in Libertyville 4.8 in Mundelein 4 WSW 4.7 in ...Lee County... 3 NNW Nelson 5.0 in Ashton 4.2 in Paw Paw 2 S 2.8 in Steward 2.2 in ...Livingston County... Chatsworth 1.5 in ...McHenry County... Woodstock 5 NW 6.1 in Hebron 5.8 in 4 SW Woodstock 4.8 in 2 ENE Lakewood 3.4 in ...Ogle County... Rochelle 3.2 in ...Will County... NWS Chicago-Romeoville 1.6 in Manhattan 5 ENE 1.6 in Joliet 2 N 1.4 in ...Winnebago County... 3 WSW Rockford 5.2 in Roscoe 5.1 in Rockford Airport 3.8 in ...Indiana... ...Lake County... 3 NNW Lake Station 1.3 in ...Newton County... 2 NNE Mount Ayr 0.9 in ...Porter County... Portage 2.0 in Ogden Dunes 1.1 in 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. $$ Kluber
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 602 PM CST MON FEB 18 2019 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0700 AM SNOW 2 N BUFFALO GROVE 42.19N 87.96W 02/18/2019 M8.7 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LK-16, 2 N BUFFALO GROVE. 0700 AM SNOW 1 NE RIVERWOODS 42.17N 87.89W 02/18/2019 M8.2 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LK-39, 1 NE RIVERWOODS. 0600 AM SNOW 2 SSW GENOA 42.07N 88.71W 02/18/2019 M7.9 INCH DE KALB IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION GEOI2, GENOA. 0700 AM SNOW HIGHWOOD 42.20N 87.81W 02/18/2019 M7.8 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LK-69, HIGHWOOD. 0700 AM SNOW 1 NNE PALATINE 42.13N 88.03W 02/18/2019 M7.0 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-294, 1 NNE PALATINE. 0830 AM SNOW WHEELING 42.13N 87.92W 02/18/2019 M7.0 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. 0700 AM SNOW NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W 02/18/2019 M6.8 INCH COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. 0700 AM SNOW 1 SE GRANDWOOD PARK 42.38N 87.97W 02/18/2019 M6.6 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LK-42, 1 SE GRANDWOOD PARK. 0700 AM SNOW 5 NW WOODSTOCK 42.36N 88.53W 02/18/2019 M6.1 INCH MCHENRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WODI2, WOODSTOCK 5 NW. 0700 AM SNOW 1 W HOFFMAN ESTATES 42.05N 88.12W 02/18/2019 M6.1 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-278, HOFFMAN ESTATES. 0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW FOREST LAKE 42.19N 88.07W 02/18/2019 M6.0 INCH LAKE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION LKZI2, LAKE ZURICH. 0800 AM SNOW 1 ENE ST. CHARLES 41.92N 88.30W 02/18/2019 M6.0 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-KN-64, 1 ENE ST. CHARLES. 0700 AM SNOW 2 W HEBRON 42.47N 88.48W 02/18/2019 M5.8 INCH MCHENRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION HEBI2, HEBRON. 0800 AM SNOW 1 WNW GLENCOE 42.14N 87.79W 02/18/2019 M5.8 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CBGI2, CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN. 0800 AM SNOW 2 SSE BARRINGTON HILLS 42.12N 88.16W 02/18/2019 M5.5 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BARI2, BARRINGTON. 0630 AM SNOW 1 N MEDINAH 42.00N 88.05W 02/18/2019 M5.4 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-75, 1 N MEDINAH. 0700 AM SNOW 2 E SCHAUMBURG 42.03N 88.04W 02/18/2019 M5.2 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-131, 2 E SCHAUMBURG. 0700 AM SNOW 3 WSW ROCKFORD 42.25N 89.15W 02/18/2019 M5.2 INCH WINNEBAGO IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-WN-40, 3 WSW ROCKFORD. 0630 AM SNOW 2 ESE ROSCOE 42.41N 88.98W 02/18/2019 M5.1 INCH WINNEBAGO IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION RSCI2, ROSCOE. 0700 AM SNOW 3 W ELGIN 42.04N 88.34W 02/18/2019 M5.1 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-KN-95, 3 W ELGIN. 0600 AM SNOW 1 S ELBURN 41.87N 88.47W 02/18/2019 M5.0 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ELBI2, ELBURN. 0700 AM SNOW 2 N WAUKEGAN 42.39N 87.84W 02/18/2019 M5.0 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 0800 AM SNOW 3 NNW NELSON 41.83N 89.62W 02/18/2019 M5.0 INCH LEE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LE-5, 3 NNW NELSON. 1200 PM SNOW OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W 02/18/2019 M4.9 INCH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0.6 INCHES SINCE 6AM. 0730 AM SNOW LIBERTYVILLE 42.28N 87.95W 02/18/2019 M4.8 INCH LAKE IL EMERGENCY MNGR 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. 0800 AM SNOW 4 SW WOODSTOCK 42.28N 88.49W 02/18/2019 M4.8 INCH MCHENRY IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-MCH-33, 4 SW WOODSTOCK. 0650 AM SNOW 1 NNE OAK PARK 41.91N 87.78W 02/18/2019 M4.7 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-74, 1 NNE OAK PARK. 0700 AM SNOW 3 NNW HAWTHORN WOODS 42.26N 88.08W 02/18/2019 M4.7 INCH LAKE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MUNI2, MUNDELEIN 4 WSW. 0645 AM SNOW EVANSTON 42.04N 87.69W 02/18/2019 M4.5 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM SNOW 1 W GLEN ELLYN 41.88N 88.09W 02/18/2019 M4.5 INCH DUPAGE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-DP-132, 1 W GLEN ELLYN. 0600 AM SNOW BATAVIA 41.85N 88.31W 02/18/2019 M4.2 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BATI2, BATAVIA. 0600 AM SNOW BATAVIA 41.85N 88.31W 02/18/2019 M4.2 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24-HOUR TOTAL. PP 0.25. 0700 AM SNOW CAPRON 42.40N 88.74W 02/18/2019 M4.2 INCH BOONE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-BN-14, CAPRON. 0700 AM SNOW ASHTON 41.86N 89.23W 02/18/2019 M4.2 INCH LEE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-LE-8, ASHTON. 0700 AM SNOW 2 WSW ROGERS PARK 42.00N 87.70W 02/18/2019 M4.1 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-94, 2 WSW ROGERS PARK. 1000 AM SNOW 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W 02/18/2019 M4.0 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 1.9 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT. 0.22 INCHES STORM TOTAL LIQUID. 0600 AM SNOW ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.20N 89.10W 02/18/2019 M3.8 INCH WINNEBAGO IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS UPDATES PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM ROCKFORD AIRPORT. STORM TOTAL THROUGH 6AM. 0700 AM SNOW 1 W HILLSIDE 41.88N 87.92W 02/18/2019 M3.8 INCH DUPAGE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-DP-117, 1 SSW BERKELEY. 0700 AM SNOW 1 WNW DEKALB 41.93N 88.77W 02/18/2019 M3.7 INCH DE KALB IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION DEKI2, DEKALB. 0600 AM SNOW 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W 02/18/2019 M3.4 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER UPDATES PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT. STORM TOTAL NOW THROUGH 6AM. 0.19 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 0700 AM SNOW 2 ENE LAKEWOOD 42.23N 88.35W 02/18/2019 M3.4 INCH MCHENRY IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-MCH-83, 2 ENE LAKEWOOD. 0600 AM SNOW 1 S ROCHELLE 41.91N 89.07W 02/18/2019 M3.2 INCH OGLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION RCHI2, ROCHELLE. 0700 AM SNOW 2 N AURORA 41.78N 88.31W 02/18/2019 M3.0 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ARRI2, AURORA. 0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW LA GRANGE PARK 41.82N 87.88W 02/18/2019 M3.0 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. COCORAHS STATION IL-CK-98, 1 SSW LA GRANGE PARK. 0700 AM SNOW 2 S PAW PAW 41.67N 88.98W 02/18/2019 M2.8 INCH LEE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PAWI2, PAW PAW 2 S. 0600 AM SNOW 3 S EARLVILLE 41.55N 88.91W 02/18/2019 M2.5 INCH LA SALLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0600 AM SNOW 1 S MENDOTA 41.53N 89.12W 02/18/2019 M2.5 INCH LA SALLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MDTI2, MENDOTA. 0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW LA SALLE 41.34N 89.10W 02/18/2019 M2.4 INCH LA SALLE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-LS-34, LA SALLE. 0715 AM SNOW 2 SE DARIEN 41.73N 87.95W 02/18/2019 M2.4 INCH DUPAGE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-DP-79, 2 SE DARIEN. 0700 AM SNOW 4 ESE AURORA 41.73N 88.24W 02/18/2019 M2.2 INCH DUPAGE IL COCORAHS 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-DP-16, 4 ESE AURORA. 0700 AM SNOW 2 S STEWARD 41.81N 89.02W 02/18/2019 M2.2 INCH LEE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER TWO SEPARATE PERIODS OF SNOW. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION STWI2, STEWARD. 1000 AM SNOW PORTAGE 41.58N 87.18W 02/18/2019 M2.0 INCH PORTER IN PUBLIC STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0700 AM SNOW 1 N LYNWOOD 41.54N 87.54W 02/18/2019 M1.8 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 1200 PM SNOW NWS CHICAGO-ROMEOVILLE 41.60N 88.08W 02/18/2019 M1.7 INCH WILL IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS UPDATES PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM NWS CHICAGO-ROMEOVILLE. FINAL STORM TOTAL SNOW THROUGH NOON. 0800 AM SNOW 4 SW FRANKFORT 41.46N 87.91W 02/18/2019 M1.6 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MATI2, MANHATTAN 5 ENE. 0700 AM SNOW CHATSWORTH 40.75N 88.29W 02/18/2019 M1.5 INCH LIVINGSTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CHTI2, CHATSWORTH. 0700 AM SNOW 1 NNE PARK FOREST 41.49N 87.68W 02/18/2019 M1.5 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PKFI2, PARK FOREST. 0700 AM SNOW CREST HILL 41.55N 88.10W 02/18/2019 M1.4 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION JKJI2, JOLIET 2 N. 0730 AM SNOW 3 NNW LAKE STATION 41.62N 87.25W 02/18/2019 M1.3 INCH LAKE IN COCORAHS 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. STILL SNOWING. COCORAHS STATION IN-LK-63, 3 NNW LAKE STATION. 0749 AM SNOW 2 W NAPLATE 41.33N 88.91W 02/18/2019 M1.3 INCH LA SALLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION OTTI2, OTTAWA - BUFFALO ROCK SP. 0700 AM SNOW 3 N CARBON HILL 41.34N 88.30W 02/18/2019 M1.2 INCH GRUNDY IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CTYI2, COAL CITY 4 NNW. 0700 AM SNOW OGDEN DUNES 41.62N 87.20W 02/18/2019 M1.1 INCH PORTER IN COCORAHS 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-PT-157, OGDEN DUNES. 0700 AM SNOW 3 WNW BOURBONNAIS 41.18N 87.94W 02/18/2019 M1.1 INCH KANKAKEE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 30 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BOUI2, BOURBONNAIS. 0600 AM SNOW 2 N CRESCENT CITY 40.80N 87.86W 02/18/2019 M1.0 INCH IROQUOIS IL COCORAHS 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-IR-14, 2 N CRESCENT CITY. 0600 AM SNOW 2 W MARSEILLES 41.33N 88.75W 02/18/2019 M1.0 INCH LA SALLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON OF 2/17. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MMOI2, MARSEILLES. 0800 AM SNOW 1 NW MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W 02/18/2019 M1.0 INCH GRUNDY IL CO-OP OBSERVER 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MOSI2, MORRIS 1 NW. 0900 AM SNOW 2 NNE MOUNT AYR 40.97N 87.29W 02/18/2019 M0.9 INCH NEWTON IN COCORAHS 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-NW-1, 2 NNE MOUNT AYR.
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