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The First Accumulating Snowfall of the 2011-2012 Season

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The First Accumulating Snowfall of the Season

 

Snowfall Amounts   |     Late First Snowfall

 

Water Vapor Imagery and Meteorological Features of the Snow Event

Water Vapor Imagery From the Event

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Snowfall Amounts

Snowfall Amounts

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
0913 AM CST FRI DEC 09 2011
...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...

   THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
   OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.

   24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR FRIDAY(12/09/11)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS                              SNOW
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL(INCHES)

  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................1.2
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................1.2
  MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)............................1.1
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................1.0
  ELBURN (KANE).................................1.0
  HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................1.0
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................1.0
  ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................1.0
  STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.9
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................0.8
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................0.8
  MONEE (WILL)..................................0.8
  PAW PAW (LEE).................................0.8
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................0.7
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)........................0.7
  PONTIAC 1ESE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.7
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.6
  NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................0.6
  PAXTON (FORD).................................0.6
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................0.6
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................0.6
  CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.6
  OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................0.6
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.6
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................0.5
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................0.5
  WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................0.5
  LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................0.5
  WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................0.5
  OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................0.5
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................0.5
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................0.5
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................0.5
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.5
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................0.5
  SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................0.5
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................0.5
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.5
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................0.5
  OHARE (COOK)..................................0.5
  PAXTON (FORD).................................0.5
  ST CHARLES (KANE).............................0.5
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................0.5
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................0.4
  WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE)........................0.4
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................0.4
  INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................0.4
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.4
  DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................0.4
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................0.4
  YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................0.4
  MONTGOMERY 2SSE (KENDALL).....................0.4
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.4
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................0.4
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................0.4
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................0.4
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................0.4
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................0.4
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................0.4
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................0.4
  STEWARD (LEE).................................0.4
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................0.4
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................0.3
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................0.3
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................0.3
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................0.3
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................0.3
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................0.3
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.3
  WORTH (COOK)..................................0.3
  HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................0.3
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................0.3
  NAPERVILLE 2ENE (DU PAGE).....................0.3
  ASHTON (LEE)..................................0.3
  SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................0.3
  HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................0.3
  HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.3
  MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................0.3
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................0.3
  DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................0.2
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................0.2
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................0.2
  ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................0.2
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.2
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................0.2
  JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................0.2
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................0.2
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................0.2
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................0.2
  GENEVA 2ENE (KANE)............................0.1
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................0.1
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................0.1
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................0.1
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................0.1
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................0.1
  WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................0.1
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
  FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).......................TRACE
  GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
  HARVARD (MCHENRY)...........................TRACE
  WHEATON (DU PAGE)...........................TRACE
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)........................TRACE
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)..........................TRACE
  LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE).........................TRACE
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).......................TRACE
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)..................TRACE
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).......................TRACE
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)....................TRACE
  ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)....................TRACE
  LANSING (COOK)..............................TRACE
  NEWARK (KENDALL)............................TRACE
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE)...........................TRACE
  PARK FOREST (COOK)..........................TRACE
  PERU (LA SALLE).............................TRACE
  ROCHELLE (OGLE).............................TRACE
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)........................TRACE
  ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)....................TRACE
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)...................TRACE
  WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)..........................TRACE
  WAUCONDA (LAKE).............................TRACE
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).....................TRACE
NORTHWEST INDIANA                              SNOW
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL(INCHES)

  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................1.5
  WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER)........................1.2
  PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................1.2
  LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......1.2
  VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................1.2
  DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................1.0
  MERRILLVILLE 4E (LAKE)........................1.0
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................1.0
  VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.0
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................1.0
  VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................1.0
  LOWELL (LAKE).................................1.0
  VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.0
  SCHERERVILLE 2WSW (LAKE)......................0.9
  ST. JOHN (LAKE)...............................0.8
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................0.8
  DE MOTTE 6S (JASPER)..........................0.7
  DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)........................0.7
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................0.7
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).......................0.6
  VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)......................0.6
  DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................0.5
  CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE).........................0.5
  KENTLAND (NEWTON).............................0.5
  KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON)........................0.5
  KENTLAND 2SSE (NEWTON)........................0.5
  BROOK 4W (NEWTON).............................0.5
  MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................0.5
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................0.5
  RENSSELAER 6SE (JASPER).......................0.3
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................0.3
$$

 

Late First Snowfall

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
553 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2011 /653 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2011/

...TODAY TIES FOR 5TH LATEST START OF MEASURABLE SNOWFALL IN CHICAGO...

THE OFFICIAL SNOWFALL REPORTED AT KORD THIS MORNING CAME IN AT 0.5
INCHES. THE MEASURABLE SNOWFALL WILL TIE CHICAGO FOR 5TH LATEST
START ON RECORD.

1. DEC 16 1965
2. DEC 14 2001
3. DEC 12 1946
4. DEC 10 2003
5. DEC 9 1948
   DEC 9 2011
7. DEC 7 1914

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