June 23-24, 2014 Heavy Rainfall Across Northwest Indiana & Eastern Illinois

June 23-24 Heavy Rainfall Across Northwest Indiana & Eastern Illinois

Illinois Rainfall	Indiana Rainfall

From NWS Cooperative Observers	From various official and unofficial sources
Rainfall Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
0834 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

...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.

   24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
       FOR TUESDAY(06/24/14)...


ILLINOIS                                       RAIN
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL (IN)

  WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)...........................1.88
  BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................1.86
  POLO (OGLE)..................................0.99
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)...........................0.88
  MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.78
  PAXTON (FORD)................................0.75
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK)........................0.73
  CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................0.67
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1.3WSW (LAKE)...................0.62
  GLENCOE (COOK)...............................0.56
  GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................0.54
  BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................0.53
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................0.51
  BOURBONNAIS 3E (KANKAKEE)....................0.49
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)..................0.48
  MOMENCE 6SSW (KANKAKEE)......................0.44
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................0.42
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................0.41
  GIBSON 6NE (FORD)............................0.40
  ANTIOCH 3WSW (LAKE)..........................0.40
  DAVIS JUNCTION 1SW (OGLE)....................0.40
  LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................0.38
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.37
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.35
  COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK)......................0.34
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.34
  LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................0.33
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................0.33
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.32
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................0.31
  GLENVIEW 1SW (COOK)..........................0.31
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.30
  CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.30
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.30
  CRETE 3SSW (WILL)............................0.30
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.29
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.27
  WORTH (COOK).................................0.26
  KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................0.26
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................0.25
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.23
  FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON)........................0.22
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.22
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.21
  MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.21
  COAL CITY 3N (GRUNDY)........................0.21
  PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.21
  WHEELING (COOK)..............................0.21
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.20
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.20
  JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.20
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE)........................0.20
  CHANNAHON (WILL).............................0.19
  ROLLING MEADOWS 1ESE (COOK)..................0.19
  MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY)........................0.19
  PLAINFIELD 3SE (WILL)........................0.19
  ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK)......................0.18
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK)................0.18
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................0.17
  ELWOOD 5NE (WILL)............................0.17
  LOCKPORT 3ESE (WILL).........................0.17
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.17
  ALSIP (COOK).................................0.16
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.16
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.16
  CHANNAHON 1NNE (WILL)........................0.15
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.15
  JOLIET (WILL)................................0.15
  WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................0.15
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.14
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.14
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................0.14
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................0.14
  JOLIET 2NNE (WILL)...........................0.14
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................0.14
  AURORA (KANE)................................0.13
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................0.13
  BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE).....................0.13
  CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................0.13
  NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.13
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.13
  MIDWAY (COOK)................................0.13
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.13
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)....................0.13
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.12
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................0.12
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.12
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.12
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.12
  RIVER FOREST 1SSE (COOK).....................0.11
  PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK)......................0.11
  NAPERVILLE 2ESE (DU PAGE)....................0.11
  BOLINGBROOK (WILL)...........................0.11
  HOMER GLEN 2NW (WILL)........................0.11
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.11
  NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................0.11
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................0.10
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................0.10
  HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................0.10
  FLOSSMOOR (COOK).............................0.10
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................0.10
  LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.10
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................0.10
  PECATONICA 2S (WINNEBAGO)....................0.10
  JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.10
  RICHTON PARK (COOK)..........................0.10
  BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................0.09
  BATAVIA (KANE)...............................0.09
  DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.09
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)..........................0.09
  OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................0.09
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.09
  PLAINFIELD 4S (WILL).........................0.09
  MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................0.09
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................0.08
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.08
  WEST CHICAGO 1SE (DU PAGE)...................0.08
  SOUTH WILMINGTON (GRUNDY)....................0.08
  CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.08
  LANSING (COOK)...............................0.08
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.08
  MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.08
  PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................0.07
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)..................0.07
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................0.07
  AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.07
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................0.07
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.07
  ELBURN (KANE)................................0.06
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK).......................0.06
  GLENWOOD 2ESE (COOK).........................0.06
  PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK).......................0.06
  ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................0.06
  ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.06
  VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.06
  MORRIS 2SSE (GRUNDY).........................0.06
  ELBURN (KANE)................................0.06
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.06
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................0.06
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.06
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.06
  WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................0.06
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................0.06
  MALTA (DE KALB)..............................0.05
  BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE)......................0.05
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................0.05
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................0.05
  ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)...........................0.05
  SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................0.05
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................0.05
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................0.05
  OGLESBY 1ESE (LA SALLE)......................0.05
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................0.05
  PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................0.05
  STEWARD (LEE)................................0.05
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................0.05
  AURORA (KANE)................................0.04
  WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.04
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................0.04
  FOX LAKE HILLS 1NW (LAKE)....................0.04
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.03
  LILY LAKE 2E (KANE)..........................0.03
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.03
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................0.03
  MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE)........................0.03
  SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)..........................0.03
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)...................0.03
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................0.03
  MARSEILLES 5WNW (LA SALLE)...................0.03
  WOODSTOCK 2WSW (MCHENRY).....................0.03
  OHARE (COOK).................................0.03
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.03
  WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)..........................0.03
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.02
  LANSING (COOK)...............................0.02
  GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................0.02
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................0.02
  LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.02
  ROUND LAKE 2WNW (LAKE).......................0.02
  LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................0.02
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................0.02
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.02
  CARY (MCHENRY)...............................0.02
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................0.02
  DE KALB 1SE (DE KALB)........................0.01
  ALGONQUIN 2SSW (KANE)........................0.01
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................0.01
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................0.01
  PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.01
  GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
  ASHTON (LEE)................................TRACE
  FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE).........................TRACE
  ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)....................TRACE
  ROCHELLE (OGLE).............................TRACE

INDIANA                                        RAIN
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL (IN)

  KOUTS 3SSW (PORTER)..........................3.97
  KENTLAND 2SSE (NEWTON).......................3.56
  HEBRON 1NW (PORTER)..........................3.32
  RENSSELAER 5E (JASPER).......................3.10
  KOUTS 2WSW (PORTER)..........................3.00
  KENTLAND (NEWTON)............................2.96
  MOROCCO (NEWTON).............................2.95
  LAKE VILLAGE 2W (NEWTON).....................2.89
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................2.82
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................2.79
  (W9OPR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)..............2.52
  RENSSELAER 4N (JASPER).......................2.46
  WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER).......................2.44
  RENSSELAER 10NNE (JASPER)....................2.41
  BROOK 4W (NEWTON)............................2.39
  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON)........................2.32
  WHEATFIELD 2ENE (JASPER).....................2.31
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................2.26
  DE MOTTE 2NNE (JASPER).......................2.06
  (KB9F)VALPARAISO 4S (PORTER).................1.95
  CROWN POINT (LAKE)...........................1.94
  WHEATFIELD 5W (JASPER).......................1.94
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................1.94
  CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................1.87
  VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................1.82
  VALPARAISO 2WNW (PORTER).....................1.71
  KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON).......................1.63
  FAIR OAKS 6SW (NEWTON).......................1.58
  LAKE VILLAGE 8SE (NEWTON)....................1.55
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER)......................1.55
  PORTER 1S (PORTER)...........................1.46
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.40
  VALPARAISO 1NE (PORTER)......................1.31
  FOWLER (BENTON)..............................1.30
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER)......................1.29
  VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER).......................1.28
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER)......................1.16
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.13
  PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER)........................1.01
  VALPARAISO 6NW (PORTER)......................0.84
  (WV90)HOBART 1ENE (LAKE).....................0.83
  (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE)..............0.80
  CHESTERTON 1ENE (PORTER).....................0.80
  SCHERERVILLE 2ESE (LAKE).....................0.78
  HOBART 2E (LAKE).............................0.74
  HOBART 1NNW (LAKE)...........................0.74
  HOBART 1SSW (LAKE)...........................0.68
  GARY 4SSW (LAKE).............................0.11

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Meteorology
June 23, 11 am - 8:00 pm: Visible Satellite Loop
Click to enlarge. This loop depicts a mesoscale vortex (in the shape of a spiral) crossing northern Illinois and invigorating storms across northwest Indiana. A weak surface trough was inching eastward and providing a focus for more storms near the state line. Outflow progressing northwest from the earlier thunderstorms to the east (near Lafayette, IN early in the loop) likely helped to enhance convergence across northwest Indiana and far east central Illinois. With a very moist atmosphere, the nearly stationary to backbuilding storms that developed were extremely very efficient rain producers.