February 19th-20th, 2014 Storm Recap

February 19th-20th Storm Recap

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Fast Facts

The 1.16" of rainfall at Chicago-O'Hare set a new daily record for February 20th, breaking the previous record of 0.95" in 2011.

Synopsis

A very dynamic storm system impacted the area Wednesday night through Friday. This produced everything from some winter precipitation, to thunderstorms, dense fog, and even very strong winds across the area.

The storm system first developed across the plains on Wednesday. Then, as the system progressed eastward Wednesday night, it induced a strengthening wind field a couple thousand feet off the ground. This is typically referred to by meteorologists as a low level jet. This low level jet pumped warmer and very moist air northward across the Mississippi Valley to the Lower Great Lakes region Wednesday night. As this moisture reached northern Illinois, strong convergence occurred along the northern periphery of the strongest southerly wind field late Wednesday night into Thursday. This is highlighted in the figure below. Ultimately, this continual moisture convergence across Northern Illinois led to the development of moderate to heavy precipitation across the area during the predawn hours of Thursday morning.

Most areas just received periods of moderate to heavy rain from this initial surge of moisture late Wednesday night. However, areas across far northern Illinois, especially areas north of interstate 88, were cold enough for the precipitation to begin as a period of wet snow, sleet and freezing rain. This resulted in a quick 1 to 2 inches of heavy wet snow accumulation early Thursday morning across far northern Illinois from this initial band of precipitation. Elsewhere across the area, thunderstorms with periods of heavy rain were the rule into Thursday morning. Then, during the afternoon Thursday, a surface warm front begin lifting northward across the area. With a much warmer and very moist airmass associated with this warm front, the combination of the melting snow and rapidly increasing low level moisture resulted in the development of very dense fog area-wide. This fog produced near-zero visibilities for a few hours Thursday afternoon.

During the late afternoon and early evening on Thursday, a line of showers and thunderstorms moved across the region ahead of an approaching strong cold front. These storms did not reach severe limits across northern Illinois or northwestern Indiana. However, our neighbors to the south across central Illinois did experience some severe gusty thunderstorms, with even a couple of tornados reported across west central Illinois.

Finally, as the surface low moved into southern Wisconsin early Thursday evening, it pushed a strong cold front across the area. In the wake of this front the winds increased significantly out of the southwest. Winds gusted between 50 to 65 mph for a period Thursday evening following this frontal passage. The wind magnitudes were so strong due to the fact that the surface low continued to strengthen rapidly as it was moving northward across Wisconsin. This resulted in a very strong pressure gradient as surface high pressure set up across the southern United States.

Below is a loop of the satellite water vapor imagery (similar to the figure above). The blue colder colors show areas of enhanced moisture in the atmosphere, such as that from clouds and precipitation, while the warmer colors indicated drier areas in the atmosphere. This information is useful to meteorologists as we track storm systems across the country in real time. Also shown is the location and track of the surface low. The green arrows are the moisture transport vectors approximately 3,500 feet above the ground. This shows us that significant moisture was rapidly being transported northward from the Gulf of Mexico. A large influx of deep moisture is an important ingredient in heavy precipitation. Note that the loop starts late Wednesday night and runs through late Wednesday afternoon.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1004 PM CST THU FEB 20 2014

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0845 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST GARY                    41.60N 87.34W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       LAKE               IN   AWOS            

0838 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST WAUKEGAN                42.37N 87.87W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       LAKE               IL   ASOS            

            MEASURED AT WAUKEGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT...KUGN. 

0824 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST MIDWAY AIRPORT          41.78N 87.75W 
02/20/2014  M59.00 MPH       COOK               IL   ASOS            

0804 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 N SHOREWOOD           41.55N 88.20W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       WILL               IL   MESONET         

            MEASURED BY CWOP MESONET SITE. 

0801 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG S ELBURN                41.89N 88.47W 
02/20/2014                   KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            TREE LIMBS DOWN AND SIDING COMING OFF OF HOUSE. MEASURED 
            WIND GUSTS TO 51 MPH...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH. 

0800 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSE BEACH PARK        42.36N 87.81W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       LAKE               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            50 KT GUST MEASURED AT WAUKEGAN HARBOR GLOS WEATHER 
            STATION. 

0755 PM     HEAVY RAIN       5 SW PLAINFIELD         41.56N 88.27W 
02/20/2014  M1.20 INCH       KENDALL            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 

0740 PM     HEAVY RAIN       HARWOOD HEIGHTS         41.97N 87.81W 
02/20/2014  M1.26 INCH       COOK               IL   COCORAHS        

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 

0740 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 NE CHICAGO            41.92N 87.57W 
02/20/2014  M70.00 MPH       LMZ741             IL   C-MAN STATION   

            MEASURED AT THE HARRISON DEVER CRIB. ALSO A 70 MPH GUST 
            AT 850 PM CST. 

0739 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  1 S LOMBARD             41.86N 88.01W 
02/20/2014  M40.00 MPH       DUPAGE             IL   MESONET         

            MEASURED BY URBANET MESONET SITE. 

0732 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST PAXTON                  40.46N 88.10W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       FORD               IL   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            MEASURED BY ILDOT MESONET. 

0722 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W CARBON HILL         41.30N 88.32W 
02/20/2014  M63.00 MPH       GRUNDY             IL   MESONET         

            CWOP SITE. 

0715 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST PONTIAC                 40.88N 88.64W 
02/20/2014  M56.00 MPH       LIVINGSTON         IL   AWOS            

0715 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  ROCHELLE                41.92N 89.06W 
02/20/2014  M43.00 MPH       OGLE               IL   AWOS            

            GUSTS TO 51 MPH THIS HOUR. 

0700 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PEOTONE                 41.33N 87.80W 
02/20/2014  M1.32 INCH       WILL               IL   PUBLIC          

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 

0700 PM     HEAVY RAIN       CAROL STREAM            41.92N 88.13W 
02/20/2014  M1.10 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   COCORAHS        

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 

0655 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OAK BROOK               41.84N 87.95W 
02/20/2014  M1.34 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            STORM TOTAL. 

0637 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST SUGAR GROVE             41.77N 88.46W 
02/20/2014  M58.00 MPH       KANE               IL   ASOS            

0635 PM     HIGH SUST WINDS  PERU                    41.34N 89.13W 
02/20/2014  M40.00 MPH       LA SALLE           IL   AWOS            

            GUSTS UP TO 53 MPH THIS HOUR. 

0632 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 W PONTIAC             40.88N 88.66W 
02/20/2014  M62.00 MPH       LIVINGSTON         IL   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            ILDOT MESONET. 

0631 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.09W 
02/20/2014  M0.79 INCH       WILL               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL. 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

0631 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ROCKFORD AIRPORT        42.20N 89.10W 
02/20/2014  M0.69 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL. 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

0631 PM     HEAVY RAIN       3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W 
02/20/2014  M0.98 INCH       COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            STORM TOTAL. 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.

0630 PM     HEAVY RAIN       ROSELLE                 41.98N 88.08W 
02/20/2014  M0.98 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   PUBLIC          

            STORM TOTAL RELAYED VIA TWITTER. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       S ELBURN                41.89N 88.47W 
02/20/2014  M1.45 INCH       KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            STORM TOTAL RAINFALL TODAY. STANDING WATER AROUND THE 
            LOCAL AREA. SNOWPACK IS STILL ABOUT 13 INCHES. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W 
02/20/2014  M1.01 INCH       COOK               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            STORM TOTAL RAIN SET A NEW DAILY RECORD...BREAKING THE 
            OLD RECORD SET IN 2011. 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W 
02/20/2014  M1.01 INCH       COOK               IL   ASOS            

            RAIN TOTAL FOR THE DAY SET A NEW DAILY RECORD...BREAKING 
            PREVIOUS RECORD OF 0.95 INCHES SET IN 2011. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       VALPARAISO              41.48N 87.05W 
02/20/2014  M1.19 INCH       PORTER             IN   ASOS            

            RAINFALL TOTAL SO FAR AS OF 6PM. 

0600 PM     HEAVY RAIN       SUGAR GROVE             41.77N 88.46W 
02/20/2014  M1.05 INCH       KANE               IL   ASOS            

            RAINFALL TOTAL FOR THE DAY AT AURORA AIRPORT...KARR. 

0550 PM     HEAVY RAIN       YORKVILLE               41.64N 88.45W 
02/20/2014  M1.44 INCH       KENDALL            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER  

            RAIN TOTAL FOR THE DAY. 0.81 INCHES SINCE 7AM.

0520 PM     DENSE FOG        CHICAGO                 41.88N 87.63W 
02/20/2014                   COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE. 
            RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 

0500 PM     DENSE FOG        PORTAGE                 41.59N 87.18W 
02/20/2014                   PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            VISIBILITY APPROXIMATELY ONE BLOCK. 

0500 PM     DENSE FOG        2 N JOLIET              41.56N 88.12W 
02/20/2014                   WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            VISIBILITY 200 FEET OR LESS RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. RETIRED
            NWS EMPLOYEE. 

0500 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PORTAGE                 41.59N 87.18W 
02/20/2014  M0.75 INCH       PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            RAIN SO FAR TODAY. 

0452 PM     DENSE FOG        MONTGOMERY              41.73N 88.34W 
02/20/2014                   KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            VISIBILITY ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE. IL 47 AND US 30.

0430 PM     DENSE FOG        2 E SCHAUMBURG          42.03N 88.04W 
02/20/2014                   COOK               IL   COCORAHS        

            VISIBILITY NEAR ONE EIGHTH OF A MILE.

0400 PM     DENSE FOG        WILLOWBROOK             41.76N 87.95W 
02/20/2014                   DUPAGE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            AT THE INTERSECTION OF 55TH AND ROUTE 83 VISIBILITY ABOUT
            ONE FIFTH OF A MILE.

0342 PM     DENSE FOG        S ELBURN                41.89N 88.47W 
02/20/2014                   KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            VISIBILITY FROM HALF MILE DOWN TO ZERO IN 30 MINUTES.

0314 PM     DENSE FOG        VALPARAISO              41.48N 87.05W 
02/20/2014                   PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            FOG HAS VISIBILITY IN THE CITY NEAR ZERO.


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Rain Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1005 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014

...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 FRIDAY (02/21/14)
     AS OF 1005 AM CST

ILLINOIS                                 2-DAY RAINFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN) REPORTS

  OGLESBY 1ESE (LA SALLE)......................1.94     (2)
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................1.77     (2)
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................1.73     (2)
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................1.66     (2)
  YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL)......................1.65     (2)
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................1.64     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................1.59     (2)
  VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................1.55     (2)
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................1.52     (2)
  ST CHARLES (KANE).............................1.5     (2)
  ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................1.44     (2)
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................1.43     (2)
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE).......................1.42     (2)
  SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE).......................1.4     (2)
  BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE)......................1.4     (2)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.4     (2)
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................1.4     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................1.38     (2)
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)..................1.37     (2)
  LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.36     (2)
  OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)..........................1.35     (2)
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................1.35     (2)
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................1.34     (2)
  PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................1.34     (2)
  MANHATTAN (WILL).............................1.32     (2)
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................1.32     (2)
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................1.32     (2)
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.3     (2)
  ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................1.3     (2)
  MONEE (WILL).................................1.28     (2)
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)..................1.27     (2)
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................1.26     (2)
  WILMINGTON 6NW (WILL)........................1.25     (2)
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................1.25     (2)
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................1.24     (2)
  PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................1.23     (2)
  SENECA 2SSW (LA SALLE).......................1.22     (2)
  CRETE 3E (WILL)..............................1.22     (2)
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)...................1.22     (2)
  HOMEWOOD (COOK)..............................1.22     (2)
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................1.21     (2)
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................1.2     (2)
  MAZON (GRUNDY)...............................1.19     (2)
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................1.19     (2)
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................1.18     (2)
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................1.17     (2)
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................1.17     (2)
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................1.17     (2)
  OHARE (COOK).................................1.16     (2)
  AURORA 4NE (DU PAGE).........................1.15     (2)
  GENOA (DE KALB)..............................1.15     (2)
  FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)..........................1.14     (2)
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................1.13     (2)
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................1.13     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................1.13     (2)
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................1.12     (2)
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................1.12     (2)
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................1.11     (2)
  ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS).......................1.11     (2)
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................1.11     (2)
  ELBURN (KANE).................................1.1     (2)
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................1.1     (2)
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................1.09     (2)
  PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................1.08     (2)
  WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE)......................1.08     (2)
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................1.07     (2)
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................1.07     (2)
  WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................1.06     (2)
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................1.06     (2)
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................1.06     (2)
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................1.06     (2)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................1.05     (2)
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................1.05     (2)
  AURORA (KANE)................................1.05     (2)
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)....................1.04     (2)
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................1.04     (2)
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE).....................1.04     (2)
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................1.04     (2)
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................1.04     (1)
  RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................1.04     (2)
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................1.03     (2)
  STREATOR 1WSW (LA SALLE).....................1.03     (2)
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................1.03     (2)
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................1.02     (2)
  MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE)....................1.02     (2)
  OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................1.02     (2)
  KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE)......................1.01     (2)
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)..........................1.01     (2)
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK)........................1.01     (2)
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................1.0     (2)
  MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................1.0     (2)
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.99     (2)
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.99     (2)
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.99     (2)
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.98     (2)
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................0.97     (2)
  ALSIP (COOK).................................0.97     (2)
  LANSING (COOK)...............................0.97     (2)
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................0.95     (2)
  WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................0.95     (2)
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE).......................0.95     (2)
  PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.94     (2)
  LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................0.94     (2)
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................0.93     (2)
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................0.93     (2)
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.93     (2)
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK).......................0.93     (2)
  WHEELING (COOK)..............................0.92     (2)
  DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)..................0.92     (2)
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.92     (2)
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.92     (2)
  AURORA (KANE)................................0.92     (2)
  ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK)......................0.91     (2)
  INVERNESS 2S (COOK)..........................0.91     (2)
  GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................0.9     (2)
  COUNTRYSIDE 1NNE (COOK)......................0.89     (2)
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................0.89     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.89     (2)
  CARY (MCHENRY)...............................0.88     (2)
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.87     (2)
  WORTH (COOK).................................0.85     (2)
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.85     (2)
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................0.85     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................0.85     (2)
  BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK).......................0.84     (2)
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................0.84     (2)
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................0.83     (2)
  JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.83     (2)
  JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.83     (2)
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.83     (2)
  ASHTON (LEE).................................0.82     (2)
  HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................0.8     (2)
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.79     (2)
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.79     (2)
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................0.78     (2)
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.78     (2)
  HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................0.78     (2)
  FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON)........................0.78     (2)
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.78     (2)
  BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................0.78     (2)
  MIDWAY (COOK)................................0.77     (2)
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.76     (2)
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................0.76     (2)
  STEWARD (LEE)................................0.75     (2)
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.74     (2)
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK)................0.73     (2)
  CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)...........................0.71     (2)
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.69     (2)
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.69     (2)
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.69     (2)
  WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)...........................0.68     (2)
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.68     (2)
  WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................0.68     (2)
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE)....................0.68     (2)
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................0.66     (2)
  CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.66     (2)
  JOLIET (WILL)................................0.56     (2)
  GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)............................0.5     (2)
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)...........................0.45     (2)
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.4     (2)

INDIANA                                    2-DAY RAINFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN) REPORTS

  VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER).....................1.58     (2)
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER)......................1.45     (2)
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER)......................1.43     (2)
  VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................1.31     (2)
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................1.26     (2)
  WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER).......................1.23     (2)
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER)........................1.22     (2)
  VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER).....................1.17     (2)
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................1.15     (2)
  DYER 1WNW (LAKE).............................1.14     (2)
  DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER).......................1.13     (2)
  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON)........................1.08     (2)
  (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE)..............0.98     (2)
  RENSSELAER 6SE (JASPER)......................0.97     (2)
  CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................0.96     (2)
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................0.95     (2)
  PORTER 1S (PORTER)...........................0.95     (2)
  VALPARAISO 6NW (PORTER)......................0.87     (2)
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................0.86     (2)

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