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 >
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This event was driven by a strong Alberta Clipper.
Regional 48-hour Snowfall Map of Jan 17-18 |
Chicago (O'Hare): 2.4"
Rockford: 2.4"
Romeoville: 2.2"
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1020 AM CST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP... THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM AND ARE FROM VOLUNTEER OBSERVERS IN THE NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PROGRAM...COCORAHS NETWORK...AND THE CHICAGO AREA SNOW TEAM. 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(01/19/14)... NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................7.0 MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................6.0 MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)............................6.0 OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................5.5 SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)......................5.2 DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................5.0 MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY).........................5.0 ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS)........................5.0 MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................5.0 WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................5.0 OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................5.0 PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................5.0 LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................4.7 COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................4.6 CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................4.6 BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................4.5 STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................4.5 PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.2 PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.2 ASHTON (LEE)..................................4.1 EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................4.0 MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................4.0 WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................4.0 MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE).....................3.8 ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................3.8 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................3.8 MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY)..........................3.5 BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE)......................3.5 CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................3.5 DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................3.4 PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................3.3 WOODSTOCK 2WSW (MCHENRY)......................3.3 WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................3.3 PEOTONE (WILL)................................3.2 PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.1 CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0 ELBURN (KANE).................................3.0 ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK).......................3.0 KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE).......................3.0 ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................3.0 CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0 PAXTON (FORD).................................3.0 BEECHER (WILL)................................2.9 SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK).........................2.7 MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................2.7 SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................2.6 HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)...................2.6 BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.6 LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................2.6 ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.6 OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.5 PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).........................2.5 BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................2.5 BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................2.5 HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................2.5 NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................2.5 MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)...............2.5 JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................2.5 PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................2.5 WILLOWBROOK (DU PAGE).........................2.4 BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................2.4 GENOA (DE KALB)...............................2.4 WINNETKA 1ESE (COOK)..........................2.4 BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................2.4 MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................2.4 ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.4 ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.4 JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................2.4 MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................2.4 ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................2.4 ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................2.4 OAK LAWN (COOK)...............................2.3 CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.3 INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................2.3 CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................2.3 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................2.3 HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................2.3 ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................2.3 PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).........................2.3 OHARE (COOK)..................................2.3 ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................2.2 WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS).....................2.2 ORLAND PARK 5WNW (WILL).......................2.2 NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................2.2 ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................2.2 DOWNERS GROVE (DU PAGE).......................2.1 CAPRON (BOONE)................................2.1 LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................2.1 BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................2.1 RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.1 LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................2.1 MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................2.1 AURORA (KANE).................................2.0 BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................2.0 DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................2.0 LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................2.0 OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................2.0 NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................2.0 GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................2.0 ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................2.0 MONEE (WILL)..................................2.0 OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.0 ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.9 WORTH (COOK)..................................1.9 LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................1.9 WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................1.9 YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL).......................1.9 MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................1.9 MALTA (DE KALB)...............................1.8 AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.8 BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................1.8 ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................1.8 WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................1.8 WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................1.8 LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE)........................1.7 FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................1.6 YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................1.6 MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................1.6 DE KALB (DE KALB).............................1.5 ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.5 COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.5 COUNTRYSIDE 1NNE (COOK).......................1.5 ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................1.5 BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................1.5 GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................1.5 ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................1.5 ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................1.5 WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................1.5 BATAVIA (KANE)................................1.4 WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................1.4 SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................1.4 GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE).....................1.3 STEWARD (LEE).................................1.2 CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.9 BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................0.9 WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................0.8 LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................0.7 NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER)......................5.5 REMINGTON (JASPER)............................5.3 REMINGTON (JASPER)............................4.7 MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................4.0 RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................3.3 WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER)........................3.2 DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)........................3.0 DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................3.0 DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................3.0 HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................2.8 LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......2.6 DE MOTTE 6S (JASPER)..........................2.5 VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER)......................2.5 VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................2.5 SCHERERVILLE (LAKE)...........................2.2 VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................2.1 (W9OPR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)...............2.0 CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE).........................2.0 VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.0 VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................1.8 VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................1.8 PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................1.7 CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................1.5
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 336 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2014 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0330 PM SNOW MENDOTA 41.55N 89.12W 01/18/2014 M5.4 INCH LA SALLE IL PUBLIC 0422 PM SNOW SUBLETTE 41.64N 89.23W 01/18/2014 E4.8 INCH LEE IL PUBLIC 0431 PM SNOW W ROCKFORD 42.27N 89.06W 01/18/2014 M2.3 INCH WINNEBAGO IL BROADCAST MEDIA REPORT FROM WREX-TV STUDIOS. 0553 PM SNOW DIXON 41.85N 89.48W 01/18/2014 M3.8 INCH LEE IL PUBLIC RELAYED BY WTVO ROCKFORD. 0600 PM SNOW DOWNERS GROVE 41.80N 88.02W 01/18/2014 M2.1 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC STORM TOTAL. 0600 PM SNOW HAWTHORN WOODS 42.22N 88.06W 01/18/2014 M1.5 INCH LAKE IL TRAINED SPOTTER FROM LAKE COUNTY SKYWARN. 0600 PM SNOW 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W 01/18/2014 M2.1 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL. 3 INCHES ON THE GROUND. 0607 PM SNOW MELROSE PARK 41.90N 87.86W 01/18/2014 M2.0 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. 0612 PM SNOW 5 NW KANKAKEE 41.17N 87.93W 01/18/2014 M4.2 INCH KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 0615 PM SNOW NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W 01/18/2014 M2.3 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER FROM LAKE COUNTY SKYWARN. 0616 PM SNOW 2 N JOLIET 41.56N 88.12W 01/18/2014 M2.4 INCH WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE 0625 PM SNOW PEOTONE 41.33N 87.80W 01/18/2014 M4.2 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.22. 0630 PM SNOW HOMEWOOD 41.56N 87.66W 01/18/2014 M2.3 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL. 0630 PM SNOW HIGHWOOD 42.21N 87.81W 01/18/2014 M2.3 INCH LAKE IL COCORAHS 0632 PM SNOW BELVIDERE 42.25N 88.85W 01/18/2014 M2.4 INCH BOONE IL TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 0635 PM SNOW WOODSTOCK 42.31N 88.44W 01/18/2014 M3.3 INCH MCHENRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER SNOW HAS STOPPED. 0643 PM SNOW CRYSTAL LAKE 42.23N 88.33W 01/18/2014 M3.1 INCH MCHENRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL. SNOW HAS STOPPED. 0730 PM SNOW BOURBONNAIS 41.16N 87.88W 01/18/2014 M4.5 INCH KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER SNOWFALL SINCE 7 AM. 0749 PM SNOW OAK BROOK 41.84N 87.95W 01/18/2014 M2.0 INCH DUPAGE IL CO-OP OBSERVER 0.11 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. STORM TOTAL. 0800 PM SNOW HARWOOD HEIGHTS 41.97N 87.81W 01/18/2014 M2.6 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS LIQUID EQUIVALENT 0.14. 0900 PM SNOW POLO 41.98N 89.58W 01/18/2014 E3.9 INCH OGLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL. 1010 PM SNOW CHESTERTON 41.60N 87.06W 01/18/2014 M1.5 INCH PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL. 1200 AM SNOW ROMEOVILLE 41.65N 88.09W 01/19/2014 M2.2 INCH WILL IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0.11 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 1200 AM SNOW OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W 01/19/2014 M2.4 INCH COOK IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0.12 LIQUID EQUIVALENT. 1200 AM SNOW ROCKFORD AIRPORT 42.20N 89.10W 01/19/2014 M2.4 INCH WINNEBAGO IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS 0.22 LIQUID EQUIVALENT