March 11-12, 2014 Snow Event

Fast Facts

• Chicago-O'Hare received 3.6" of snow, bringing the 2013-14 seasonal total to 79.1", which surpassed the 77" in 1969-70 to become the 3rd snowiest season (July 1st-June 30th) on record in Chicago.
• The NWS COOP observer 3 miles southwest of Chicago-Midway Airport received 6" of snow, bringing the seasonal total there to 85.2". This surpassed the 82.3" in 1977-78 to move into the 2nd snowiest season since records have been kept for Midway Airport.
• NWS Chicago-Romeoville received 5.4", bringing our seasonal total here at the office to 75.2", the most snow in any season since the opening of the office in 1992.

Snowfall Map

Snowfall Totals from NWS Cooperative, CoCoRaHS and CAST Observers

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1022 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...

   THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS
   FROM THE NWS COOPERATIVE NETWORK...COCORAHS...AND THE
   CHICAGO AREA SNOW TEAM..
   OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.

   24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR WEDNESDAY(03/12/14)...
   ...CORRECTED OHARE TOTAL TO 3.6...

NORTHERN ILLINOIS                              SNOW
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL(INCHES)

  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................7.0
  BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK).................6.5
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................6.5
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................6.2
  JOLIET (WILL).................................6.2
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................6.1
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................6.1
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).........................6.0
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................6.0
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................6.0
  PARK FOREST (COOK)............................6.0
  STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................6.0
  ALSIP (COOK)..................................5.9
  LANSING (COOK)................................5.8
  HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................5.7
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................5.6
  OAK LAWN (COOK)...............................5.5
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................5.5
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................5.5
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................5.4
  MAZON (GRUNDY)................................5.4
  DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................5.3
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................5.2
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................5.2
  DOWNERS GROVE (DU PAGE).......................5.1
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................5.0
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................5.0
  WORTH (COOK)..................................5.0
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY)..........................5.0
  COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................4.9
  CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................4.8
  COUNTRYSIDE 1NNE (COOK).......................4.8
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................4.7
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................4.5
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................4.5
  ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................4.5
  STREATOR 1WSW (LA SALLE)......................4.5
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................4.5
  MONEE (WILL)..................................4.4
  OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................4.4
  BEECHER (WILL)................................4.3
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................4.2
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................4.2
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.2
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.2
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................4.2
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................4.1
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK).........................4.0
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................4.0
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................4.0
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................4.0
  LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................4.0
  OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................4.0
  SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)......................4.0
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).........................4.0
  PARK RIDGE (COOK).............................3.8
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................3.8
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................3.8
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................3.8
  OHARE (COOK)..................................3.6
  ROSELLE 1W (DU PAGE)..........................3.6
  WILLOWBROOK (DU PAGE).........................3.5
  INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.5
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.5
  NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................3.5
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................3.5
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................3.5
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................3.5
  CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................3.5
  NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL)..........................3.5
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................3.5
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................3.4
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................3.3
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................3.3
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)........................3.2
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)...........................3.1
  YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................3.1
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.0
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................3.0
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.0
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.0
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................3.0
  JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................3.0
  ELBURN (KANE).................................2.8
  BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................2.8
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.7
  ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................2.7
  MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL)..........................2.7
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.6
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................2.5
  KANKAKEE 3SE (KANKAKEE).......................2.5
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................2.5
  GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................2.5
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................2.4
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................2.4
  GLEN ELLYN 1SE (DU PAGE)......................2.3
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................2.3
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................2.3
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................2.2
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................2.2
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................2.2
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)...................2.1
  MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)............................2.1
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................2.0
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................2.0
  FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................2.0
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................2.0
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................2.0
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................2.0
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................2.0
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................2.0
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................2.0
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................2.0
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................2.0
  PAXTON (FORD).................................2.0
  WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................2.0
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK).................1.9
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................1.9
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................1.9
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.8
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.7
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.7
  SHABBONA (DE KALB)............................1.5
  MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE).........................1.4
  CARY (MCHENRY)................................1.3
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................1.1
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................0.9
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................0.8
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................0.8
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................0.7
  FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)...........................0.6
  GURNEE 2NE (LAKE).............................0.5
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................0.5
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE)..............................0.5
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................0.5
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................0.5
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................0.5
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................0.4
  ASHTON (LEE)..................................0.3
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................0.3
  STEWARD (LEE).................................0.3
  GENOA (DE KALB)...............................0.2
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.2
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................0.2
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.2
  ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.2
  MARENGO (MCHENRY).............................0.2
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................0.2
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................0.2
  CAPRON (BOONE)................................0.1
  DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................0.1
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................0.1
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................0.1
  ANTIOCH 4W (LAKE)...........................TRACE
  DIXON 2SW (LEE).............................TRACE
  ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)....................TRACE
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY)...................TRACE

NORTHWEST INDIANA                              SNOW
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                           FALL(INCHES)

  DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................6.0
  SCHERERVILLE (LAKE)...........................5.2
  VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................5.1
  VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................5.1
  BROOK 4W (NEWTON).............................5.0
  VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................5.0
  LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......4.6
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................4.5
  PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................4.5
  CHESTERTON 4E (PORTER)........................4.5
  PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................4.4
  VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................4.4
  CROWN POINT (LAKE)............................4.0
  RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER)......................4.0
  (W9OPR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)...............4.0
  KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON)........................4.0
  LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS (PORTER)............4.0
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................3.6
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................3.5
  (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE)...............3.5
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................3.5
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.5
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.0
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................3.0
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).......................2.8
  WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER)........................2.2
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................2.0
  VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER)......................1.5

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