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November 24th High Winds and Snow

 

STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKED FROM CENTRAL ILLINOIS TO WESTERN QUEBEC OVER
THE LAST 24 HOURS GENERATING VERY STRONG WINDS AND BRINGING A FEW INCHES
OF SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUSTS
RECORDED AS WELL AS SNOW AMOUNTS AS OF 830 PM CST.


...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

LOCATION                       SPEED     TIME/DATE
CHICAGO HARRISON-DEVER CRIB    54 MPH    0800 PM 11/24
3 WNW MICHIGAN CITY            54 MPH    0245 PM 11/24
GARY CHICAGO INTRNTL AIRPORT   48 MPH    0545 PM 11/24
PORTER COUNTY MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 47 MPH    1210 PM 11/24
DUPAGE AIRPORT                 47 MPH    1020 AM 11/24
CHICAGO OHARE INTL AP          45 MPH    0232 PM 11/24
CHICAGO-LANSING  APT           45 MPH    0535 PM 11/24
AURORA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT       44 MPH    0129 PM 11/24
CHICAGO MIDWAY AIRPORT         44 MPH    1243 PM 11/24
RENSSELAER                     44 MPH    1055 AM 11/24
3 ESE WAUKEGAN                 44 MPH    0300 PM 11/24
1 NNW NAVY PIER                43 MPH    0450 PM 11/24
PONTIAC                        43 MPH    1035 AM 11/24
DE KALB                        43 MPH    1135 AM 11/24
CARY                           42 MPH    0340 PM 11/24
PERU                           41 MPH    0955 AM 11/24
LEWIS AIRPORT, ROMEOVILLE      41 MPH    1115 AM 11/24
2 W COLLEGEVILLE               41 MPH    0331 PM 11/24
ELMHURST                       40 MPH    0410 PM 11/24
2 W GENEVA                     40 MPH    0225 PM 11/24
GREATER KANKAKEE AIRPORT       40 MPH    0835 AM 11/24
MORRIS                         40 MPH    1035 AM 11/24
SOUTH CHICAGO                  38 MPH    0418 PM 11/24
ROCHELLE                       38 MPH    0235 PM 11/24
2 ESE DIXON                    37 MPH    1235 PM 11/24
1 ESE HIGHLAND PARK            37 MPH    0615 PM 11/24
1 S LOMBARD                    36 MPH    0724 PM 11/24
MIDWAY AIRPORT                 36 MPH    0600 PM 11/24
MOUNT PROSPECT                 36 MPH    0740 PM 11/24
1 NW BRIDGEPORT                36 MPH    0555 PM 11/24
CHICAGO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT      36 MPH    0123 PM 11/24
CHICAGO/ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL 36 MPH    0117 PM 11/24
2 E HARWOOD HEIGHTS            35 MPH    0610 PM 11/24
JOLIET PARK DISTRICT AIRPORT   35 MPH    0215 PM 11/24


 

Snowfall

Snowfall Map

 

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURE. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.


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

1154 AM     SNOW             MENDOTA                 41.55N 89.12W
11/24/2014  M1.2 INCH        LA SALLE           IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            SNOW DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES AT TIME OF REPORT.

1200 PM     SNOW             CHANNAHON               41.43N 88.22W
11/24/2014  M0.9 INCH        WILL               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

1230 PM     SNOW             MARENGO                 42.25N 88.60W
11/24/2014  M1.5 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0153 PM     SNOW             NAPERVILLE              41.76N 88.15W
11/24/2014  M1.3 INCH        DUPAGE             IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            STORM TOTAL

0249 PM     SNOW             CAPRON                  42.40N 88.74W
11/24/2014  M1.5 INCH        BOONE              IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            1.5 INCHES IN LAST 4 HOURS - WHICH IS ALSO STORM TOTAL SO
            FAR. SOME ICING IS OCCURRING ON POWER LINES

0400 PM     SNOW             2 WSW ELK GROVE VILLAGE 41.99N 88.03W
11/24/2014  M1.1 INCH        COOK               IL   COCORAHS

            SNOW FALL IN THE PAST 6 HOURS.

0430 PM     SNOW             SCHAUMBURG              42.03N 88.08W
11/24/2014  M1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SNOWFALL IN PAST 5 HOURS.

0600 PM     SNOW             3 WNW BULL VALLEY       42.33N 88.40W
11/24/2014  M2.3 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   COCORAHS

            LIGHT SNOW STILL FALLING WITH BLOWING SNOW.

0600 PM     SNOW             ROCKFORD                42.27N 89.06W
11/24/2014  M1.5 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0600 PM     SNOW             OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W
11/24/2014  M0.7 INCH        COOK               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

0600 PM     SNOW             ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.09W
11/24/2014  M1.0 INCH        WILL               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            AT NWS OFFICE.

0737 PM     SNOW             WADSWORTH               42.44N 87.92W
11/24/2014  M1.8 INCH        LAKE               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

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NWS CHICAGO IL
MDB/RATZER

 

COOP & CoCoRaHS Observers

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
515 PM CST TUE NOV 25 2014

...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...

   THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
   OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM AND TAKEN BY
   NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS.

   24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(11/25/14)...


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

  HEBRON (MCHENRY)..............................4.4
  DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................4.4
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................4.1
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................3.7
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................3.5
  POLO (OGLE)...................................3.4
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................3.0
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................3.0
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................2.8
  ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO).....................2.7
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.4
  HARVARD 3SSE (MCHENRY)........................2.4
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.3
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................2.2
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.2
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................2.2
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................2.0
  ELBURN (KANE).................................2.0
  STERLING 4NE (LEE)............................2.0
  ASHTON (LEE)..................................2.0
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................2.0
  LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE)........................2.0
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................2.0
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................2.0
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................2.0
  ST CHARLES (KANE).............................2.0
  CAPRON (BOONE)................................1.9
  BARTLETT 1SE (DU PAGE)........................1.8
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................1.8
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................1.7
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................1.7
  GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................1.6
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................1.6
  ELBURN (KANE).................................1.5
  ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK).......................1.5
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.5
  ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE)........................1.5
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE)..............................1.5
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................1.4
  DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)................1.4
  YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................1.4
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................1.4
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................1.4
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................1.4
  GENOA (DE KALB)...............................1.3
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK).........................1.3
  CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)........................1.3
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................1.3
  WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................1.3
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................1.2
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................1.2
  MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE).........................1.2
  STEWARD (LEE).................................1.2
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................1.1
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................1.1
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................1.1
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1.3WSW (LAKE)....................1.1
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................1.1
  AURORA (KANE).................................1.0
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.0
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................1.0
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................1.0
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK).................1.0
  WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................1.0
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.0
  NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................1.0
  MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL).....................1.0
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.0
  GURNEE 2NE (LAKE).............................1.0
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................1.0
  NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL)..........................1.0
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................1.0
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................1.0
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................1.0
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................1.0
  CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................0.9
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................0.9
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.9
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................0.9
  HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.9
  OHARE (COOK)..................................0.9
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................0.8
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................0.8
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK)........................0.8
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................0.8
  MALTA (DE KALB)...............................0.8
  ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................0.8
  ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)............................0.8
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................0.8
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................0.8
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................0.8
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................0.7
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................0.7
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................0.7
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................0.7
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................0.6
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................0.6
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................0.6
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................0.6
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................0.6
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.6
  WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................0.6
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................0.5
  BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK)........................0.5
  WORTH (COOK)..................................0.5
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)...................0.5
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).........................0.5
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.5
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................0.5
  MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE).........................0.5
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.5
  SENECA 2SSW (LA SALLE)........................0.5
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................0.5
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................0.5
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).........................0.5
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................0.5
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................0.5
  PAW PAW (LEE).................................0.5
  SHABBONA (DE KALB)............................0.5
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................0.4
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.4
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................0.4
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.4
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................0.4
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................0.4
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.4
  CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.4
  MANHATTAN 1ESE (WILL).........................0.4
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.4
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................0.4
  PARK FOREST (COOK)............................0.4
  GLENVIEW 1SW (COOK)...........................0.3
  DWIGHT 4NNW (GRUNDY)..........................0.3
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................0.3
  MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE).....................0.3
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................0.3
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................0.3
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.3
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................0.2
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................0.2
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)...................0.2
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................0.2
  MONEE (WILL)..................................0.2
  EVANSTON 1N (COOK)............................0.1
  COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................0.1
  MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................0.1
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE
  GLENWOOD 2ESE (COOK)........................TRACE
  OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK)........................TRACE
  WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)...................TRACE
  LANSING (COOK)..............................TRACE
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)..........................TRACE
  MORRIS (GRUNDY).............................TRACE
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)........................TRACE
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE

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

  DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................0.5
  PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................0.2
  DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)......................TRACE
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).......................TRACE
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).....................TRACE
  MUNSTER 1SSE (LAKE).........................TRACE
  ST. JOHN (LAKE).............................TRACE
  (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE).............TRACE
  GARY 5ENE (LAKE)............................TRACE
  MOUNT AYR 2NNE (NEWTON).....................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).....................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER)....................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).....................TRACE
  (KB9F)VALPARAISO 4S (PORTER)................TRACE
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER).........................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).....................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)....................TRACE
  VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)......................TRACE
  MOROCCO (NEWTON)............................TRACE