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 >
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
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