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Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

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 >

January 21, 2015: Mesoscale Snow Band

 

Snowfall Map   |   Amounts   


 January 21st Snowfall

 

Local Snowfall Map

Local Snow Map of January 22nd

 Snowfall Amounts 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
258 PM CST WED JAN 21 2015

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

0244 PM     SNOW             SSW LELAND              41.61N 88.80W
01/21/2015  E4.0 INCH        LA SALLE           IL   PUBLIC

            FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FOR 10 MINUTES. MADE FOR SLICK
            CONDITIONS. SNOW FALL 8 HOURS.

 

 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
0954 AM CST THU JAN 22 2015


...2-DAY SNOWFALL ROUND-UP...

THE FOLLOWING ARE MEASURABLE SNOW 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.

THIS IS A TWO DAY REPORT DUE TO THE DIFFERENCES IN TIME
OF OBSERVATIONS.

  2-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR THURSDAY (01/22/15)
     AS OF 09:54 AM CST

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

  PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.8     (2)
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................3.6     (2)
  DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................3.6     (2)
  STEWARD (LEE).................................3.2     (2)
  ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.1     (2)
  SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)......................3.0     (2)
  DIXON (LEE)...................................3.0     (2)
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................2.3     (2)
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................2.3     (2)
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................2.1     (1)
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................2.0     (2)
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................1.9     (2)
  OREGON (OGLE).................................1.8     (1)
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................1.8     (2)
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................1.7     (1)
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY)..........................1.6     (2)
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................1.6     (2)
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................1.5     (2)
  SENECA 1NNE (LA SALLE)........................1.5     (1)
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)...................1.5     (2)
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................1.5     (2)
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................1.5     (2)
  MARSEILLES 3NW (LA SALLE).....................1.4     (2)
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................1.3     (2)
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................1.3     (2)
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................1.2     (2)
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................1.2     (1)
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................1.2     (2)
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)...........................1.2     (2)
  MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................1.1     (2)
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.0     (2)
  MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................1.0     (1)
  FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)...........................0.8     (1)
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................0.7     (2)
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................0.7     (2)
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................0.6     (2)
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.6     (2)
  SHABBONA (DE KALB)............................0.5     (1)
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................0.5     (1)
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................0.5     (1)
  HEBRON (MCHENRY)..............................0.5     (1)
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................0.4     (2)
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................0.4     (1)
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................0.4     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE)........................0.4     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................0.4     (2)
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.4     (2)
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................0.3     (2)
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................0.3     (2)
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.3     (2)
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................0.3     (2)
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.3     (2)
  MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)...............0.3     (2)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................0.3     (1)
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................0.3     (2)
  GURNEE 2NE (LAKE).............................0.3     (2)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.3     (2)
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................0.3     (2)
  ANTIOCH 4W (LAKE).............................0.3     (1)
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................0.2     (2)
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.2     (2)
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................0.2     (2)
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE)..............................0.2     (2)
  LAKE FOREST 2NNE (LAKE).......................0.2     (1)
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................0.2     (2)
  BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................0.2     (2)
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................0.2     (2)
  WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................0.1     (1)
  OHARE (COOK)..................................0.1     (2)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................0.1     (2)
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................0.1     (2)
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................0.1     (1)
  ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.1     (1)
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.1     (1)
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................0.1     (2)
  MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE).........................0.1     (2)
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................0.1     (2)
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................0.1     (2)
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................0.1     (2)
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................0.1     (2)
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................0.1     (1)
  DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)................0.1     (2)
  BARTLETT 1SE (DU PAGE)........................0.1     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................0.1     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................0.1     (2)
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK)........................0.1     (2)
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK).........................0.1     (1)
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................0.1     (2)
  CAPRON (BOONE)................................0.1     (1)
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................0.1     (2)
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................0.1     (2)


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

  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................1.0     (2)
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................0.5     (2)
  MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................0.5     (2)
  RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER)......................0.5     (1)