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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

 

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Official & Volunteer Observer Snowfall Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1030 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016

...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...

   THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
   OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.

   24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(01/12/16)...


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

  CRETE 2.6E (WILL).............................3.9
  BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 1.6NNW (COOK)...............3.8
  PALOS PARK 1.3SW (COOK).......................3.7
  CHICAGO 5.5ESE (COOK).........................3.6
  HAVARD 2.8SSE (MCHENRY).......................3.4
  OHARE (COOK)..................................3.2
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................3.1
  PARK FOREST (COOK)............................3.0
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................3.0
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.8
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.6
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................2.5
  WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................2.5
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................2.5
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................2.4
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................2.4
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................2.3
  MONEE (WILL)..................................2.3
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................2.1
  AURORA (KANE).................................2.0
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................2.0
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................2.0
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................2.0
  MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................2.0
  PAXTON (FORD).................................2.0
  STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................2.0
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................1.8
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................1.8
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................1.7
  GENOA (DE KALB)...............................1.7
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................1.7
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................1.6
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................1.5
  ELBURN (KANE).................................1.5
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................1.5
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.5
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................1.5
  WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................1.5
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................1.4
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................1.4
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................1.3
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................1.3
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................1.3
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................1.3
  BELVIDERE (BOONE).............................1.0
  DIXON (LEE)...................................1.0
  POLO (OGLE)...................................1.0
  CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................0.9
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.9
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................0.8
  STEWARD (LEE).................................0.7
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................0.5
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.5
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................0.5
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................0.4
  PAW PAW (LEE)...............................TRACE

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

  DYER 1.0 WNW (LAKE)...........................3.8
  LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS (LAKE)..............3.8
  CROWN POINT (LAKE)............................3.0
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.5
  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................2.0
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................2.0
  INDIANA DUNES (PORTER)........................1.5

 


Other Snowfall Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1039 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016

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

0945 AM     SNOW             1 SW HEBRON             41.31N 87.22W
01/12/2016  M3.8 INCH        PORTER             IN   PUBLIC

0945 AM     SNOW             PORTAGE                 41.59N 87.18W
01/12/2016  E3.0 INCH        PORTER             IN   PUBLIC

0945 AM     SNOW             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
01/12/2016  E2.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

0830 AM     SNOW             HARWOOD HEIGHTS         41.97N 87.81W
01/12/2016  M2.5 INCH        COOK               IL   COCORAHS

0830 AM     SNOW             POLO                    41.98N 89.58W
01/12/2016  M1.0 INCH        OGLE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

0745 AM     SNOW             HOMEWOOD                41.56N 87.66W
01/12/2016  M2.6 INCH        COOK               IL   COCORAHS

0745 AM     SNOW             VALPARAISO              41.48N 87.05W
01/12/2016  M2.5 INCH        PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

0745 AM     SNOW             WATSEKA                 40.78N 87.73W
01/12/2016  E2.0 INCH        IROQUOIS           IL   PUBLIC

0640 AM     SNOW             3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT     41.75N 87.79W
01/12/2016  M3.1 INCH        COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            0.14 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.

0630 AM     SNOW             3 E CROWN POINT         41.42N 87.30W
01/12/2016  M4.2 INCH        LAKE               IN   PUBLIC

0615 AM     SNOW             MOROCCO                 40.95N 87.45W
01/12/2016  M1.5 INCH        NEWTON             IN   CO-OP OBSERVER

0600 AM     SNOW             ROMEOVILLE              41.65N 88.09W
01/12/2016  M2.5 INCH        WILL               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            0.11 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.

0600 AM     SNOW             ROCKFORD                42.27N 89.06W
01/12/2016  M1.4 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            0.06 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.

0600 AM     SNOW             OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W
01/12/2016  M3.2 INCH        COOK               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            0.12 LIQUID EQUIVALENT.

1200 AM     SNOW             BEACH PARK              42.42N 87.86W
01/12/2016  M2.5 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

1159 PM     SNOW             1 NE ELGIN              42.05N 88.27W
01/11/2016  M2.8 INCH        KANE               IL   COCORAHS

            2.8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN PAST 12 HOURS. BLOWING AND
            DRIFTING OCCURRING.

1151 PM     SNOW             BATAVIA                 41.85N 88.30W
01/11/2016  M2.3 INCH        KANE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER

            2.3 INCHES SNOWFALL. 0.08 LIQUID.

1139 PM     SNOW             S CHICAGO               41.88N 87.63W
01/11/2016  M2.6 INCH        COOK               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            2.6 INCHES. PRINTERS ROW...CONGRESS AND DEARBORN.

1133 PM     SNOW             GURNEE                  42.38N 87.94W
01/11/2016  M2.3 INCH        LAKE               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

1130 PM     SNOW             HOBART                  41.53N 87.27W
01/11/2016  M3.0 INCH        LAKE               IN   PUBLIC

1100 PM     SNOW             ENE PEOTONE             41.33N 87.80W
01/11/2016  M1.9 INCH        WILL               IL   COCORAHS

            1.9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 8 HOURS.

1035 PM     SNOW             SSW OAK LAWN            41.72N 87.75W
01/11/2016  M2.0 INCH        COOK               IL   COCORAHS

            2.0 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. LIGHT SNOW
            STILL FALLING.

1000 PM     SNOW             2 N JOLIET              41.56N 88.12W
01/11/2016  M1.2 INCH        WILL               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

0950 PM     SNOW             CAROL STREAM            41.92N 88.13W
01/11/2016  M2.4 INCH        DUPAGE             IL   COCORAHS

0930 PM     SNOW             3 NW LINCOLN PARK       41.96N 87.67W
01/11/2016  M2.3 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC

 


Winds & Wind Chills

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1239 PM CST TUE JAN 12 2016 /139 PM EST TUE JAN 12 2016/

...HIGHEST WINDS AND LOWEST WIND CHILLS FROM TUESDAY MORNING...

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

.HIGHEST WIND GUSTS...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE    
----------------------------------------------------                        
PAXTON                       49 MPH    0640 AM 01/12                        
AURORA AIRPORT /SUGAR GROVE/ 44 MPH    1116 PM 01/11                        
CHICAGO CRIB                 44 MPH    1200 AM 01/12                        
2 SSE STEWARD                44 MPH    0710 AM 01/12                                                
VALPARAISO                   43 MPH    0101 AM 01/12                                               
PERU                         41 MPH    0455 AM 01/12                                             
CHICAGO MIDWAY               39 MPH    1142 PM 01/11                        
DEKALB                       38 MPH    0435 AM 01/12                        
DUPAGE AIRPORT               38 MPH    1102 PM 01/11                        
GARY                         37 MPH    0845 AM 01/12                        
PONTIAC                      37 MPH    0615 AM 01/12                        
ROCKFORD AIRPORT             37 MPH    0342 AM 01/12                        
RENSSELAER                   37 MPH    0735 AM 01/12                                           
MORRIS                       36 MPH    1215 AM 01/12                                    
LANSING                      36 MPH    1255 AM 01/12                                              
CHICAGO O'HARE               36 MPH    1106 PM 01/11                                              
ROMEOVILLE                   35 MPH    0535 AM 01/12                                               
WAUKEGAN HARBOR              34 MPH    0540 AM 01/12                                       
WHEELING - CHI EXEC AIRPORT  33 MPH    0518 AM 01/12                        
ROCHELLE                     33 MPH    0515 AM 01/12                                                
CALUMET HARBOR               32 MPH    0642 AM 01/12                                               
KANKAKEE                     32 MPH    0115 AM 01/12  


.LOWEST WIND CHILLS...    

LOCATION                     TEMP      TIME/DATE    
----------------------------------------------------                                               
DEKALB                       -18 F     0915 AM 01/12                                         
WAUKEGAN HARBOR              -18 F     0820 AM 01/12                                                
AURORA AIRPORT /SUGAR GROVE/ -16 F     0752 AM 01/12                                                
CHICAGO O'HARE               -16 F     0751 AM 01/12                                         
WHEELING - CHI EXEC AIRPORT  -16 F     0752 AM 01/12                        
ROCHELLE                     -16 F     0835 AM 01/12                                                                                 
DUPAGE AIRPORT               -15 F     0826 AM 01/12                                                
PAXTON                       -15 F     0910 AM 01/12                                                
ROMEOVILLE                   -15 F     1035 AM 01/12                                           
ROCKFORD AIRPORT             -15 F     1154 AM 01/12                                                
MORRIS                       -14 F     1015 AM 01/12                                              
LANSING                      -14 F     0845 AM 01/12                                                
WAUKEGAN                     -14 F     0855 AM 01/12                                               
RENSSELAER                   -12 F     0954 AM 01/12                                                
PERU                         -12 F     0935 AM 01/12                                               
MIDWAY AIRPORT               -11 F     0757 AM 01/12                                

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