January 23, 2018: Early Morning Burst of Snowfall in Far Northern Chicago Suburbs

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
445 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2018

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

0900 AM     SNOW             LINDENHURST             42.42N 88.03W
01/23/2018  M2.8 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             ANTIOCH                 42.47N 88.08W
01/23/2018  E5.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS.

0900 AM     SNOW             LIBERTYVILLE            42.28N 87.97W
01/23/2018  M2.5 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             MARENGO                 42.25N 88.60W
01/23/2018  M1.1 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             WILMETTE                42.08N 87.73W
01/23/2018  M1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             RICHMOND                42.48N 88.31W
01/23/2018  E5.5 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

0900 AM     SNOW             LAKE IN THE HILLS       42.19N 88.32W
01/23/2018  M1.5 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   COCORAHS

0824 AM     SNOW             LAKE VILLA              42.42N 88.08W
01/23/2018  M4.5 INCH        LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0813 AM     SNOW             WOODSTOCK               42.31N 88.44W
01/23/2018  E2.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0810 AM     SNOW             VALPARAISO              41.48N 87.05W
01/23/2018  E0.6 INCH        PORTER             IN   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0745 AM     SNOW             NAPERVILLE              41.76N 88.15W
01/23/2018  E1.0 INCH        DUPAGE             IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0743 AM     SNOW             WAUKEGAN                42.37N 87.87W
01/23/2018  M1.8 INCH        LAKE               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

0730 AM     SNOW             4 WNW ALGONQUIN         42.19N 88.37W
01/23/2018  M1.5 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   COCORAHS

            STORM TOTAL

0730 AM     SNOW             VALPARAISO              41.48N 87.05W
01/23/2018  M0.5 INCH        PORTER             IN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STILL SNOWING

0645 AM     SNOW             MCHENRY                 42.34N 88.29W
01/23/2018  E2.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0640 AM     SNOW             LINDENHURST             42.42N 88.03W
01/23/2018  M4.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            VIA LAKE COUNTY SKYWARN ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

0630 AM     SNOW             BEACH PARK              42.42N 87.86W
01/23/2018  E2.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0630 AM     SNOW             HARVARD                 42.42N 88.62W
01/23/2018  E3.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0630 AM     SNOW             2 E LAKEMOOR            42.34N 88.17W
01/23/2018  E3.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            ESTIMATED SNOWFALL IN VOLO RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0625 AM     SNOW             CRYSTAL LAKE            42.23N 88.33W
01/23/2018  E1.5 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0620 AM     SNOW             LAKE FOREST             42.24N 87.86W
01/23/2018  E2.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0620 AM     SNOW             SKOKIE                  42.04N 87.74W
01/23/2018  E1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0620 AM     SNOW             EVANSTON                42.05N 87.69W
01/23/2018  M1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   BROADCAST MEDIA

0620 AM     SNOW             PALATINE                42.11N 88.04W
01/23/2018  E1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0615 AM     SNOW             3 SSE CHICAGO           41.84N 87.61W
01/23/2018  M0.5 INCH        COOK               IL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            0.5 INCHES ON GRASS AND ABOUT 0.2 INCHES ON PAVEMENT.

0610 AM     SNOW             GRAYSLAKE               42.35N 88.04W
01/23/2018  E3.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

0605 AM     SNOW             3 N UNION               42.28N 88.54W
01/23/2018  M1.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0555 AM     SNOW             SPRING GROVE            42.44N 88.24W
01/23/2018  E4.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0555 AM     SNOW             HUNTLEY                 42.17N 88.42W
01/23/2018  M1.1 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   PUBLIC

            VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0555 AM     SNOW             NORTHBROOK              42.13N 87.83W
01/23/2018  E1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC

            RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

Volunteer Observers

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1052 AM CST Tue Jan 23 2018

...Morning Snowfall Roundup...

   The following are snow amounts for the previous 24 hours
   as measured in the morning by NWS Cooperative Observers
   and CoCoRaHS observers.
   Observations are usually taken at 7 AM.

   24-hour Snowfall Amounts for Tuesday(01/23/18)...


Northern Illinois                              Snow
  Location (County):                           fall(inches)

  Lake Villa 1SSW (Lake)........................4.0
  Harvard (McHenry).............................3.0
  Hebron (McHenry)..............................2.8
  Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)....................2.8
  Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)....................2.7
  Fox Lake 2SE (Lake)...........................2.4
  Harvard 3SSE (McHenry)........................2.4
  Woodstock 5nw (McHenry).......................2.1
  Highwood 1S (Lake)............................2.0
  Gurnee 2W (Lake)..............................1.9
  Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)...................1.8
  Woodstock 4SW (McHenry).......................1.7
  McHenry (McHenry).............................1.6
  Botanic Gardens (Cook)........................1.5
  Capron (Boone)................................1.5
  Lincolnshire 1N (Lake)........................1.5
  Waukegan 2N (Lake)............................1.5
  Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.5
  Lake in the Hills 2.5W (McHenry)..............1.5
  Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.4
  Mundelein 2WNW (Lake).........................1.3
  Cary (McHenry)................................1.3
  Riverwoods (Lake).............................1.2
  Lake Zurich (Lake)............................1.2
  Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake).......................1.1
  Woodstock (McHenry)...........................1.1
  Barrington (Lake).............................1.0
  South Beloit 2SE (Winnebago)..................1.0
  Elgin (Kane)..................................0.8
  Arlington Heights 3SSW (Cook).................0.8
  Elgin 1S (Kane)...............................0.8
  Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago).......................0.8
  Roscoe 2se (Winnebago)........................0.8
  Palatine 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.7
  Lincolnwood 2E (Cook).........................0.7
  Naperville 1NW (Du Page)......................0.7
  Elgin 2W (Kane)...............................0.7
  Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook).....................0.6
  Palos Park 4WNW (Cook)........................0.6
  Park Ridge (Cook).............................0.6
  Harwood Heights (Cook)........................0.6
  Oak Park 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.6
  La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)....................0.6
  Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page).......................0.6
  Elmhurst 2SE (Du Page)........................0.6
  Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)................0.6
  Burr Ridge 2SW (Du Page)......................0.6
  St. Charles 6NW (Kane)........................0.6
  Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page)....................0.6
  Willow Springs (Cook).........................0.6
  Aurora (Kane).................................0.5
  Belvidere (Boone).............................0.5
  Oak Lawn (Cook)...............................0.5
  Worth (Cook)..................................0.5
  Rogers Park 2SW (Cook)........................0.5
  Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page)........................0.5
  Westmont 1SSW (Du Page).......................0.5
  St. Charles (Kane)............................0.5
  New Lenox 2SE (Will)..........................0.5
  Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago).....................0.5
  Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook)........................0.4
  Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook)........................0.4
  Midway Coop (Cook)............................0.4
  Schaumburg 2E (Cook)..........................0.3
  Chicago Ridge (Cook)..........................0.3
  Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook).................0.3
  Aurora 4SE (Du Page)..........................0.3
  Montgomery 1SSE (Kendall).....................0.3
  Lockport 1SE (Will)...........................0.3
  Rockford 1NW (Winnebago)......................0.3
  Monee (Will)..................................0.3
  Ohare (Cook)..................................0.3
  Plainfield (Will).............................0.3
  Batavia (Kane)................................0.2
  Elburn (Kane).................................0.2
  Genoa (De Kalb)...............................0.2
  Oak Park 2S (Cook)............................0.2
  Palos Park 1SW (Cook).........................0.2
  Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook).................0.2
  Cortland (De Kalb)............................0.2
  Naperville 2SE (Du Page)......................0.2
  Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane)........................0.2
  Elburn (Kane).................................0.2
  North Aurora 2NE (Kane).......................0.2
  Lily Lake 2E (Kane)...........................0.2
  Batavia 1WNW (Kane)...........................0.2
  Geneva 1SSW (Kane)............................0.2
  Manhattan 1ESE (Will).........................0.2
  Joliet 2n (Will)..............................0.2
  Lansing (Cook)................................0.2
  Brookfield (Cook).............................0.1
  Homewood (Cook)...............................0.1
  Park Forest 1NNE (Cook).......................0.1
  De Kalb (De Kalb).............................0.1
  De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb).........................0.1
  Aurora 4SE (Du Page)..........................0.1
  Batavia 2WNW (Kane)...........................0.1
  Ashton (Lee)..................................0.1
  Dixon 3NNW (Lee)..............................0.1
  Byron 3N (Ogle)...............................0.1
  Manhattan 5ENE (Will).........................0.1
  Crete 3E (Will)...............................0.1
  Romeoville (Will).............................0.1
  Manhattan (Will)..............................0.1
  Rockford (Winnebago)..........................0.1
  Bourbonnais (Kankakee)......................TRACE
  De Kalb (De Kalb)...........................TRACE
  Chicago 6ESE (Cook).........................TRACE
  Oak Lawn 2WNW (Cook)........................TRACE
  Countryside 1ENE (Cook).....................TRACE
  Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy)...................TRACE
  Coal City (Grundy)..........................TRACE
  Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy).......................TRACE
  Minooka (Grundy)............................TRACE
  Morris 5NNW (Grundy)........................TRACE
  Morris 6ESE (Grundy)........................TRACE
  Herscher 3E (Kankakee)......................TRACE
  Batavia 1WSW (Kane).........................TRACE
  Geneva 4WSW (Kane)..........................TRACE
  Elburn (Kane)...............................TRACE
  Ottawa 1NW (La Salle).......................TRACE
  Ottawa 2N (La Salle)........................TRACE
  Peotone (Will)..............................TRACE
  Channahon 2SSE (Will).......................TRACE
  New Lenox 3E (Will).........................TRACE
  Mendota (La Salle)..........................TRACE
  Morris (Grundy).............................TRACE
  Ottawa (La Salle)...........................TRACE
  Peotone (Will)..............................TRACE
  Steward (Lee)...............................TRACE
  Yorkville 2SE (Kendall).....................TRACE

Northwest Indiana                              Snow
  Location (County):                           fall(inches)

  Chesterton 4E (Porter)........................1.0
  Indiana Dunes (Porter)........................0.8
  Gary 5ENE (Lake)..............................0.4
  Crown Point (Lake)............................0.1
  Dyer 1WNW (Lake)............................TRACE
  St. John (Lake).............................TRACE
  Portage 1ESE (Porter).......................TRACE
  Porter 1S (Porter)..........................TRACE

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