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 >
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On January 25th and 26th, 2021, a swath of snow fell from the central Plains to Lower Great Lakes. In our area, the highest snow totals were generally along and north of I-88, where roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow fell along a narrow zone from Lee County to Lake County (IL). Higher totals were noted across Wisconsin and Iowa with this system.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 149 PM CST WED JAN 27 2021 ...OBSERVED SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION FOR 1/25-1/26... THE FOLLOWING ARE THE FINAL OBSERVED SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN REPORTS FROM THE EVENING OF MONDAY, JANUARY 25 THROUGH THE EVENING OF TUESDAY, JANUARY 26 AS RELAYED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES. ...SNOWFALL REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...ILLINOIS... ...BOONE COUNTY... CAPRON 4.5 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...COOK COUNTY... EVANSTON 8.0 IN 0800 AM 01/27 COCORAHS PALATINE 7.3 IN 0155 PM 01/26 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 W SCHAUMBURG 7.0 IN 0455 PM 01/26 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 E SCHAUMBURG 6.9 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 SE HOFFMAN ESTATES 6.7 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 NNE OAK PARK 6.7 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 SSW PARK RIDGE 6.4 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 E PROSPECT HEIGHTS 6.4 IN 0815 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 E FOREST PARK 6.3 IN 0600 AM 01/27 COCORAHS STREAMWOOD 6.0 IN 0200 PM 01/26 TRAINED SPOTTER OHARE AIRPORT 6.0 IN 0555 PM 01/26 OFFICIAL NWS OBS HARWOOD HEIGHTS 6.0 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 NNE WEST RIDGE - CHICAGO 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 W STREAMWOOD 5.8 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 SSE BARRINGTON HILLS 5.1 IN 0800 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER WESTCHESTER 4.5 IN 0342 PM 01/26 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 E BRIDGEVIEW 4.5 IN 0600 PM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 NNW HODGKINS 4.5 IN 0500 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 SW PALOS PARK 3.4 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS CHICAGO LOOP 3.2 IN 0500 PM 01/26 BROADCAST MEDIA HOMEWOOD 2.6 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS PARK FOREST 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER ...DE KALB COUNTY... DEKALB 7.6 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 SSE SYCAMORE 6.4 IN 1200 PM 01/26 PUBLIC GENOA 6.3 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 NE SOMONAUK 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 N CORTLAND 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...DUPAGE COUNTY... ROSELLE 7.5 IN 0600 PM 01/26 COCORAHS WAYNE 7.0 IN 0300 PM 01/26 PUBLIC 1 E BLOOMINGDALE 6.7 IN 0730 PM 01/26 COCORAHS WHEATON 6.5 IN 0500 PM 01/26 PUBLIC 2 S BARTLETT 6.5 IN 0700 PM 01/26 COCORAHS 2 NW ITASCA 5.3 IN 0650 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 SE ELMHURST 5.3 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 SW LISLE 5.0 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SW BURR RIDGE 4.3 IN 0730 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 ESE NAPERVILLE 3.7 IN 0800 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...KANE COUNTY... 1 SSE ELBURN 8.2 IN 1225 PM 01/26 PUBLIC 1 ENE ST. CHARLES 6.8 IN 0800 AM 01/27 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 WNW SOUTH ELGIN 5.6 IN 0132 AM 01/27 PUBLIC 1 E BATAVIA 5.5 IN 0600 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 4 W ELGIN 5.1 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS NORTH AURORA 4.8 IN 0615 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...KANKAKEE COUNTY... 3 NW BOURBONNAIS 0.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER ...KENDALL COUNTY... 1 SSE OSWEGO 3.2 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...LA SALLE COUNTY... 3 S EARLVILLE 4.5 IN 0600 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SE MENDOTA 3.0 IN 0600 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 NNW OTTAWA 2.4 IN 0614 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NW LA SALLE 2.1 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 E MARSEILLES 2.0 IN 0600 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER ...LAKE COUNTY... 1 N BUFFALO GROVE 8.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 SSE LAKE ZURICH 7.3 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER RIVERWOODS 6.8 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS BANNOCKBURN 6.5 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 NW HAWTHORN WOODS 6.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER HIGHWOOD 6.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 WSW LIBERTYVILLE 6.1 IN 1200 PM 01/26 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 W GURNEE 6.1 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 NNW LINDENHURST 5.1 IN 0200 PM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NNW ZION 4.8 IN 0245 PM 01/26 PUBLIC ...LEE COUNTY... DIXON 6.5 IN 0800 AM 01/27 PUBLIC ASHTON 5.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...LIVINGSTON COUNTY... 3 SE STREATOR 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER DWIGHT 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/26 CO-OP OBSERVER ...MCHENRY COUNTY... 1 ESE MCHENRY 4.7 IN 0750 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 WSW CARY 4.4 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 NNW MARENGO 3.8 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS RICHMOND 3.5 IN 1030 AM 01/26 DEPT OF HIGHWAYS HEBRON 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER HARVARD 3.5 IN 0700 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...OGLE COUNTY... 1 ESE ROCHELLE 6.5 IN 0230 PM 01/26 BROADCAST MEDIA ...WILL COUNTY... ROMEOVILLE 2.5 IN 0555 PM 01/26 OFFICIAL NWS OBS 3 WSW GOODENOW 1.8 IN 0800 AM 01/27 COCORAHS ...WINNEBAGO COUNTY... 1 WNW MACHESNEY PARK 3.7 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 3 NW ROCKFORD 3.5 IN 1130 AM 01/26 BROADCAST MEDIA ROCKFORD AIRPORT 2.9 IN 1200 PM 01/26 OFFICIAL NWS OBS ...INDIANA... ...JASPER COUNTY... 1 WSW DEMOTTE 1.0 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...LAKE COUNTY... 1 NNW MUNSTER 2.1 IN 0740 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 3 NNW LAKE STATION 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 2 N CROWN POINT 1.7 IN 0630 AM 01/27 CO-OP OBSERVER ...PORTER COUNTY... 4 ESE CHESTERTON 2.2 IN 0700 AM 01/27 COCORAHS 1 N VALPARAISO 1.8 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS 1 NNW PORTAGE 1.8 IN 1058 PM 01/26 TRAINED SPOTTER ...FREEZING RAIN REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...ILLINOIS... ...GRUNDY COUNTY... 3 N CARBON HILL 0.10 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...IROQUOIS COUNTY... 3 N CRESCENT CITY 0.25 IN 0600 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...KANKAKEE COUNTY... 3 W IRWIN 0.10 IN 0830 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...INDIANA... ...JASPER COUNTY... 3 S WHEATFIELD 0.10 IN 0700 AM 01/26 COCORAHS REMINGTON 0.10 IN 0800 AM 01/26 COCORAHS ...NEWTON COUNTY... 1 NE MOUNT AYR 0.10 IN 0845 AM 01/26 COCORAHS OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL. $$
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