March 10-11, 2022: Band of 3+" of Snow Over Parts of East Central Illinois and Northwest Indiana

Fast Facts

• An upper level disturbance brought snow into the area late afternoon on Thursday, March 10 that continued through the early morning on Friday, March 11.

• The highest snowfall totals occurred in a general zone from Bloomington, IL through Valparaiso, IN, where 3 to 5 inches were reported, due in large part of the overnight heavy snow band. This is where travel impacts were felt overnight March 10 into the early morning on March 11

• The official snowfall for Chicago was 0.9" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airports. 2.1" were observed at the NWS Chicago in Romeoville and 1.6" was observed 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport.

Snow Totals by Magnitude

Snowfall totals from March 10-11.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
322 PM CST Fri Mar 11 2022 /422 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022/

...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM MARCH 10-11 SORTED BY MAGNITUDE...

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.

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider
---------------------------------------------------------------
Porter                       5.3 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Hobart 2.4 SE                5.0 in    0736 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Cedar Lake 2 NNW             4.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chatsworth                   4.5 in    0730 AM 03/11   CO-OP Observer
Valparaiso 1 N               4.5 in    0637 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chesterton 2 E               4.5 in    0630 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Bourbonnais                  4.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Kankakee 1.4 WSW             4.3 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Wanatah                      4.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Bradley 0.7 SW               4.1 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Crown Point                  4.0 in    0900 AM 03/11   Public
Melvin                       4.0 in    0815 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Gilman                       4.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Roselawn 3 ENE               4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Wheatfield 3 SSE             4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Hobart 1.1 S                 4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Boone Grove 2 WNW            4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Emington 2 SSE               4.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
1 SE Crown Point             3.9 in    0758 AM 03/11   Public
St. John 3 SSE               3.9 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Mount Ayr 2 NNE              3.8 in    0845 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
St. John                     3.7 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Rensselaer 2 SW              3.6 in    0730 AM 03/11   COOP
Herscher 3 E                 3.6 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Valparaiso 4 SW              3.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Gary 5 ENE                   3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Kankakee                     3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
De Motte 6 S                 3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Collegeville                 3.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Kouts                        3.5 in    1000 AM 03/11   Public
DeMotte                      3.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Peotone                      3.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Peotone                      3.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Crescent City 2 N            3.2 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeMotte                      3.2 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ashkum 6 E                   3.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Watseka                      3.0 in    1000 AM 03/11   Public
Wellington                   3.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Gibson City                  3.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Streator 1 WSW               3.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Dyer                         3.0 in    0630 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morocco                      3.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COOP
Monee 5 SE                   2.9 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Crete 3 E                    2.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ottawa 1 N                   2.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Homewood                     2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Carbon Hill 3 NNW            2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Milford 3.5 ENE              2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Lansing                      2.6 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Lakes of the Four Seasons    2.5 in    0830 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva 4 WSW                 2.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Mokena 2 WSW                 2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Coal City 4 NNW              2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Carbon Hill 3 N              2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
1 NW Rockdale                2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Joliet                       2.4 in    0630 AM 03/11   Public
Manhattan 5 ENE              2.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP
Peru 1 NNE                   2.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Mokena 1 W                   2.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
New Lenox 1 SE               2.2 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Joliet 2 N                   2.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Ottawa                       2.2 in    0549 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
NWS Chicago-Romeoville       2.1 in    0830 AM 03/11   Official NWS Obs
Coal City                    2.1 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morris 2 W                   2.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Monee 5 SE                   2.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morris 1 NW                  2.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP
Oak Lawn                     2.0 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
New Lenox 1 SSE              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Plainfield 4 SW              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Naperville 3 SE              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Forest 1 NNW             2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Romeoville - NWS Chicago     2.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COOP
La Salle                     1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Plainfield 2 SSE             1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Homer Glen 1 NNE             1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 2 W                   1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Amboy 1 WSW                  1.7 in    0618 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
3.0 SW Midway Airport        1.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   CO-OP Observer
Naperville 4 SE              1.5 in    0810 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
St. Charles 1 ENE            1.5 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Park Forest 1 WNW            1.5 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Naperville 3 SE              1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Bolingbrook 3 NE             1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Plainfield 1.7 WNW           1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia 3.4 WSW              1.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
North Aurora 1 ENE           1.5 in    0545 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia 1 NW                 1.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia                      1.4 in    0600 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Oak Lawn 2 WNW               1.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Darien 2 SE                  1.3 in    0715 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 1.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chicago Ridge                1.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morton Arboretum             1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Elmhurst 1 SE                1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Palos Park 2 WSW             1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia                      1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeKalb                       1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 1.1 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Clarendon Hills              1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Geneva 2 WNW                 1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Malta 3 ESE                  1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Elmhurst 2 SE                1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Maple Park                   1.1 in    0530 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
West Chicago 4 SE            1.0 in    0810 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva                       1.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Willow Springs 2 SE          1.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP
Paw Paw 2 S                  1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Mendota 1 SE                 1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Glen Ellyn 1 W               1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeKalb                       1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Aurora                       1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Oak Lawn 1 WSW               0.9 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Campton Hills 3 NNE          0.9 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Elk Grove Village 2 WSW      0.9 in    0650 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Park 1 NNE               0.9 in    0645 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ohare Airport                0.9 in    0600 AM 03/11   Official NWS Obs
La Grange Park 1 SSW         0.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chicago - West Ridge         0.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Palatine                     0.5 in    0800 AM 03/11   NWS Employee

Storm Totals by County

Snowfall totals from March 10-11.

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
320 PM CST Fri Mar 11 2022 /420 PM EST Fri Mar 11 2022/

...SNOWFALL REPORTS FROM MARCH 10-11 SORTED BY COUNTY...

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.


Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Illinois...

...Cook County...
Homewood                     2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Lansing                      2.6 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Oak Lawn                     2.0 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Forest 1 NNW             2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
3.0 SW Midway Airport        1.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   CO-OP Observer
Park Forest 1 WNW            1.5 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Lawn 2 WNW               1.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chicago Ridge                1.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Palos Park 2 WSW             1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Lawn 1 WSW               0.9 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Elk Grove Village 2 WSW      0.9 in    0650 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Oak Park 1 NNE               0.9 in    0645 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ohare Airport                0.9 in    0600 AM 03/11   Official NWS Obs
La Grange Park 1 SSW         0.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chicago - West Ridge         0.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Palatine                     0.5 in    0800 AM 03/11   NWS Employee

...De Kalb County...
DeKalb                       1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Malta 3 ESE                  1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeKalb                       1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP

...DuPage County...
Naperville 3 SE              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Naperville 3 SE              1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Bolingbrook 3 NE             1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Darien 2 SE                  1.3 in    0715 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morton Arboretum             1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Elmhurst 1 SE                1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Clarendon Hills              1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Elmhurst 2 SE                1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
West Chicago 4 SE            1.0 in    0810 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Willow Springs 2 SE          1.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP
Glen Ellyn 1 W               1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Ford County...
Melvin                       4.0 in    0815 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Gibson City                  3.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media

...Grundy County...
Carbon Hill 3 NNW            2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Coal City 4 NNW              2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Carbon Hill 3 N              2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Coal City                    2.1 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morris 2 W                   2.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morris 1 NW                  2.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP

...Iroquois County...
Gilman                       4.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Crescent City 2 N            3.2 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ashkum 6 E                   3.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Watseka                      3.0 in    1000 AM 03/11   Public
Wellington                   3.0 in    1100 AM 03/11   Broadcast Media
Milford 3.5 ENE              2.7 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Kane County...
Geneva 4 WSW                 2.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora 2 W                   1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
St. Charles 1 ENE            1.5 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia 3.4 WSW              1.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
North Aurora 1 ENE           1.5 in    0545 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia 1 NW                 1.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia                      1.4 in    0600 AM 03/11   UCOOP
Geneva 1 SSW                 1.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Batavia                      1.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 1.1 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva 2 WNW                 1.1 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Maple Park                   1.1 in    0530 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Geneva                       1.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Aurora                       1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Campton Hills 3 NNE          0.9 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Kankakee County...
Bourbonnais                  4.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Kankakee 1.4 WSW             4.3 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Bradley 0.7 SW               4.1 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Herscher 3 E                 3.6 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Kankakee                     3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP

...Kendall County...
Plainfield 4 SW              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...La Salle County...
Streator 1 WSW               3.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ottawa 1 N                   2.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Peru 1 NNE                   2.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Ottawa                       2.2 in    0549 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
La Salle                     1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Mendota 1 SE                 1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP

...Lee County...
Amboy 1 WSW                  1.7 in    0618 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Paw Paw 2 S                  1.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP

...Livingston County...
Chatsworth                   4.5 in    0730 AM 03/11   CO-OP Observer
Emington 2 SSE               4.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Will County...
Peotone                      3.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Monee 5 SE                   2.9 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Crete 3 E                    2.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Mokena 2 WSW                 2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
1 NW Rockdale                2.4 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Joliet                       2.4 in    0630 AM 03/11   Public
Manhattan 5 ENE              2.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COOP
Mokena 1 W                   2.3 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
New Lenox 1 SE               2.2 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Joliet 2 N                   2.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   UCOOP
NWS Chicago-Romeoville       2.1 in    0830 AM 03/11   Official NWS Obs
Monee 5 SE                   2.0 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
New Lenox 1 SSE              2.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Romeoville - NWS Chicago     2.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COOP
Plainfield 2 SSE             1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Homer Glen 1 NNE             1.8 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Naperville 4 SE              1.5 in    0810 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Plainfield 1.7 WNW           1.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Indiana...

...Jasper County...
Roselawn 3 ENE               4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Wheatfield 3 SSE             4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Rensselaer 2 SW              3.6 in    0730 AM 03/11   COOP
De Motte 6 S                 3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Collegeville                 3.5 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeMotte                      3.3 in    0800 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
DeMotte                      3.2 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Lake County...
Hobart 2.4 SE                5.0 in    0736 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Cedar Lake 2 NNW             4.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Crown Point                  4.0 in    0900 AM 03/11   Public
Hobart 1.1 S                 4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
1 SE Crown Point             3.9 in    0758 AM 03/11   Public
St. John 3 SSE               3.9 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
St. John                     3.7 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Gary 5 ENE                   3.5 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Dyer                         3.0 in    0630 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

...Newton County...
Mount Ayr 2 NNE              3.8 in    0845 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Morocco                      3.0 in    0600 AM 03/11   COOP

...Porter County...
Porter                       5.3 in    0730 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Valparaiso 1 N               4.5 in    0637 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Chesterton 2 E               4.5 in    0630 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Wanatah                      4.2 in    0700 AM 03/11   COOP
Boone Grove 2 WNW            4.0 in    0700 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Valparaiso 4 SW              3.6 in    0600 AM 03/11   COCORAHS
Kouts                        3.5 in    1000 AM 03/11   Public
Lakes of the Four Seasons    2.5 in    0830 AM 03/11   COCORAHS

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