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The official snowfall for Chicago was x.x" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

The official snowfall for Rockford was x.x" observed at Chicago Rockford International Airport.

Other snowfall amounts include x.x" at the NWS Chicago in Romeoville and x.x" observed 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport.

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NWUS53 KLOT 021933

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Preliminary Local Storm Report

National Weather Service Chicago IL

233 PM CDT Fri Oct 2 2026



..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..



0930 AM     Misc Mrn/Srf Hzd Edgewater - Chicago     41.99N 87.65W

10/02/2026                   LMZ741             IL   Broadcast Media



            *** 1 FATAL ***

            Local broadcast media is reporting that a

            person was found unresponsive in the water

            in the 5600 block of North DuSable Lake

            Shore Drive near Hollywood Beach. It is

            unclear if the incident was weather related,

            though nearby buoys were reporting waves of

            2 to 3 feet at the time of the body

            recovery.





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