March 17, 2019: Stripe of Heavy Snow Overnight

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 0504 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2019 ...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 BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM. 24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(03/17/19)... NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................4.8 MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)............................4.7 OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................4.5 OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.3 COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................4.2 OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................4.0 BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................3.6 CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.5 MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................3.5 EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................3.2 LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................3.2 LAKEWOOD SHORES 2E............................3.0 MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY).........................3.0 MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................3.0 PEOTONE (WILL)................................3.0 PERU 1ENE (LA SALLE)..........................3.0 MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................3.0 WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................3.0 MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................3.0 MARSEILLES LOCK & DAM (LA SALLE)..............3.0 MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................3.0 ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................3.0 HERSCHER 3E (KANKAKEE)........................2.8 IRWIN 3W (KANKAKEE)...........................2.8 MANHATTAN 1ESE (WILL).........................2.5 JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................2.2 MONEE (WILL)..................................1.9 PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK).......................1.7 NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................1.7 PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................1.5 PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................1.4 STREATOR 1WSW (LA SALLE)......................1.1 FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0 NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................1.0 LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................1.0 LANSING (COOK)................................1.0 STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0 ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS)........................0.9 WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS).....................0.6 YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................0.6 ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.5 HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................0.4 OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................0.2 PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.1 NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES) DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................3.0 LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................2.6 WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER)........................2.5 DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................2.0 MOUNT AYR 2NNE (NEWTON).......................1.6 DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................1.3 DE MOTTE 6S (JASPER)..........................1.0 RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................0.8 MUNSTER 2NNW (LAKE)...........................0.7 REMINGTON (JASPER)............................0.5