Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
0320 PM CST Wed Feb 21 2018
...3-Day Rainfall Round-Up...
The following are rainfall amounts for the previous 3 days
as measured in the morning by NWS Cooperative Observers
and CoCoRaHS observers. Observations are usually
taken between 6 AM and 8 AM. Thank you to all the observers
who provided rainfall reports for this historic event.
3-day rain totals for Wednesday (02/21/18)
as of 02:59 PM CST
ILLINOIS 3-Day Rainfall
Location (County): Amt(Inches) Reports
St Anne (Kankakee)...........................5.73 (3)
Ashkum 5.6E (Iroquois).......................5.20 (3)
Watseka 6.9WNW (Iroquois)....................4.74 (3)
Crete 3E (Will)..............................4.56 (3)
Paxton (Ford)................................4.52 (3)
Momence (Kankakee)...........................4.26 (3)
Paxton (Ford)................................4.25 (3)
Wilmington 3SE (Will)........................4.20 (3)
Watseka (Iroquois)...........................4.17 (3)
Cissna Park 1S (Iroquois)....................4.17 (2)
Peotone (Will)...............................4.10 (3)
Streator 1WSW (La Salle).....................4.07 (3)
Park Forest 1NNE (Cook)......................3.99 (3)
Chicago 6ESE (Cook)..........................3.91 (2)
Gibson 3WNW (Ford)...........................3.89 (3)
Manhattan 2SE (Will).........................3.88 (2)
Manhattan 1ESE (Will)........................3.85 (3)
Manhattan (Will).............................3.82 (3)
Manhattan 5ENE (Will)........................3.82 (3)
Beecher 3SSE (Will)..........................3.79 (3)
New Lenox 3E (Will)..........................3.76 (3)
Coal City 3N (Grundy)........................3.69 (3)
Marseilles (La Salle)........................3.67 (3)
Morris 6ESE (Grundy).........................3.67 (3)
Midlothian (Cook)............................3.64 (3)
Lansing (Cook)...............................3.63 (3)
New Lenox 2SE (Will).........................3.59 (3)
Joliet 2n (Will).............................3.58 (3)
Chicago Ridge (Cook).........................3.56 (2)
Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy)....................3.56 (3)
Coal City 4NNW (Grundy)......................3.56 (3)
Midway Coop (Cook)...........................3.55 (3)
Willow Springs (Cook)........................3.54 (3)
Minooka (Grundy).............................3.53 (3)
Plainfield 2SSE (Will).......................3.52 (3)
Oak Lawn 2WNW (Cook).........................3.51 (3)
Channahon 2SSE (Will)........................3.51 (2)
Fairbury (Livingston)........................3.50 (2)
Streator 4ENE (La Salle).....................3.49 (3)
Morris 2SSE (Grundy).........................3.46 (3)
Palos Park 1SW (Cook)........................3.46 (3)
Lockport 1SE (Will)..........................3.45 (3)
Countryside 1ENE (Cook)......................3.45 (3)
New Lenox 4SE (Will).........................3.41 (3)
Oak Lawn 2SE (Cook)..........................3.40 (2)
Kankakee (Kankakee)..........................3.36 (3)
Homewood (Cook)..............................3.35 (3)
Park Forest (Cook)...........................3.33 (3)
Oak Lawn 2NW (Cook)..........................3.30 (2)
Buckley (Iroquois)...........................3.29 (2)
Burr Ridge 2SW (Du Page).....................3.29 (3)
Romeoville (Will)............................3.23 (3)
La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)...................3.23 (2)
Worth (Cook).................................3.22 (3)
Somonauk 2NE (De Kalb).......................3.22 (3)
Streator (Livingston)........................3.21 (3)
Joliet Lock/dam (Will).......................3.20 (3)
Oak Lawn (Cook)..............................3.17 (2)
Midway (Cook)................................3.16 (3)
Plainfield (Will)............................3.15 (3)
La Salle (La Salle)..........................3.10 (3)
Morris (Grundy)..............................3.10 (3)
Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page).......................3.09 (3)
Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)...............3.08 (3)
Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page)...................3.06 (3)
Naperville 1NW (Du Page).....................3.05 (3)
Dwight 4NNW (Grundy).........................3.04 (2)
Plainfield 3ESE (Will).......................3.03 (2)
Oak Park 2S (Cook)...........................3.00 (2)
Dwight (Livingston)..........................2.96 (3)
Peru 1ENE (La Salle).........................2.93 (3)
Elmhurst 2SE (Du Page).......................2.91 (3)
Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook).......................2.90 (3)
Lincolnwood 3E (Cook)........................2.89 (2)
Herscher 3E (Kankakee).......................2.88 (3)
Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page)......................2.87 (3)
Woodstock 5nw (McHenry)......................2.86 (3)
Aurora 4SE (Du Page).........................2.84 (3)
Ravenswood Manor (Cook)......................2.84 (2)
Westmont (Du Page)...........................2.82 (2)
Morris (Grundy)..............................2.82 (3)
Lansing (Cook)...............................2.81 (3)
Ottawa 2N (La Salle).........................2.78 (3)
Roselle 1ESE (Du Page).......................2.78 (3)
Oak Park 1NNE (Cook).........................2.78 (3)
Pontiac 1ESE (Livingston)....................2.76 (2)
Bonfield 4WSW (Kankakee).....................2.76 (3)
Lincolnwood 2E (Cook)........................2.75 (3)
Harwood Heights (Cook).......................2.74 (3)
Batavia (Kane)...............................2.74 (3)
Rogers Park 2SW (Cook).......................2.73 (3)
Alsip (Cook).................................2.73 (3)
North Aurora 2NE (Kane)......................2.71 (3)
Glen Ellyn 2SSE (Du Page)....................2.70 (3)
Yorkville 2SE (Kendall)......................2.68 (2)
Pontiac 1SE (Livingston).....................2.68 (3)
Park Ridge (Cook)............................2.68 (3)
Ohare (Cook).................................2.68 (3)
Chatsworth (Livingston)......................2.66 (2)
Schaumburg 2E (Cook).........................2.66 (3)
Chatsworth (Livingston)......................2.66 (2)
Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy)........................2.65 (2)
Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook).......................2.61 (3)
Riverwoods (Lake)............................2.59 (2)
Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane).......................2.59 (3)
Sugar Grove 1ENE (Kane)......................2.56 (3)
Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook)................2.54 (3)
Aurora (Kane)................................2.54 (3)
Batavia 1WNW (Kane)..........................2.52 (3)
Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook)................2.51 (3)
Peru (La Salle)..............................2.50 (3)
Geneva 1SSW (Kane)...........................2.48 (3)
Batavia 2WNW (Kane)..........................2.48 (3)
Joliet (Will)................................2.44 (3)
River Forest 1SSE (Cook).....................2.42 (2)
St. Charles (Kane)...........................2.41 (3)
Palatine 1NNE (Cook).........................2.41 (3)
Elmhurst (Du Page)...........................2.37 (3)
Botanic Gardens (Cook).......................2.35 (3)
Batavia 1WSW (Kane)..........................2.32 (3)
Earlville 3S (La Salle)......................2.31 (3)
Aurora (Kane)................................2.29 (3)
Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook)....................2.28 (3)
Barrington (Lake)............................2.26 (3)
Ottawa (La Salle)............................2.24 (3)
Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake)......................2.21 (3)
Mendota (La Salle)...........................2.18 (3)
Bannockburn (Lake)...........................2.18 (2)
Highwood 1S (Lake)...........................2.16 (2)
Elburn (Kane)................................2.14 (2)
Darien (Du Page).............................2.13 (1)
Elgin 2W (Kane)..............................2.12 (3)
St. Charles 6NW (Kane).......................2.08 (3)
Sheridan 3SSE (La Salle).....................2.03 (2)
Earlville 5NNE (De Kalb).....................2.02 (3)
Lake Zurich (Lake)...........................2.01 (2)
Elgin (Kane).................................2.00 (2)
Wheeling (Cook)..............................1.99 (3)
Lincolnshire 1N (Lake).......................1.99 (2)
Ashton (Lee).................................1.98 (3)
Rochelle (Ogle)..............................1.96 (2)
Lisle 1SW (Du Page)..........................1.96 (1)
Dixon (Lee)..................................1.96 (3)
Oswego 5SSE (Kendall)........................1.95 (2)
Ottawa 1NW (La Salle)........................1.94 (2)
Byron 3N (Ogle)..............................1.91 (2)
Dixon 3NNW (Lee).............................1.86 (2)
Pontiac (Livingston).........................1.81 (3)
Paw Paw (Lee)................................1.81 (3)
Rockford (Winnebago).........................1.71 (2)
Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)...................1.69 (2)
Algonquin 1N (McHenry).......................1.65 (3)
De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb)........................1.63 (3)
De Kalb (De Kalb)............................1.63 (3)
Cary (McHenry)...............................1.61 (2)
Mundelein (Lake).............................1.60 (2)
Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago)....................1.54 (2)
Woodstock 4SW (McHenry)......................1.54 (2)
Genoa (De Kalb)..............................1.53 (2)
Belvidere (Boone)............................1.53 (2)
Cary (McHenry)...............................1.52 (2)
De Kalb (De Kalb)............................1.52 (3)
Harvard (McHenry)............................1.49 (2)
Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)...................1.48 (2)
Lake in the Hills 2.5W (McHenry).............1.45 (2)
Roscoe 2se (Winnebago).......................1.45 (2)
Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago)......................1.45 (2)
Rochelle (Ogle)..............................1.44 (2)
Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)..................1.44 (2)
Rockford 1NW (Winnebago).....................1.43 (3)
Gurnee 2W (Lake).............................1.43 (2)
Waukegan 2N (Lake)...........................1.43 (2)
Capron (Boone)...............................1.43 (2)
Amboy (Lee)..................................1.42 (2)
Cortland (De Kalb)...........................1.40 (2)
Sublette (Lee)...............................1.36 (1)
Machesney Park 3ENE (Winnebago)..............1.33 (2)
McHenry (McHenry)............................1.32 (2)
Waukegan (Lake)..............................1.26 (3)
Sterling 4NE (Lee)...........................1.24 (1)
INDIANA 3-Day Rainfall
Location (County): Amt(Inches) Reports
Wheatfield 3S (Jasper).......................6.50 (3)
De Motte 1NNW (Jasper).......................6.41 (3)
De Motte 1SSW (Jasper).......................6.28 (3)
(w9opr)Wheatfield 1ENE (Jasper)..............6.19 (3)
De Motte 4SW (Jasper)........................6.13 (3)
Lake Village (Newton)........................6.11 (3)
Valparaiso 2WSW (Porter).....................5.90 (3)
De Motte 6S (Jasper).........................5.80 (3)
Morocco (Newton).............................5.53 (3)
Valparaiso 2NW (Porter)......................5.31 (3)
Wheatfield 4WSW (Jasper).....................5.30 (3)
Valparaiso 6WSW (Porter).....................5.25 (3)
Valparaiso 6SSW (Porter).....................5.17 (2)
Mount Ayr 2NNE (Newton)......................5.16 (3)
Rensselaer (Jasper)..........................5.05 (3)
Remington (Jasper)...........................5.01 (3)
Rensselaer 2SSW (Jasper).....................5.00 (3)
Hebron 4NE (Porter)..........................4.99 (3)
Valparaiso 4SW (Porter)......................4.66 (3)
Crown Point 2WSW (Lake)......................4.64 (3)
Kentland (Newton)............................4.48 (3)
Lakes Of The Four Seasons 2NNE (Porter)......4.46 (2)
Crown Point 1N (Lake)........................4.44 (2)
Crown Point (Lake)...........................4.44 (3)
St. John (Lake)..............................4.42 (2)
(w9mal)Merrillville 2NNW (Lake)..............4.36 (3)
Dyer 1WNW (Lake).............................4.35 (3)
Portage 3E (Porter)..........................4.25 (3)
Valparaiso (Porter)..........................4.20 (3)
Valparaiso 7WSW (Porter).....................4.16 (2)
Portage 1ESE (Porter)........................4.15 (3)
Brook 4W (Newton)............................3.92 (2)
Winfield 1NE (Lake)..........................3.89 (1)
Hebron 1NW (Porter)..........................3.81 (2)
Griffith 1N (Lake)...........................3.75 (2)
Gary 5ENE (Lake).............................3.33 (3)
Chesterton 4E (Porter).......................2.70 (2)
Hobart 2E (Lake).............................2.28 (2)
Munster 2NNW (Lake)..........................2.18 (2)
Automated Rainfall Observations
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 517 PM CST Wed Feb 21 2018 ...Rainfall Reports from Automated Sites During Feb 18-21... 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 --------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SW Lowell 5.48 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 W Douglas Park 5.28 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WNW South Haven 5.12 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 2 N Dolton 4.80 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Highland 4.72 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Hobart 4.64 in 0430 PM 02/21 HADS Beecher 4.56 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS Wanatah 4.55 in 0700 AM 02/21 COOP Paxton 2wsw 4.52 in 0630 AM 02/21 COOP Waste Water Facility 4.44 in 0730 AM 02/21 COOP 5 ENE Symerton 4.38 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 3 E Brook 4.37 in 0445 PM 02/21 USGS 3 NW De Motte 4.35 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP Momence 5ene 4.26 in 0800 AM 02/21 COOP Manhattan 4.23 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS Valparaiso Airport 4.20 in 0556 AM 02/21 ASOS 1 ESE Mokena 4.14 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS South Holland 4.12 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Cedar Lake 4.10 in 0505 PM 02/21 CWOP Valparaiso 4.09 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP Crete 4.08 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS Matteson 4.04 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 3 N Beecher 4.03 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS Homewood 4.00 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 2 NNE Griffith 4.00 in 0415 PM 02/21 HADS Manteno 4.00 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 N Chicago Ridge 4.00 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Dyer 3.99 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS University Park 3.96 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS Schererville 3.96 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WSW Crystal Lawns 3.92 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 2 NW Merrillville 3.88 in 0430 PM 02/21 HADS 1 ESE Glenwood 3.84 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP Oak Lawn 3.80 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WNW Crestwood 3.80 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Milford 3.80 in 0505 PM 02/21 CWOP Porter 3.77 in 0417 PM 02/21 RAWS Lincoln Park 3.76 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Midlothian 3.75 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS 3 N Manhattan 3.73 in 0454 PM 02/21 CWOP Orland Park 3.72 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Grant Park 3.72 in 0452 PM 02/21 CWOP 3 N Manhattan 3.70 in 0453 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 SSE Darien 3.67 in 0505 PM 02/21 HADS 1 S Carol Stream 3.64 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS 3 NNE Wilmington 3.62 in 0405 PM 02/21 RAWS 2 W Mokena 3.62 in 0415 PM 02/21 HADS 1 SE West Chicago 3.60 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 3 SSW Minooka 3.58 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 1 SSE Douglas Park 3.56 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Willow Springs 3.54 in 0800 AM 02/21 COOP Lakeview 3.52 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS Peotone 3.41 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP Chicago Heights 3.39 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS Kankakee Airport 3.36 in 0555 AM 02/21 AWOS 1 SW Palatine 3.36 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS Glenbard South 3.36 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS South Chicago 3.32 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WNW Fairmont 3.32 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 1 E Rensselaer 3.23 in 0430 PM 02/21 HADS 5 E Schneider 3.21 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS 2 ENE Streator 3.21 in 0700 AM 02/21 COOP Douglas Park 3.20 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 4 SW Plainfield 3.16 in 0510 PM 02/21 CWOP Chicago Midway 3.16 in 0553 AM 02/21 ASOS Riverside 3.14 in 0445 PM 02/21 USARMY-COE 1 W Streator 3.13 in 0455 PM 02/21 CWOP Lisle 3.08 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 4 ESE Beecher 3.08 in 0454 PM 02/21 CWOP Northbrook 3.08 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 W Gibson City 3.07 in 0451 PM 02/21 CWOP 3 SE Wheaton 3.06 in 0700 AM 02/21 COOP 2 WSW Elwood 3.05 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 1 WSW Homer Glen 3.04 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS 2 N Shorewood 3.02 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP Roselle 3.00 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Rockdale 2.97 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 4 NNW Coal City 2.97 in 0510 PM 02/21 CWOP City Water Works Within 2.96 in 0700 AM 02/21 COOP 1 W Oak Forest 2.96 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 NNW Norridge 2.95 in 0452 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 WNW Burnham 2.95 in 0400 PM 02/21 USARMY-COE 1 WNW Hickory Hills 2.94 in 0458 PM 02/21 CWOP 5 NNE Shabbona 2.93 in 0500 PM 02/21 GOES 1 NNE Evanston 2.92 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Calumet Park 2.92 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Frankfort 2.90 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 E West Chicago 2.88 in 0456 PM 02/21 CWOP 4 E Chebanse 2.88 in 0445 PM 02/21 USGS Warrenville 2.85 in 0425 PM 02/21 HADS Naperville 2.84 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 4 E Oswego 2.84 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Morris Airport 2.82 in 0555 AM 02/21 AWOS Lansing Airport 2.81 in 0555 AM 02/21 AWOS Shorewood 2.79 in 0445 PM 02/21 USARMY-COE 2 SSW Plainfield 2.76 in 0506 PM 02/21 CWOP 4 W Bolingbrook 2.74 in 0345 PM 02/21 HADS 1 N Carol Stream 2.68 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 W Lemont 2.68 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 1 SW Hanover Park 2.67 in 0315 PM 02/21 HADS Chicago O`Hare 2.66 in 1151 AM 02/21 ASOS Oakbrook Terrace 2.65 in 0415 PM 02/21 HADS Orland Park 2.65 in 0459 PM 02/21 CWOP 5 SW Naperville 2.64 in 0452 PM 02/21 CWOP Villa Park 2.64 in 0420 PM 02/21 HADS Oswego 2.63 in 0415 PM 02/21 HADS 1 W Marseilles 2.62 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS 1 SW Rogers Park 2.62 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Westmont 2.61 in 0508 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 NW Montgomery 2.61 in 0456 PM 02/21 CWOP Lyons 2.60 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 SE Naperville 2.56 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 SSW Highland Park 2.52 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Maywood 2.52 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WSW Schaumburg 2.52 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS 2 W Batavia 2.50 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS Peru Airport 2.50 in 0555 AM 02/21 AWOS Dwight 2.49 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Midway Airport 2.48 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP Oswego 2.48 in 0510 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 WSW Sheridan 2.47 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP 3 N Plainfield 2.46 in 0502 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 NNW Munster 2.45 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP Joliet Airport 2.44 in 0555 AM 02/21 AWOS 1 NNW Woodridge 2.41 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 W Chicago 2.41 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 W Lisle 2.40 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Indian Head Park 2.39 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 ENE Leonore 2.38 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS Elk Grove Village 2.36 in 0505 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 SSW Oswego 2.36 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP Chicago Botanical Garden 2.35 in 0800 AM 02/21 COOP 1 S Niles 2.33 in 0459 PM 02/21 CWOP Sandwich 2.32 in 0449 PM 02/21 AWS Harvey 2.32 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WNW Glen Ellyn 2.31 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP Dwight 2.31 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Earlville 2.31 in 0600 AM 02/21 COOP 1 WSW Lakeview 2.30 in 0504 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 WNW Saint Charles 2.30 in 0415 PM 02/21 COOP Sugar Grove - Aurora Airport 2.29 in 0552 AM 02/21 ASOS 1 WSW North Aurora 2.28 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Golf 2.26 in 0458 PM 02/21 CWOP 2 SSE West Chicago 2.25 in 0420 PM 02/21 HADS Kenilworth 2.24 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 2 NE Bradley 2.20 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP Mendota 2se 2.18 in 0600 AM 02/21 COOP 1 W Naplate 2.16 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS Morton Grove 2.16 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 SSW Crest Hill 2.16 in 0503 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 ESE Waukegan 2.16 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS 1 WNW Wheaton 2.15 in 0501 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 S Hometown 2.13 in 0509 PM 02/21 CWOP Batavia 2.13 in 0447 PM 02/21 CWOP Northbrook 2.09 in 0428 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 W Buffalo Grove 2.08 in 0451 PM 02/21 CWOP Momence 2.07 in 0445 PM 02/21 HADS Kildeer 2.05 in 0500 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 WNW Campus 2.04 in 0455 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 SW Palatine 2.04 in 0446 PM 02/21 CWOP 1 W Schaumburg 2.04 in 0450 PM 02/21 AWS Pontiac 2.03 in 0445 PM 02/21 USARMY-COE 1 NE Oak Brook 2.02 in 0500 PM 02/21 HADS 2 SSE Boswell 2.01 in 0400 PM 02/21 HADS
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
521 PM CST WED FEB 21 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1130 PM FLOOD CRETE 41.45N 87.62W
02/19/2018 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
US ROUTE 1 BETWEEN CRETE MONEE ROAD TO THE NORTH AND ELMS
COURT TO THE SOUTH IS IMPASSABLE. ESTIMATES APPROACHING 1
FOOT DEEP OF FLOWING WATER.
0104 PM TSTM WND DMG WAUKEGAN 42.37N 87.87W
02/20/2018 LAKE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
0116 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NE CHICAGO 41.92N 87.57W
02/20/2018 M47.00 MPH LMZ741 IL C-MAN STATION
GUST TO 47 MPH AT HARISON DEVER CRIB.
0300 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 NE BEVERLY SHORES 41.72N 86.94W
02/20/2018 M74.00 MPH LMZ745 IN C-MAN STATION
GUST TO 74 MPH AT MICHIGAN CITY GLERL SITE.
0332 PM FLOOD 5 SSW KOUTS 41.25N 87.06W
02/20/2018 JASPER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
KANKAKEE RIVER AT BANKFULL.
0332 PM FLOOD 5 SSW KOUTS 41.25N 87.06W
02/20/2018 JASPER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
RIVER AT BANKFULL.
0342 PM FLOOD ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
02/20/2018 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0905 PM HEAVY RAIN W LA SALLE 41.34N 89.09W
02/20/2018 M2.97 INCH LA SALLE IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL 2.97 INCHES.
1030 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E LINCOLNWOOD 42.01N 87.71W
02/20/2018 M2.34 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
STILL RAINING. MINOR FLOODING.
1100 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE STREATOR 41.14N 88.82W
02/20/2018 M3.20 INCH LA SALLE IL COCORAHS
STILL RAINING. MINOR FLOODING.
1200 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W
02/21/2018 M3.38 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
3.38 STORM TOTAL. CALENDAR DAY TOTALS 2/19 0.83 -- 2/20
2.55.
0130 AM HEAVY RAIN PORTAGE 41.59N 87.18W
02/21/2018 M4.50 INCH PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S OAK PARK 41.87N 87.79W
02/21/2018 M3.00 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
36 HOUR STORM TOTAL.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N MOROCCO 40.96N 87.45W
02/21/2018 M5.53 INCH NEWTON IN CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.75 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 SSE CRETE 41.40N 87.59W
02/21/2018 M4.37 INCH WILL IL COCORAHS
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNW DE MOTTE 41.21N 87.21W
02/21/2018 M6.41 INCH JASPER IN COCORAHS
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.61 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0600 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NNE JOLIET 41.60N 88.09W
02/21/2018 M3.23 INCH WILL IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.24 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN MONEE 41.42N 87.75W
02/21/2018 M4.35 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.41 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0630 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 WSW PAXTON 40.45N 88.13W
02/21/2018 M4.52 INCH FORD IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.33 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SSE WHEATFIELD 41.16N 87.04W
02/21/2018 M6.50 INCH JASPER IN COCORAHS
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
3.19 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN FAIRBURY 40.75N 88.51W
02/21/2018 M3.50 INCH LIVINGSTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 1.48 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PEOTONE 41.33N 87.80W
02/21/2018 M4.10 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.39 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NNW COAL CITY 41.34N 88.31W
02/21/2018 M3.56 INCH GRUNDY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.22 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN ST. ANNE 41.02N 87.72W
02/21/2018 M5.73 INCH KANKAKEE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.01 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN KANKAKEE 41.12N 87.86W
02/21/2018 M3.39 INCH KANKAKEE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.45 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E ASHKUM 40.88N 87.86W
02/21/2018 M5.20 INCH IROQUOIS IL COCORAHS
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.20 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN DWIGHT 41.10N 88.42W
02/21/2018 M2.96 INCH LIVINGSTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 1.25 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 ENE STREATOR 41.14N 88.80W
02/21/2018 M3.21 INCH LA SALLE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 0.86 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 SE YORKVILLE 41.62N 88.42W
02/21/2018 M2.68 INCH KENDALL IL CO-OP OBSERVER
48 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 0.86 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 NW WATSEKA 40.80N 87.76W
02/21/2018 M4.35 INCH IROQUOIS IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.45 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0700 AM HEAVY RAIN PONTIAC 40.88N 88.64W
02/21/2018 M2.76 INCH LIVINGSTON IL COCORAHS
48 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 1.24 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
0730 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N CROWN POINT 41.44N 87.36W
02/21/2018 M4.44 INCH LAKE IN CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
1.65 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 3 ESE CONRAD 41.09N 87.38W
02/21/2018 M6.11 INCH NEWTON IN CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE THE EVENING OF 2/18.
2.31 INCHES OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W
02/21/2018 M3.10 INCH GRUNDY IL CO-OP OBSERVER
60 HOUR STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. 0.93 INCHES OVER THE PAST
24 HOURS.
1021 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 N RENSSELAER 40.95N 87.15W
02/21/2018 M4.70 INCH JASPER IN COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
Photos
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| Kankakee River in Kankakee County, courtesy of Kankakee County Sheriffs Dept | Kankakee River in Kankakee County, courtesy of Kankakee County Sheriffs Dept | Cissna Park area courtesy of Jessie Campbell |
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| Chesterton, IN courtesy of Bryan Lalevee | Pothole in northwest Indiana courtesy of INDOT. |
Rivers
| Observed Stages on the Kankakee River | ||
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| Dunns Bridge hydrograph | Kouts hydrograph | Shelby hydrograph |
| Observed Stages on the Iroquois River | |
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| Iroquois hydrograph | Chebanse hydrograph |
| Observed Stages on the Sugar Creek |
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| Milford hydrograph |
Meteorology
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| Anomalies are a way meteorologists can quantify how far from normal the atmosphere is, or predicted to be, and from that quantify how high of magnitude weather event may unfold. | Precipitable water vs climatology as observed on the NWS Lincoln, IL weather balloon launch at 6 am on Feb. 20. |
Service
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| Feb 18 Weather Story | Feb 18 Flood Watch Issued | Feb 19 Weather Story | Feb 19 Flood Warning |
Survey
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| Rt 24 through downtown Watseka | Rt 24 through downtown Watseka | Legion Park pool house at peak water was up to the roof |
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| High water mark at bottom of brick house in Watseka | Sugar Creek in distance at tree line in Watseka | Iroquois River in distance at tree line in Watseka |
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| Washington Ave Bridge downstream in Kankakee | Washington Ave Bridge upstream in Kankakee | Water over-topping the dam on the Kankakee River |
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| Kankakee River near Rt. 17 bridge | Flooded houses next to Rt 17 bridge on the Kankakee River | Flooded houses next to Rt 17 bridge on the Kankakee River |
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| Route 1 bridge in Momence on the Kankakee River | River Gage for the Kankakee River at Momence | River Gage for the Iroquois River at Iroquois |
Additional
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