
An atmospheric river will continue to bring gusty winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to southern California and the southern Great Basin through Sunday. Periods of heavy snow will continue as well above 7,000 feet over the Sierra Nevada mountains associated with this atmospheric river. Read More >
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Severe thunderstorms developed from Minnesota through Arkansas on the late afternoon of March 6th and marched eastward into the night. A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) had evolved across central to eastern Iowa, and continued east into northern Illinois. While this showed a gradual weakening trend across the forecast area, it still had scattered severe winds (60+) among widespread 40-60 mph winds. |
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
422 PM CST TUE MAR 07 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1220 AM TSTM WND GST ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
03/07/2017 M51.00 MPH OGLE IL AWOS
1225 AM TSTM WND GST PERU 41.34N 89.13W
03/07/2017 M53.00 MPH LA SALLE IL AWOS
GUST TO 53 MPH AT PERU AWOS.
1236 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE OTTAWA 41.38N 88.80W
03/07/2017 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC
LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO ILLINOIS HIGHWAY 71. RELAYED
THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
1236 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S OTTAWA 41.34N 88.84W
03/07/2017 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC
POLES AND LINES DOWN/BENT. RELAYED THROUGH LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1240 AM TSTM WND GST SOMONAUK 41.63N 88.68W
03/07/2017 M62.00 MPH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
1241 AM TSTM WND DMG SYCAMORE 41.98N 88.70W
03/07/2017 DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE TO FOUR INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS BLOWN DOWN AT RT
23 AND RT 64.
1241 AM HAIL SYCAMORE 41.98N 88.70W
03/07/2017 M1.00 INCH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT RT 23 AND RT 64.
1241 AM HAIL DE KALB 41.93N 88.75W
03/07/2017 M0.88 INCH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE AT NIU.
1245 AM TSTM WND DMG SANDWICH 41.65N 88.62W
03/07/2017 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
POWER POLES DOWNED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL. HOME WEATHER
STATION OBSERVED A GUST OF 73 MPH.
1254 AM TSTM WND GST SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.46W
03/07/2017 M56.00 MPH KANE IL ASOS
GUST TO 56 MPH AT ARR ASOS.
1254 AM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 41.77N 88.29W
03/07/2017 KANE IL PUBLIC
A TREE DOWNED ONTO A CAR. TIME ESTIMATED PER RADAR AND
SURROUNDING OBSERVATIONS.
1255 AM TSTM WND GST PONTIAC 40.88N 88.64W
03/07/2017 M59.00 MPH LIVINGSTON IL AWOS
GUST TO 59 MPH AT PNT AWOS.
1255 AM TSTM WND GST AURORA 41.77N 88.29W
03/07/2017 M59.00 MPH KANE IL MESONET
1255 AM TSTM WND DMG ROSCOE 42.42N 89.01W
03/07/2017 WINNEBAGO IL TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE BRANCHES SNAPPED.
0103 AM TSTM WND DMG OSWEGO 41.70N 88.33W
03/07/2017 KENDALL IL PUBLIC
A COUPLE POWER POLES DOWNED.
0105 AM TSTM WND GST LIBERTYVILLE 42.28N 87.97W
03/07/2017 M55.00 MPH LAKE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
GUST TO 55 MPH AT LAKE COUNTY EOC AT RT 21 AND WINCHESTER
RD.
0106 AM TSTM WND DMG CAMPUS 41.02N 88.31W
03/07/2017 LIVINGSTON IL PUBLIC
LARGE PINE TREE DOWNED.
0109 AM TSTM WND GST ROMEOVILLE 41.65N 88.09W
03/07/2017 M50.00 MPH WILL IL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0110 AM TSTM WND GST SHOREWOOD 41.52N 88.20W
03/07/2017 M70.00 MPH WILL IL MESONET
0113 AM TSTM WND GST BOLINGBROOK 41.70N 88.08W
03/07/2017 M63.00 MPH WILL IL MESONET
0114 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W COAL CITY 41.29N 88.32W
03/07/2017 M58.00 MPH GRUNDY IL MESONET
0127 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE BONFIELD 41.12N 87.99W
03/07/2017 KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWNED ONTO A ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0129 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW CHICAGO 41.85N 87.67W
03/07/2017 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE PORTION OF WALKWAY ROOF AT A SCHOOL DAMAGED. TIME
ESTIMATED PER RADAR.
0137 AM TSTM WND DMG KANKAKEE 41.12N 87.86W
03/07/2017 KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE BRANCHES DOWNED ACROSS TOWN.
0223 AM TSTM WND GST 2 SE VALPARAISO 41.46N 87.02W
03/07/2017 M62.00 MPH PORTER IN ASOS
MEASURED AT KVPZ.
0225 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG REMINGTON 40.76N 87.15W
03/07/2017 JASPER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEMI BLOWN OVER ON I-65 NEAR MILE MARKER 200
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