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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 0935 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...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 at 7 AM. 24-hour Snowfall Amounts for Saturday(12/30/17)... Northern Illinois Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Streator 4ENE (La Salle)......................5.3 Pontiac 1ESE (Livingston).....................5.2 Chatsworth (Livingston).......................5.0 Dwight (Livingston)...........................5.0 Watseka 6.9WNW (Iroquois).....................5.0 Chatsworth (Livingston).......................5.0 Ashkum 5.6E (Iroquois)........................4.4 Amboy (Lee)...................................4.1 Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy).........................4.0 Streator (Livingston).........................4.0 Fairbury (Livingston).........................3.8 La Salle (La Salle)...........................3.5 Peru 1ENE (La Salle)..........................3.5 Herscher 3E (Kankakee)........................3.3 Seneca 2SSW (La Salle)........................3.2 Wilmington 3SE (Will).........................3.1 Park Forest (Cook)............................3.0 Kankakee 4WNW (Kankakee)......................2.9 Morris 6ESE (Grundy)..........................2.8 Ottawa 1NW (La Salle).........................2.7 St Anne (Kankakee)............................2.7 Somonauk 2NE (De Kalb)........................2.6 Morris (Grundy)...............................2.6 Bonfield 4WSW (Kankakee)......................2.5 Joliet Lock/dam (Will)........................2.5 Coal City 4NNW (Grundy).......................2.3 Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy).....................2.3 Peotone (Will)................................2.3 Genoa (De Kalb)...............................2.1 Geneva 1SSW (Kane)............................2.1 Bourbonnais (Kankakee)........................2.0 Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page)........................2.0 New Lenox 2SE (Will)..........................2.0 Lockport 1SE (Will)...........................2.0 Paw Paw (Lee).................................2.0 Paxton (Ford).................................2.0 Manhattan (Will)..............................1.9 New Lenox 3E (Will)...........................1.8 Romeoville (Will).............................1.7 Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)................1.6 Oak Lawn (Cook)...............................1.5 Alsip (Cook)..................................1.5 Naperville 2ESE (Du Page).....................1.5 Geneva 4WSW (Kane)............................1.5 Lily Lake 2E (Kane)...........................1.5 Elburn (Kane).................................1.5 Rochelle (Ogle)...............................1.5 Willow Springs (Cook).........................1.5 De Kalb (De Kalb).............................1.4 Oak Park 2S (Cook)............................1.4 Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane)........................1.4 Batavia 2WNW (Kane)...........................1.4 Ashton (Lee)..................................1.4 Joliet 2n (Will)..............................1.4 Plainfield (Will).............................1.4 Batavia (Kane)................................1.3 Chicago Ridge (Cook)..........................1.3 Worth (Cook)..................................1.3 Elburn (Kane).................................1.3 Batavia 1WNW (Kane)...........................1.3 Algonquin 1N (McHenry)........................1.3 Byron 3N (Ogle)...............................1.3 Crete 3E (Will)...............................1.3 Rockford 1NW (Winnebago)......................1.3 Rockford (Winnebago)..........................1.3 Elburn (Kane).................................1.2 Midway Coop (Cook)............................1.2 Westmont (Du Page)............................1.2 Woodstock 5nw (McHenry).......................1.2 Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook).................1.1 Elgin 2W (Kane)...............................1.1 Elgin (Kane)..................................1.0 Chicago 6ESE (Cook)...........................1.0 Machesney Park 3ENE (Winnebago)...............1.0 Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.0 Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook).................0.9 Schaumburg 2E (Cook)..........................0.8 Riverwoods (Lake).............................0.8 Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago).......................0.8 Ohare (Cook)..................................0.8 Roscoe 2se (Winnebago)........................0.8 Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)...................0.8 Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook).....................0.7 Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook)........................0.7 Harwood Heights (Cook)........................0.7 Oak Park 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.7 Lincolnwood 2E (Cook).........................0.7 Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)....................0.7 Palatine 1E (Cook)............................0.6 Aurora (Kane).................................0.5 Botanic Gardens (Cook)........................0.5 Park Ridge (Cook).............................0.5 Countryside 1ENE (Cook).......................0.5 La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)....................0.5 Waukegan 2N (Lake)............................0.5 Capron (Boone)................................0.4 Northwest Indiana Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Remington (Jasper)............................4.0 (w9mal)Merrillville 2NNW (Lake)...............3.0 Portage 3E (Porter)...........................3.0 Morocco (Newton)..............................2.5 Rensselaer (Jasper)...........................2.5 Dyer 1WNW (Lake)..............................2.2 De Motte 1NNW (Jasper)........................2.0 De Motte 4SW (Jasper).........................2.0 (w9opr)Wheatfield 1ENE (Jasper)...............2.0 Gary 5ENE (Lake)..............................2.0 Crown Point (Lake)............................1.8 Portage 1ESE (Porter).........................1.7 Valparaiso 6SSW (Porter)......................1.5 Valparaiso 6WSW (Porter)......................1.5 Valparaiso 4SW (Porter).......................1.2 Munster 2NNW (Lake)...........................1.1
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Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
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NWUS53 KLOT 212024
LSRLOT
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
324 PM CDT Mon Sep 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM Flash Flood 4 ENE Amboy 41.73N 89.26W
09/20/2026 Lee IL Emergency Mngr
Updates previous flash flood report from 4
ENE Amboy. Approximately 280 people had to
be evacuated from OConnells RV Campground
due to flooding. Drone footage showed
numerous structures at and near the
campground surrounded by flood waters.
Several vehicles were at least partially
submerged in the flood waters, and multiple
roads were flooded. Flooding was still
ongoing as of 700 PM CDT on 9/20.
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