Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley today, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >
Overview
![]() Total snowfall from the evening of Friday, March 23rd through the evening of Saturday, March 24th. |
Comparison between observations at Pontiac (heavy snow) and Kankakee (no snow) during the late morning and early afternoon of March 24th. The Kankakee observation is ~40mi ENE of Pontiac. The very dry air is evident in the dew point/relative humidity at Kankakee. |
March 25th early afternoon image from the Space Science and Engineering Center Terra Satellite. |
Observed Snowfall
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Select Snowfall Amounts
Location (County) Amount
Dana (La Salle) 12.0 in
Flanagan (Livingston) 11.0 in
Chatsworth (Livingston) 8.5 in
Loda (Iroquois) 8.0 in
Fairbury (Livingston) 7.8 in
Paxton (Ford) 7.5 in
Streator (La Salle) 6.4 in
Pontiac (Livingston) 6.0 in
Long Point (Livingston) 5.6 in
Campus (Livingston) 4.5 in
Lostant (La Salle) 4.0 in
Dwight (Livingston) 3.0 in
Harmon (Lee) 3.0 in
Peru (La Salle) 2.0 in
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Forecast Graphics
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Thursday morning, March 22nd. | Friday morning, March 23rd. | Friday afternoon, March 23rd. | Saturday morning, March 24th. |
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