| Thursday, November 15 saw early morning snow from a major weather system to our south spread northwest over northwest Indiana and northern Illinois. The solid snow shield brought 2" to 4" of accumulation in parts of east central Illinois into northwest Indiana by mid-morning. Then a single band of snow continued to move northwest across the Chicago metro area, pivoting, and then weakened as it moved back southeast (though did briefly re-intensify). This band produced mainly 1-2", although there was isolated 2" in Lake County, IL. |
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Text Listing of Snowfall Reports from Volunteer Observers
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Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Chicago IL
331 PM CDT Tue May 19 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1004 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 SSW Marseilles 41.30N 88.73W
05/18/2026 M55 MPH La Salle IL Public
Private weather station southwest of
Marseilles reported 55 mph gust.
1009 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SE Morris 41.32N 88.38W
05/18/2026 M55 MPH Grundy IL Public
Private weather station southeast of Morris
reported 55 mph gust.
1025 AM Tornado 5 WSW Paxton 40.42N 88.18W
05/18/2026 Ford IL Emergency Mngr
A brief EF-0 tornado significantly damaged
an outbuilding at a farmstead along N 1150E
Road just north of E 100N Road near Paxton.
1035 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SE Aurora 41.74N 88.30W
05/18/2026 Kane IL Public
Public report of large branch broken and
blocking a street near East Aurora High
School. Time estimated by radar.
1045 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Kankakee 41.12N 87.86W
05/18/2026 Kankakee IL Emergency Mngr
Kankakee County EMA reports widely scattered
tree limbs broken in and near Kankakee. Time
estimated by radar.
1052 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NW Sun River Terrace 41.15N 87.77W
05/18/2026 M56 MPH Kankakee IL Public
Private weather station north of Sun River
Terrace reported 56 mph gust.
1055 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Kankakee Airport 41.07N 87.85W
05/18/2026 M58 MPH Kankakee IL Public
Kankakee airport KIKK AWOS reported 58 mph
wind gust from the west.
1055 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Sun River Terrace 41.11N 87.73W
05/18/2026 M55 MPH Kankakee IL Public
Private weather station KILSAINT69 reported
55 mph gust near Sun River Terrace.
1055 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Homewood 41.56N 87.66W
05/18/2026 Cook IL Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reports a few 3-4 inch
diameter branches downed in Homewood. Time
estimated by radar.
1058 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Summit 41.79N 87.80W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Power line downed near 56th Street and South
Sayre Avenue in Garfield Ridge community
area of Chicago. Time estimated by radar.
1058 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSE Forest View 41.79N 87.79W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Tree branch broken and fell onto car near
54th Street and South Normandy Avenue in
Garfield Ridge community area of Chicago.
Time estimated by radar.
1059 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 S Evergreen Park 41.70N 87.70W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Tree or tree branch broken, blocking
southbound lane of Troy Street near 106th
Street in Mount Greenwood community area of
Chicago. Time estimated by radar.
1100 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSW Archer Hts. - Chi 41.80N 87.73W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Tree or tree branch broken, blocking traffic
near Tripp Avenue and 52nd Street in Archer
Heights community area of Chicago. Time
estimated by radar.
1101 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Midway Airport 41.79N 87.75W
05/18/2026 M79 MPH Cook IL ASOS
KMDW ASOS recorded 79 mph wind gust from the
southwest.
1103 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Roseland - Chicago 41.72N 87.62W
05/18/2026 Cook IL Public
A few public reports of tree branches broken
in the Roseland community area of Chicago.
Relayed by Chicago 311. Time estimated by
radar.
1107 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg South Chicago 41.74N 87.55W
05/18/2026 Cook IL Public
A few public reports of tree branches broken
in the South Chicago community area of
Chicago. Relayed via Chicago 311. Time
estimated by radar.
1107 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE South Chicago 41.71N 87.54W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Large branched downed on roadway near 103rd
Street and Avenue L in East Side community
area of Chicago. Time estimated by radar.
1109 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WNW Chicago Loop 41.89N 87.67W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Tree branch broken onto roadway near Erie
Street and Ashland Avenue in West Town
community area of Chicago. Time estimated by
radar.
1109 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Chicago Loop 41.88N 87.65W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Power line downed near Jackson Boulevard and
Morgan Street in Near West Side community
area of Chicago. Time estimated by radar.
1113 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Gary Airport 41.62N 87.41W
05/18/2026 M58 MPH Lake IN AWOS
Gary Airport AWOS GYY reported 58 mph wind
gust from the south.
1114 AM Marine Tstm Wind 3 NE Navy Pier 41.92N 87.57W
05/18/2026 M58 MPH LMZ741 IL C-Man Station
Harrison-Dever Crib recorded 50 knot wind
gust.
1114 AM Tstm Wnd Dmg Lakeview - Chicago 41.95N 87.65W
05/18/2026 Cook IL 911 Call Center
Tree or tree branch broken and blocking
roadway near Cornelia Avenue and Fremont
Street in Lakeview community area of
Chicago. Time estimated by radar.
1114 AM Tstm Wnd Gst Lakeview - Chicago 41.95N 87.65W
05/18/2026 M52 MPH Cook IL Public
Private weather station KILCHICA173 reported
52 mph gust.
1115 AM Marine Tstm Wind 1 NE Montrose Harbor 41.97N 87.63W
05/18/2026 M52 MPH LMZ741 IL Mesonet
Mesonet station XMTB Montrose Beach Light.
1121 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Hobart 41.52N 87.25W
05/18/2026 M65 MPH Lake IN Public
Corrects previous report from 1 SSE Hobart
to tstm wind. Public report of 65 mph gust
recorded by backyard weather station near
Linda Street and 10th Street in Hobart. Time
estimated by radar.
1125 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 S Brook 40.81N 87.37W
05/18/2026 M54 MPH Newton IN Public
Private weather station northeast of
Kentland reported 54 mph gust.
1129 AM Hail 1 E Lakes of the Four S 41.42N 87.19W
05/18/2026 M1.00 Inch Porter IN Public
Public report of 1.0 inch hail east of
Winfield. Time estimated by radar.
1140 AM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 N Kouts 41.34N 87.02W
05/18/2026 M60 MPH Porter IN Public
Private weather station 1.5 miles north of
Kouts reported 60 mph gust.
1144 AM Marine Tstm Wind 4 NE Beverly Shores 41.73N 86.93W
05/18/2026 M62 MPH LMZ745 IN C-Man Station
Michigan City CMAN station reported 54 kt
gust.
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