Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the southern and eastern US this week, with heavy rain and localized flooding, particularly near the Gulf Coast. Monsoonal moisture will bring rain and potential flooding to parts of the Southwest. Heat and fire weather threats will continue to impact the West. Read More >
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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Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
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NWUS53 KLOT 302154
LSRLOT
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
454 PM CDT Mon Jun 30 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Libertyville 42.28N 87.94W
06/29/2025 Lake IL Emergency Mngr
During the evening of June 29, a microburst
impacted a portion of Libertyville. A large
tree fell onto a townhouse at 855 County
Club Drive, rendering it uninhabitable. In
addition, power poles were downed near
Liberty Lake. Additional tree damage was
reported in the same general area. Based on
the damage reports, wind speeds likely
exceeded 60 mph.
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