Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Winter 2021-2022 Events

Meteorological Winter (Dec-Feb) Recap

April 17-18, 2022: Late season 1" to 2.5" of snow

April 2, 2022: Late season 1" to 4+" of snow in far northern Illinois

March 10-11, 2022: Band of 3+" of snow over parts of east central Illinois and northwest Indiana

February 24-25, 2022: Wintry system brings up to 5 inches of snow for parts of northern Illinois

February 22, 2022: Overnight thunderstorms bring accumulating small hail followed by freezing rain and drizzle in northern Illinois

February 18, 2022: Snow squall impacts far northern and north-central Illinois

February 16-17, 2022: Winter storm provides burst of heavy snowfall following heavy rain the night before

February 1-3, 2022: Winter storm brings 10+" to much of the area along and south of I-80 and an impressive gradient across the Chicago metro

January 28, 2022: Lake effect snow event brings localized totals over 6" in northeast IL

January 22-24, 2022: Two clippers each produce upwards of 3-5 inches of snow in quick succession

January 8, 2022: Widespread freezing drizzle brings glaze to much of the area

January 1, 2022: Snow event of 2 to 6 inches across much of the area; insight into challenging forecast

December 28, 2021: First accumulating snow of the season is the latest first for Chicago

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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

2021-2022 Winter Events