January 19, 2021: Intense Evening Snow Squall Impacts Parts of Chicago Metro

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Radar Loop from 8:08 PM to 10:21 PM CST 1/19

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An intense snow squall associated with an Alberta clipper rushed through northeast Illinois during the evening hours.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 1-4" in a narrow band from Boone County to Cook County to parts of northwest Indiana.

Official snowfall total for Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport, was 1.5" with the snow squall and 1.7" total for January 19th.

Highest amount reported from a volunteer observer was 3.4" in Bull Valley (east central McHenry County).

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Snowfall Map as of the Morning of Wednesday January 20th

Text Listing of Snowfall Reports from Volunteer Observers

Storm Reports

Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports

    
                        

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Preliminary Local Storm Report

National Weather Service Chicago IL

455 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2026



..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..



0800 PM     Flood            3 NE Plainfield         41.65N 88.16W

07/04/2026                   Will               IL   Public



            Public report of inundated property near

            Ensington Road and Lake Mary Drive due to

            flooding from Lily Cache Creek. Time

            estimated.





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