A couple of storm systems will impact travel conditions through the first half of this weekend. Heavy snow from the mountains of the West will move into the upper Midwest and upper Great Lakes through tonight. Record warmth and Gulf moisture along and east of the Mississippi River will fuel severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, fog for the Tennessee Valley and deep South on Friday into Saturday. Read More >
| A band of intense lake effect snow developed around midnight on Friday January 28, 2022 and persisted into the evening dropping several inches of snow across the Chicago metro. Snowfall rates on the order of 1 to 2 inches per hour created dangerous travel conditions during the Friday commutes due to rapid changes in visibility and snow covered roads. This page showcases the snowfall totals experienced across the metro from this event. |
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1003 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2022 ...EVENT TOTAL SNOW REPORTS FROM LATE THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...ILLINOIS... ...COOK COUNTY... WILMETTE 10.0 IN 0330 PM 01/28 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 NNE SKOKIE 9.0 IN 0300 PM 01/28 PUBLIC EVANSTON 1 E 9.0 IN 0800 AM 01/29 COCORAHS 1 S JEFFERSON PARK - CHICAGO 8.0 IN 1110 AM 01/28 PUBLIC 1 WNW HUMBOLDT PARK - CHICAG 7.5 IN 0130 PM 01/28 PUBLIC OAK PARK 1 NNE 7.4 IN 0655 AM 01/29 COCORAHS CHICAGO - WEST RIDGE 7.3 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS 3.0 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 7.2 IN 1200 PM 01/28 CO-OP OBSERVER HARWOOD HEIGHTS 7.1 IN 1000 AM 01/28 PUBLIC LINCOLN SQUARE - CHICAGO 6.0 IN 1100 AM 01/28 PUBLIC CHICAGO RIDGE 4.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS OAK LAWN 1 WSW 4.2 IN 0800 AM 01/29 COCORAHS BRIDGEVIEW 1 WNW 4.0 IN 0730 AM 01/29 COCORAHS OAK FOREST 1 NNW 3.4 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS OHARE AIRPORT 3.3 IN 1200 PM 01/28 OFFICIAL NWS OBS FRANKLIN PARK 0.5 SSE 3.1 IN 0800 AM 01/29 COCORAHS COUNTRYSIDE 1 ENE 3.0 IN 0500 AM 01/29 COCORAHS LA GRANGE PARK 1 SSW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PALOS PARK 2 WSW 3.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS HOMEWOOD 2.4 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2 WSW 1.9 IN 0655 AM 01/29 COCORAHS MOUNT PROSPECT 0.2 NNE 1.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS SCHAUMBURG 2 E 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PARK FOREST 1 WNW 1.5 IN 0730 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PARK FOREST 1.0 IN 0500 AM 01/29 COOP SCHAUMBURG 1.4 SE 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS HOFFMAN ESTATES 0.7 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PALATINE 1.2 NW 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...DUPAGE COUNTY... ELMHURST 2.3 IN 1030 AM 01/28 BROADCAST MEDIA VILLA PARK 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS DARIEN 2 SE 1.4 IN 0715 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ELMHURST 1 SW 1.0 IN 0600 AM 01/29 COCORAHS BOLINGBROOK 3 NE 0.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...GRUNDY COUNTY... CARBON HILL 3 N 1.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS COAL CITY 4 NNW 1.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 UCOOP MORRIS 2 W 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...IROQUOIS COUNTY... ASHKUM 6 E 0.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS CRESCENT CITY 2 N 0.8 IN 0600 AM 01/29 COCORAHS MILFORD 3.5 ENE 0.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...KANE COUNTY... GENEVA 4 WSW 0.9 IN 0600 AM 01/29 COCORAHS AURORA 2 W 0.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS GENEVA 1 SSW 0.5 IN 0730 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...KANKAKEE COUNTY... BOURBONNAIS 1.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COOP KANKAKEE 1.4 WSW 1.0 IN 0600 AM 01/29 COCORAHS HERSCHER 3 E 0.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...LA SALLE COUNTY... OTTAWA 1.6 IN 0655 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PERU 1 NNE 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS OTTAWA - BUFFALO ROCK SP 1.0 IN 0745 AM 01/29 COOP LA SALLE 0.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...LAKE COUNTY... 1 NE HIGHLAND PARK 5.0 IN 0838 AM 01/28 PUBLIC 1 NNW GLENCOE 4.8 IN 0922 AM 01/28 PUBLIC HIGHWOOD 2.2 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS RIVERWOODS 1 NE 1.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS BUFFALO GROVE 2 N 0.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...LIVINGSTON COUNTY... CHATSWORTH 2.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COOP DWIGHT 1.0 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COOP ...WILL COUNTY... MOKENA 2 WSW 1.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS HOMER GLEN 1 NNE 1.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS LAKEWOOD SHORES 1 SE 1.7 IN 0630 AM 01/29 COCORAHS NEW LENOX 1 SE 1.5 IN 0800 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ROCKDALE - BRANDON LOCK AND 0.8 IN 0800 AM 01/29 HADS NWS CHICAGO-ROMEOVILLE 0.7 IN 1200 PM 01/28 OFFICIAL NWS OBS MONEE 5 SE 0.6 IN 0800 AM 01/29 COCORAHS LOCKPORT 2 SE 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...INDIANA... ...LAKE COUNTY... DYER 1.6 IN 0525 AM 01/29 COCORAHS GARY 5 ENE 1.4 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS CROWN POINT 2 NNE 0.7 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ST. JOHN 3 SSE 0.5 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS ...PORTER COUNTY... VALPARAISO 1 N 0.9 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS PORTER 0.8 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS VALPARAISO 4 SW 0.7 IN 0600 AM 01/29 COCORAHS CHESTERTON 2 E 0.6 IN 0700 AM 01/29 COCORAHS 1 N PORTAGE 0.5 IN 0830 AM 01/28 PUBLIC OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.
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| Northwestern University Photo courtesy of Andrew Roman | Lakeshore Drive in Chicago from Field Museum | Northwest side of Chicago Photo courtesy of Bob Dolgan |
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