Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

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A low pressure system brought two "waves" of accumulating snowfall to the region from the evening of Monday, January 8th through the evening of Tuesday, January 9th. The highest snowfall totals of over a foot of snow were observed in central and eastern Iowa and southwest Wisconsin. While snow totals were not as high in our area, some locations in northern Illinois still received 6+" of snow.

The official snowfall total for Rockford over the course of this event was 3.9", observed at Chicago Rockford International Airport.

The official snowfall total for Chicago over the course of this event was 3.2", observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The Cooperative Observer 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport measured a snowfall total of 3.4".

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National Weather Service Chicago IL
1224 PM CST Wed Jan 10 2024

...TWO-DAY SNOWFALL REPORTS FOR JANUARY 8-9, 2024...

Climate Stations:

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider
Rockford (Rockford Airport)  3.9 in    0600 AM 01/10   Official NWS Ob
Chicago (Chicago OHare)      3.2 in    0600 AM 01/10   Official NWS Ob
NWS Chicago                  3.1 in    0600 AM 01/10   Official NWS Ob

Other Locations:

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider
Lily Lake 1 NE               7.5 in    0600 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Mendota 1 SE                 7.2 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Earlville 3 S                7.0 in    0600 AM 01/10   COOP
St. Charles 1 ENE            7.0 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Aurora                       6.5 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Harvard 4.4 NNE              6.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Plainfield 4 SW              6.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Schaumburg 2 E               6.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Malta 3 ESE                  6.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
DeKalb                       5.9 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Naperville 3 SE              5.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
La Salle                     5.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Bull Valley 2 WNW            5.4 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Geneva 2 WNW                 5.2 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Homer Glen 1 NNE             5.2 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Palos Park 4 W               5.1 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Genoa                        5.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Glen Ellyn 1 W               5.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Campton Hills 3 NNE          5.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Willow Springs 2 SE          5.0 in    0800 AM 01/10   COOP
Hebron 2 WSW                 4.8 in    0700 AM 01/10   HYDRO
Timberlane 1 SW              4.7 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Glen Ellyn 1 SW              4.7 in    0715 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 4.7 in    0730 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Ashton                       4.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Elk Grove Village 2 WSW      4.6 in    0705 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
West Chicago 4 SE            4.6 in    0712 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
North Aurora 1 ENE           4.5 in    0653 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Batavia                      4.4 in    0600 AM 01/10   HYDRO
Elmhurst 1 SE                4.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Aurora 3 WSW                 4.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Plainfield 2 SSE             4.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Cortland                     4.3 in    0600 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Palos Park 2 WSW             4.3 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
2 S Downers Grove            4.3 in    0800 AM 01/10   NWS Employee
Mundelein 4 WSW              4.2 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Geneva 4 WSW                 4.1 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Forest Lake 1 SSW            4.1 in    0700 AM 01/10   HYDRO
Ottawa                       4.0 in    0449 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
1 SE Boulder Hill            4.0 in    0600 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
4 WNW Kaneville              4.0 in    0600 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Peru 1 NNE                   4.0 in    0645 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Trout Valley                 4.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Amboy 1 WSW                  4.0 in    0723 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Cook County                  4.0 in    0900 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Ottawa 1 N                   3.9 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Lombard                      3.9 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Batavia 1 NW                 3.9 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Naperville 5 SSW             3.9 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 3.8 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Bloomingdale                 3.8 in    0830 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Plainfield 3.9 SSW           3.7 in    0619 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Elgin 3 W                    3.7 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
New Lenox 1 SSE              3.7 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Clarendon Hills              3.7 in    0700 AM 01/10   HYDRO
Crystal Lake 3.9 WNW         3.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Capron                       3.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Aurora 2 W                   3.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Rockford 3 WSW               3.6 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Midway 3 SW                  3.5 in    0600 AM 01/10   COOP
Villa Park                   3.5 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Lisle 1 SSE                  3.5 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Peotone                      3.5 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Peotone                      3.5 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Midway 3 SW COOP             3.4 in    1158 PM 01/09   COOP
Hoffman Estates              3.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
1 NW Rockdale                3.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Morton Arboretum             3.4 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
Woodstock 5 NW               3.3 in    0700 AM 01/10   COOP
4 NNW Rockford               3.2 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Manhattan 5 ENE              3.2 in    0800 AM 01/10   COOP
Winfield 0.8 ENE             3.2 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 3.1 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Monee 5 SE                   3.1 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Mokena 2 WSW                 3.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Valparaiso 1 N               3.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Joliet 2 N                   3.0 in    0700 AM 01/10   HYDRO
Chicago Heights 2 NNW        3.0 in    0800 AM 01/10   COCORAHS
Monee                        3.0 in    0900 AM 01/10   COOP

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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

January 8-9, 2024 Snowfall Event