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Overview
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across northern Illinois during the early afternoon hours of May 25th. As the storms moved eastward, they became more widespread, producing torrential rains, gusty winds to 60 mph and nickel sized hail across portions of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana. The heaviest rains recorded were across Cook County, where some areas had two to three inches.
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| Map of 24 Hour Observed Precipitation Ending at 7 AM May 26, 2016 |
Photos & Video:
Photos of Damage
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| Trees down 2 miles north of Somonauk, IL |
Tree down in Sandwich, IL |
Flooding in Berwyn, IL |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
554 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0256 PM TSTM WND DMG PLANO 41.66N 88.53W
05/25/2016 KENDALL IL TRAINED SPOTTER
FOUR 6-8 INCH TREES UPROOTED AT HOFFMAN ST NEAR KRISTEN
0330 PM HEAVY RAIN LELAND 41.61N 88.80W
05/25/2016 M0.80 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG LELAND 41.61N 88.80W
05/25/2016 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL TREE BRANCHES DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 50 MPH.
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOW VISIBILITY. HAIL AROUND PEA
SIZE.
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 N SOMONAUK 41.66N 88.68W
05/25/2016 DE KALB IL EMERGENCY MNGR
AROUND TWO DOZEN TREES BLOWN OVER OR SPLIT. ONE TREE WAS
5 FT IN DIAMETER. ONE TREE DOWN ON HOUSE AND CARS. TIME
OF OCCURENCE ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0402 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N SANDWICH 41.66N 88.62W
05/25/2016 E50.00 MPH DE KALB IL TRAINED SPOTTER
WINDS LASTED APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
0410 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 ENE SUGAR GROVE 41.78N 88.44W
05/25/2016 M0.99 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS
RAIN FELL IN 20 MINUTES.
0414 PM TSTM WND GST SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.46W
05/25/2016 M50.00 MPH KANE IL ASOS
0441 PM TSTM WND GST DUPAGE AIRPORT 41.92N 88.25W
05/25/2016 M60.00 MPH DUPAGE IL ASOS
0457 PM HAIL WARRENVILLE 41.82N 88.19W
05/25/2016 M0.88 INCH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
IL RT 59 AND BATAVIA RD
0518 PM HEAVY RAIN WORTH 41.69N 87.79W
05/25/2016 M0.52 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
RAIN FELL IN PAST 13 MINUTES
0538 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.75N 87.79W
05/25/2016 M0.60 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0.55 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN 15 MINUTES. WIND GUST
REPORTED TO 50 MPH.
0548 PM TSTM WND GST S CHICAGO 41.87N 87.63W
05/25/2016 E55.00 MPH COOK IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0600 PM FLOOD AURORA 41.77N 88.29W
05/25/2016 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
4-6 INCHES OF STANDING WATER AT RT 25 AND INDIAN TRAIL
ROAD AND 4 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS THE ROAD AT RT 31 AND
INDIAN TRAIL ROAD.
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 NE NORTH AURORA 41.82N 88.30W
05/25/2016 M1.68 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 0.62 INCHES FELL IN THE PAST 30
MINUTES.
0630 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NE SUGAR GROVE 41.78N 88.45W
05/25/2016 M2.16 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SO FAR
0725 PM HEAVY RAIN BERWYN 41.84N 87.79W
05/25/2016 M2.30 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0545 AM HEAVY RAIN BERWYN 41.84N 87.79W
05/26/2016 M3.23 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
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MTF
Rain Reports
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
0836 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2016
...MORNING RAINFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE RAIN AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN BETWEEN 6 AND 8 AM.
24-HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
FOR THURSDAY(05/26/16)...
ILLINOIS RAIN
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................3.07
OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................2.96
SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................2.53
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................2.38
RAVENSWOOD MANOR (COOK)......................2.37
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................2.37
ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................2.24
AURORA (KANE)................................2.23
ROGERS PARK 2SW (COOK).......................2.23
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................2.19
BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................2.12
AURORA (KANE)................................2.04
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................2.02
DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)...............1.99
ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................1.92
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................1.82
PLANO (KENDALL)..............................1.78
GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................1.78
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.74
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.73
VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................1.73
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................1.73
BARRINGTON (LAKE)............................1.57
HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................1.56
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)...........................1.53
ELBURN (KANE)................................1.48
EVANSTON 1N (COOK)...........................1.45
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)..........................1.44
BANNOCKBURN (LAKE)...........................1.42
GLEN ELLYN (DU PAGE).........................1.38
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................1.34
LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................1.31
ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................1.30
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................1.29
ELGIN (KANE).................................1.27
WINFIELD (DU PAGE)...........................1.24
ELGIN 2WNW (KANE)............................1.17
ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................1.15
GENOA (DE KALB)..............................1.09
BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................1.09
MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................1.08
GLENCOE (COOK)...............................1.07
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................1.06
SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB).......................1.05
WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................1.03
CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE).......................1.02
MIDWAY (COOK)................................1.02
RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................1.00
LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE).........................0.99
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................0.97
NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.96
OHARE (COOK).................................0.95
ELGIN (KANE).................................0.93
ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................0.93
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.92
WHEELING (COOK)..............................0.90
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................0.88
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 1SW (COOK).................0.88
ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.88
ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.85
PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................0.82
BLOOMINGDALE 1NNE (DU PAGE)..................0.81
PLAINFIELD 3NNW (WILL).......................0.80
CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................0.76
MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.73
MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.73
ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.73
PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................0.70
PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL)........................0.70
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL)........................0.69
GILBERTS (KANE)..............................0.63
MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE)........................0.62
STEWARD (LEE)................................0.60
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.59
PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................0.58
WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.57
CARY (MCHENRY)...............................0.57
WOODSTOCK 1SSW (MCHENRY).....................0.57
WORTH (COOK).................................0.53
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................0.53
WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................0.53
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.52
OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK).........................0.52
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................0.52
ZION (LAKE)..................................0.51
DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.47
WINTHROP HARBOR 1SSW (LAKE)..................0.47
CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................0.47
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................0.43
POLO (OGLE)..................................0.43
HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................0.38
CHEBANSE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.38
LAKEMOOR 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.36
FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)..........................0.36
ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.36
PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.34
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)..........................0.33
CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.32
MCHENRY (MCHENRY)............................0.32
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL).......................0.26
BELVIDERE (BOONE)............................0.25
LANSING (COOK)...............................0.24
JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................0.23
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.21
ASHTON (LEE).................................0.20
WILMINGTON 6NW (WILL)........................0.20
ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.20
DIXON 2SW (LEE)..............................0.19
DIXON 3NNW (LEE).............................0.18
DIXON (LEE)..................................0.17
PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.16
PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.16
BEECHER 3ENE (WILL)..........................0.14
ALSIP (COOK).................................0.13
ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.12
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.11
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.11
NEW LENOX 4SE (WILL).........................0.09
ELWOOD 5NE (WILL)............................0.08
JOLIET (WILL)................................0.08
AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.07
MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.06
BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................0.05
PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK).......................0.04
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.03
LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.03
NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.03
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON)........................0.03
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL).......................0.02
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.01
CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.01
MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.01
GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)..........................TRACE
BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY).........................TRACE
MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY)........................TRACE
ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS)......................TRACE
WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)...................TRACE
BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE)....................TRACE
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).......................TRACE
MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)......................TRACE
PARK FOREST (COOK)..........................TRACE
INDIANA RAIN
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL (IN)
(WV90)HOBART 1ENE (LAKE).....................0.71
GARY 5ENE (LAKE).............................0.43
HOBART 1NNW (LAKE)...........................0.32
VALPARAISO 2WNW (PORTER).....................0.21
VALPARAISO 3WSW (PORTER).....................0.19
VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER)......................0.16
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER)........................0.15
ST. JOHN (LAKE)..............................0.13
(KB9F)VALPARAISO 4S (PORTER).................0.13
DYER 1WNW (LAKE).............................0.12
VALPARAISO 7WSW (PORTER).....................0.12
PORTAGE 3E (PORTER)..........................0.10
GARY 4SSW (LAKE).............................0.06
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER)......0.06
VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................0.04
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................0.03
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER).....................0.03
(W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE)..............0.01
DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)......................TRACE
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