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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

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 >

Chicago, IL

Weather Forecast Office

January 22-23 Freezing Rain And Snow

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This event had a mixture of freezing drizzle, freezing rain, and snow. The event started as freezing drizzle during the morning of January 22, and then saw freezing rain and freezing drizzle mix in the afternoon. During the late afternoon into early evening, this transitioned to accumulating snow for areas north of I-80. As the system low pressure moved over the area later in the night, precipitation was a mix again, though areas in far northern Illinois continued to see accumulating snow.  
Snowfall Map
 

 

Fast Facts

  • The official snowfall for Chicago was 1.5" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
  • The official snowfall for Rockford was 5.7" observed at Chicago Rockford International Airport.
  • Other snowfall amounts include 0.1" at the NWS Chicago in Romeoville and 0.2" observed 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport.
  • Ice accumulation for Chicago was 0.16" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Other ice accumulation amounts include: 0.32" at the Aurora/Sugar Grove Airport, 0.26" at Du Page Airport,  0.14" at Chicago Midway Internation Airport, and 0.04" at Rockford International Airport. 

Snow & Rain Totals

 

Snowfall

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1240 PM CST THU JAN 24 2019

...2-DAY SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...

THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY
TAKEN BETWEEN 6AM AND 8AM.

  2-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR THURSDAY (01/24/19)
     AS OF 12:34 PM CST

ILLINOIS                                 2-DAY SNOWFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(INCHES) REPORTS

  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................6.0     (2)
  HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................6.0     (2)
  GENOA (DE KALB)...............................6.0     (2)
  DIXON (LEE)...................................6.0     (1)
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................5.7     (2)
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................5.6     (2)
  WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY).......................5.4     (2)
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................5.4     (2)
  HEBRON (MCHENRY)..............................5.3     (2)
  SOUTH BELOIT 2SE (WINNEBAGO)..................5.2     (1)
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................5.2     (2)
  ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO).....................5.0     (2)
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................4.9     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.8     (1)
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)............................4.5     (1)
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................4.4     (2)
  CRYSTAL LAKE 1WSW (MCHENRY)...................4.4     (2)
  ROCKFORD 6S (WINNEBAGO).......................4.3     (1)
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................4.0     (2)
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................4.0     (1)
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................3.9     (2)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.9     (2)
  ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................3.8     (2)
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.8     (2)
  WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................3.8     (1)
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)...............................3.8     (2)
  CRYSTAL LAKE (MCHENRY)........................3.8     (1)
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................3.7     (1)
  ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.7     (1)
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................3.6     (2)
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................3.5     (2)
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................3.5     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE)........................3.5     (1)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.5     (2)
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 2SE (COOK)....................3.5     (2)
  ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.4     (2)
  CARY (MCHENRY)................................3.3     (2)
  STEWARD (LEE).................................3.2     (2)
  ELBURN (KANE).................................3.2     (2)
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................3.2     (2)
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................3.1     (2)
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................3.1     (2)
  CAPRON (BOONE)................................3.1     (2)
  HUNTLEY (MCHENRY).............................3.0     (2)
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................2.9     (2)
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE)..............................2.8     (1)
  PALATINE 1NNE (COOK)..........................2.8     (2)
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................2.7     (1)
  PAW PAW (LEE).................................2.5     (2)
  SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB)........................2.5     (2)
  SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)..........................2.5     (2)
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................2.5     (2)
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................2.3     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................2.1     (2)
  ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE)........................2.0     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................1.9     (2)
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................1.8     (2)
  GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)............................1.8     (1)
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................1.8     (2)
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................1.6     (2)
  O'HARE AIRPORT (COOK).........................1.5     (2)
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................1.5     (2)
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................1.4     (2)
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................1.3     (2)
  BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)...........................1.3     (1)
  NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................1.3     (2)
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK)........................1.3     (2)
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)....................1.1     (2)
  WINNETKA 1ESE (COOK)..........................1.1     (2)
  AURORA (KANE).................................1.1     (2)
  WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE)........................1.0     (1)
  ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 3SSW (COOK).................1.0     (1)
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................0.9     (2)
  DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)................0.9     (2)
  MCHENRY (STRATTON LOCK & DAM) (MCHENRY).......0.8     (2)
  PERU 1ENE (LA SALLE)..........................0.8     (2)
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................0.8     (2)
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................0.8     (1)
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.5     (2)
  NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL)........................0.5     (2)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.5     (1)
  PARK RIDGE (COOK).............................0.5     (1)
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................0.5     (1)
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................0.4     (2)
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.4     (1)
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................0.4     (2)
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................0.4     (1)
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................0.3     (2)
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................0.3     (1)
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................0.3     (2)
  ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE)........................0.3     (1)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.3     (1)
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS (COOK)........................0.3     (1)
  ROGERS PARK 2SW (COOK)........................0.3     (1)
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL)........................0.2     (2)
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.2     (2)
  SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)......................0.2     (2)
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.1     (2)
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.1     (2)
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................0.1     (2)
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.1     (2)

INDIANA                                    2-DAY SNOWFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(INCHES) REPORTS

  PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................0.1     (1)

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Rainfall

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1248 PM CST THU JAN 24 2019


...2-DAY RAINFALL ROUND-UP...

THE FOLLOWING ARE RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS. OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY
TAKEN BETWEEN 6AM AND 8AM.

  2-DAY RAIN TOTALS FOR THURSDAY (01/24/19)
     AS OF 12:44 PM CST

ILLINOIS                                 2-DAY RAINFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(INCHES) REPORTS

  PAXTON (FORD)................................1.20     (1)
  WATSEKA 6.9WNW (IROQUOIS)....................1.16     (2)
  GIBSON 6NE (FORD)............................1.09     (2)
  WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)...........................1.05     (1)
  GIBSON 3WNW (FORD)...........................1.04     (2)
  ASHKUM 5.6E (IROQUOIS).......................0.95     (2)
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE).......................0.94     (2)
  MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................0.88     (1)
  ASHTON (LEE).................................0.87     (1)
  ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................0.86     (2)
  PONTIAC 1SE (LIVINGSTON).....................0.82     (2)
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.81     (2)
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON)......................0.80     (1)
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.78     (1)
  HERSCHER 3E (KANKAKEE).......................0.78     (2)
  STREATOR (LIVINGSTON)........................0.76     (2)
  ELBURN (KANE)................................0.73     (1)
  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON).........................0.71     (2)
  MOMENCE (KANKAKEE)...........................0.69     (1)
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)..............................0.67     (2)
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.66     (1)
  MONEE (WILL).................................0.66     (2)
  PEOTONE (WILL)...............................0.66     (1)
  BEECHER 3SSE (WILL)..........................0.66     (1)
  ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................0.66     (2)
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.66     (2)
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)..........................0.66     (2)
  MORRIS 6ESE (GRUNDY).........................0.62     (2)
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL)........................0.62     (1)
  MANHATTAN 1ESE (WILL)........................0.62     (2)
  ELBURN (KANE)................................0.62     (2)
  CORTLAND (DE KALB)...........................0.62     (2)
  ELBURN (KANE)................................0.62     (2)
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)...........................0.60     (2)
  ST. CHARLES (KANE)...........................0.60     (1)
  DIXON (LEE)..................................0.60     (1)
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.59     (2)
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.59     (2)
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)..........................0.58     (2)
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)...........................0.57     (2)
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)..........................0.57     (2)
  MINOOKA (GRUNDY).............................0.57     (2)
  PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK).......................0.57     (2)
  BATAVIA (KANE)...............................0.57     (2)
  COAL CITY 3N (GRUNDY)........................0.57     (2)
  AMBOY (LEE)..................................0.57     (1)
  LISLE MORTON ARB (DU PAGE)...................0.56     (2)
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)...........................0.56     (2)
  ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE).......................0.56     (2)
  MANHATTAN (WILL).............................0.55     (2)
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL)........................0.55     (2)
  PERU 1ENE (LA SALLE).........................0.55     (2)
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE).........................0.55     (2)
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................0.55     (2)
  STEWARD (LEE)................................0.54     (2)
  JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.54     (2)
  ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO)....................0.54     (2)
  ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................0.54     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.54     (2)
  MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................0.53     (1)
  PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL).......................0.53     (2)
  ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY).......................0.53     (2)
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.53     (2)
  RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................0.53     (2)
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE)......................0.53     (2)
  PALATINE 1NNE (COOK).........................0.53     (2)
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................0.53     (1)
  HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................0.53     (2)
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.52     (2)
  SOUTH BELOIT 2SE (WINNEBAGO).................0.52     (1)
  WILMINGTON 6NW (WILL)........................0.52     (1)
  LA SALLE (LA SALLE)..........................0.52     (2)
  EARLVILLE 5NNE (DE KALB).....................0.52     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................0.52     (2)
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 2SE (COOK)...................0.52     (2)
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.51     (2)
  ROCKFORD 6S (WINNEBAGO)......................0.51     (1)
  HUNTLEY (MCHENRY)............................0.51     (2)
  BATAVIA 1WSW (KANE)..........................0.51     (1)
  SOMONAUK 2NE (DE KALB).......................0.51     (2)
  GENOA (DE KALB)..............................0.51     (2)
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE)............................0.50     (2)
  NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.50     (2)
  WOODSTOCK 4SW (MCHENRY)......................0.50     (2)
  WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE).......................0.50     (2)
  DOWNERS GROVE 0.4NNE (DU PAGE)...............0.50     (2)
  LANSING (COOK)...............................0.49     (1)
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO).....................0.49     (1)
  SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE).....................0.49     (1)
  SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK).........................0.49     (2)
  PLAINFIELD (WILL)............................0.48     (2)
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................0.48     (2)
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.48     (2)
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.48     (1)
  PALATINE 1E (COOK)...........................0.48     (2)
  HARVARD (MCHENRY)............................0.48     (2)
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO).........................0.47     (2)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.47     (2)
  LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................0.47     (2)
  COAL CITY (GRUNDY)...........................0.47     (1)
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.46     (2)
  HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE)...........................0.46     (1)
  GLEN ELLYN 1WSW (DU PAGE)....................0.46     (2)
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................0.46     (2)
  CAPRON (BOONE)...............................0.46     (1)
  ELGIN (KANE).................................0.46     (2)
  AURORA (KANE)................................0.46     (2)
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE)........................0.46     (2)
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................0.45     (2)
  CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL)........................0.45     (2)
  CARY (MCHENRY)...............................0.45     (2)
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE).....................0.45     (2)
  DARIEN (DU PAGE).............................0.45     (1)
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.45     (2)
  EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE)......................0.45     (1)
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK).......................0.45     (2)
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................0.44     (1)
  MORRIS 2SSE (GRUNDY).........................0.44     (2)
  DE KALB (DE KALB)............................0.44     (1)
  MIDLOTHIAN (COOK)............................0.43     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE).......................0.42     (2)
  BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................0.42     (2)
  PERU (LA SALLE)..............................0.41     (2)
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.41     (2)
  HOMEWOOD (COOK)..............................0.41     (2)
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL)......................0.41     (2)
  JOLIET 3WNW (WILL)...........................0.41     (1)
  CRYSTAL LAKE 1WSW (MCHENRY)..................0.41     (2)
  PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................0.41     (2)
  CRYSTAL LAKE (MCHENRY).......................0.41     (1)
  O'HARE AIRPORT (COOK)........................0.40     (2)
  WINNETKA 1ESE (COOK).........................0.40     (2)
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.40     (2)
  WESTMONT 1SSW (DU PAGE)......................0.40     (2)
  LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................0.39     (1)
  OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.39     (2)
  OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK).........................0.39     (2)
  WORTH (COOK).................................0.39     (2)
  PARK RIDGE 1WNW (COOK).......................0.39     (2)
  GURNEE 2W (LAKE).............................0.38     (1)
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................0.38     (2)
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS (COOK).......................0.38     (2)
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)..........................0.37     (2)
  WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.37     (2)
  AURORA (KANE)................................0.37     (2)
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK)........................0.36     (2)
  WAUKEGAN (LAKE)..............................0.35     (2)
  PAW PAW (LEE)................................0.35     (2)
  LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE).......................0.35     (2)
  GENEVA 4WSW (KANE)...........................0.35     (1)
  ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................0.34     (1)
  CHICAGO 5NE (COOK)...........................0.34     (2)
  MARSEILLES LOCK & DAM (LA SALLE).............0.33     (2)
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................0.33     (2)
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................0.33     (2)
  KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)..........................0.33     (2)
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.32     (1)
  ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.31     (1)
  BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK).......................0.31     (1)
  MIDWAY (COOK)................................0.30     (2)
  MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.30     (2)
  PARK FOREST (COOK)...........................0.29     (2)
  OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................0.29     (1)
  MCHENRY (STRATTON LOCK & DAM) (MCHENRY)......0.26     (2)
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.21     (1)
  DEKALB (DE KALB).............................0.20     (2)
  BRANDON ROAD LOCK & DAM (WILL)...............0.17     (2)
  JOLIET (WILL)................................0.16     (2)
  LANSING (COOK)...............................0.15     (2)

INDIANA                                    2-DAY RAINFALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(INCHES) REPORTS

  MOROCCO (NEWTON).............................1.55     (2)
  RENSSELAER 2SSW (JASPER).....................1.42     (2)
  MOUNT AYR 2NNE (NEWTON)......................1.35     (2)
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)..........................1.31     (2)
  BROOK 4W (NEWTON)............................1.30     (1)
  REMINGTON (JASPER)...........................1.24     (2)
  DE MOTTE 6S (JASPER).........................1.20     (2)
  KENTLAND (NEWTON)............................1.17     (1)
  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON)........................1.03     (2)
  WHEATFIELD 3S (JASPER).......................0.97     (1)
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER)........................0.91     (2)
  DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER).......................0.91     (2)
  WHEATFIELD 4WSW (JASPER).....................0.83     (1)
  HEBRON 1NE (PORTER)...........................0.7     (1)
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)..........................0.67     (2)
  PORTAGE 3E (PORTER)..........................0.58     (1)
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE)......................0.57     (1)
  GARY 5ENE (LAKE).............................0.56     (2)
  VALPARAISO 2WSW (PORTER).....................0.54     (2)
  VALPARAISO 6SSW (PORTER).....................0.53     (2)
  SCHERERVILLE 1E (LAKE).......................0.53     (1)
  DYER 1WNW (LAKE).............................0.51     (1)
  CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE)........................0.49     (1)
  CROWN POINT (LAKE)...........................0.49     (1)
  HAMMOND 1SSW (LAKE)..........................0.47     (2)
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER)......................0.44     (1)
  MUNSTER 2NNW (LAKE)..........................0.35     (2)
  VALPARAISO 6NW (PORTER)......................0.33     (1)
  VALPARAISO (PORTER)..........................0.27     (2)

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Storm Reports

 

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1222 PM CST WED JAN 23 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 PM     SNOW             ROCKFORD AIRPORT        42.20N 89.10W
01/23/2019  M5.7 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 

1200 PM     SNOW             OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W
01/23/2019  M1.5 INCH        COOK               IL   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 

1200 PM     SNOW             1 WNW BURBANK           41.75N 87.78W
01/23/2019  M0.2 INCH        COOK               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL MEASURED BY MIDWAY 
            AIRPORT 3SW COOP. 

0900 AM     SNOW             1 W CHERRY VALLEY       42.24N 88.98W
01/23/2019  M4.7 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0800 AM     SNOW             2 SW ST. CHARLES        41.90N 88.34W
01/23/2019  M2.0 INCH        KANE               IL   PUBLIC           

             

0730 AM     SNOW             MOUNT MORRIS            42.05N 89.43W
01/23/2019  M5.5 INCH        OGLE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

             

0700 AM     SNOW             1 SW HARVARD            42.42N 88.63W
01/23/2019  M5.0 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

             

0700 AM     SNOW             WOODSTOCK               42.30N 88.38W
01/23/2019  M3.8 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            2 MILES NNW BULL VALLEY. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 S MOUNT PROSPECT      42.05N 87.94W
01/23/2019  M1.0 INCH        COOK               IL   PUBLIC           

             

0700 AM     SNOW             GENOA                   42.10N 88.69W
01/23/2019  M5.1 INCH        DE KALB            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

             

0700 AM     SNOW             2 W HEBRON              42.47N 88.48W
01/23/2019  M4.3 INCH        MCHENRY            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

             

0700 AM     SNOW             3 NNW HAWTHORN WOODS    42.26N 88.08W
01/23/2019  M3.0 INCH        LAKE               IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            MUNDELEIN COOP. 

0700 AM     SNOW             HIGHWOOD                42.20N 87.81W
01/23/2019  M4.5 INCH        LAKE               IL   PUBLIC           

             

0700 AM     SNOW             1 WNW DEKALB            41.93N 88.78W
01/23/2019  M4.8 INCH        DE KALB            IL   CO-OP OBSERVER   

             

0610 AM     SNOW             1 W CHERRY VALLEY       42.24N 88.98W
01/23/2019  M3.9 INCH        WINNEBAGO          IL   PUBLIC           

             

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    3 ESE VALPARAISO        41.45N 87.01W
01/22/2019  M0.16 INCH       PORTER             IN   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS AT PORTER COUNTY REGIONAL 
            AIRPORT. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    1 WSW BEACH PARK        42.42N 87.87W
01/22/2019  M0.16 INCH       LAKE               IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS AT WAUKEGAN REGIONAL 
            AIRPORT. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    OHARE AIRPORT           41.98N 87.90W
01/22/2019  M0.16 INCH       COOK               IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    2 WNW SUGAR GROVE       41.77N 88.47W
01/22/2019  M0.32 INCH       KANE               IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS AT AURORA MUNICIPAL 
            AIRPORT. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MIDWAY AIRPORT          41.79N 87.75W
01/22/2019  M0.14 INCH       COOK               IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    DUPAGE AIRPORT          41.91N 88.25W
01/22/2019  M0.26 INCH       DUPAGE             IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS. 

0600 PM     FREEZING RAIN    ROCKFORD AIRPORT        42.20N 89.10W
01/22/2019  M0.04 INCH       WINNEBAGO          IL   ASOS             

            DELAYED REPORT. STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION 
            RECORDED BY ASOS. 

0551 PM     FREEZING RAIN    2 W PALOS HILLS         41.69N 87.85W
01/22/2019  E0.12 INCH       COOK               IL   PUBLIC           

             

0500 PM     SNOW             DIXON                   41.84N 89.48W
01/22/2019  E2.0 INCH        LEE                IL   PUBLIC           

            SNOW BAGAN BETWEEN 2:30 AND 3 PM. REPORT 
            RELAYED BY WTVO ROCKFORD. 

0353 PM     FREEZING RAIN    SUGAR GROVE             41.77N 88.44W
01/22/2019  E0.25 INCH       KANE               IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            DELAYED REPORT. ESTIMATED ICE ACCRETION ON 
            TREES RELAYED VIA TWITTER. 

0120 PM     FREEZING RAIN    1 SSE LINDENWOOD        42.04N 89.02W
01/22/2019  U0.00 INCH       OGLE               IL   PUBLIC           

            REPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OF SEMI SLIDING OF 
            I-39 BETWEEN ROCHELLE AND ROCKFORD. 

1200 PM     FLOOD            DIXON                   41.84N 89.49W
01/22/2019                   LEE                IL   TRAINED SPOTTER  

            RIVER ICE SPOTTER SHARED NUMEROUS PICTURES 
            OF RIVER ICE AND MIONR FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN 
            DIXON. MOST AREAS GREATER THAN 90% ICE 
            COVERAGE. WATER OVER PORTIONS OF BIKE PATH 
            AND NEARING THE LOWEST SECTIONS OF HERITAGE 
            CROSSING. 

1130 AM     FREEZING RAIN    1 S ELBURN              41.87N 88.47W
01/22/2019  E0.10 INCH       KANE               IL   PUBLIC           

            PUBLIC REPORTS FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATING ON 
            AREA ROADS SINCE 9:30AM. ICE CAUSING CARS TO 
            SLIDE ON ROADS. 

0845 AM     FLOOD            3 NE NELSON             41.82N 89.56W
01/22/2019                   LEE                IL   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OBSERVED AN 
            ICE JAM ON THE ROCK RIVER BETWEEN DIXON AND 
            STERLING. 100% ICE COVER DOWNSTREAM AS FAR 
            AS WOODLAND SHORES SUBDIVISION AND AS FAR 
            UPSTREAM AS DIXON. RIVER GAUGE AT DIXON ROSE 
            5.5 FT IN 24 HOURS TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE. 

0845 AM     FREEZING RAIN    2 SW DIXON              41.82N 89.52W
01/22/2019  U0.00 INCH       LEE                IL   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS ICE 
            ACCUMULATION DUE TO FREEZING DRIZZLE. 
            UNTREATED ROADWAYS HAD BECOME ICE COVERED 
            WITH CARS IN THE DITCH. 


&&

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