Scattered thunderstorms and widespread showers are expected from the Texas coast to the central Appalachians today. Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue in southern California into the Desert Southwest through Saturday. Heavy rain will pose a risk of flash flooding, especially across burn scar and urbanized regions. Read More >
Overview
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Fast Facts: Thunderstorms brought torrential rain, flash flooding, hail and damaging winds to northern Illinois Friday afternoon and evening. Radar estimates and surface rainfall measurements indicate a swath of 3-8" of rain fell roughly along the I-80 corridor.
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Storm Reports
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| Flooding (orange), Wind (blue) and Hail (green) Reports for the 24 hour period ending 8 AM Saturday September 28, 2019 |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0911 AM HEAVY RAIN PALOS PARK 41.67N 87.83W 09/28/2019 M3.20 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0723 AM HEAVY RAIN PARK FOREST 41.48N 87.69W 09/28/2019 M6.75 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0712 AM HEAVY RAIN STREATOR 41.12N 88.84W 09/28/2019 M8.44 INCH LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0810 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSW CROWN POINT 41.41N 87.37W 09/27/2019 LAKE IN TRAINED SPOTTER STREET FLOODING MULTIPLE FEET DEEP NEAR LAKE STREET AND GREENWOOD AVENUE IN CROWN POINT. 0800 PM FLOOD 3 NNE HIGHLAND 41.59N 87.44W 09/27/2019 LAKE IN PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORTS STREET FLOODING UP TO 6 INCHES DEEP NEAR CLINE AND 169TH AT THE HAMMOND AND GARY BORDER. 0945 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE CRYSTAL LAWNS 41.60N 88.12W 09/27/2019 WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS WEBER ROAD CLOSED NEAR RENWICK DUE TO FLOODING. 0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW LOCKPORT 41.62N 88.08W 09/27/2019 WILL IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS IL-53 CLOSED NEAR LEWIS UNIVERSITY DUE TO FLOODING. 0904 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 W PEOTONE 41.33N 87.80W 09/27/2019 M5.82 INCH WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN REPORT FROM 1 W PEOTONE. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SO FAR. REPORTED FROM WEST CORNING AVENUE. 0900 PM FLOOD 2 W CREST HILL 41.55N 88.13W 09/27/2019 WILL IL PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORTS STREET FLOODING NEAR THEODORE STREET AND LARKIN AVENUE IN JOLIET. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0900 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW LOCKPORT 41.60N 88.10W 09/27/2019 WILL IL NWS EMPLOYEE RT 53 FLOODED AND CLOSED BETWEEN RENWICK AND TAYLOR. ALSO, WEBER FLOODED AND CLOSED BETWEEN RENSICK AND AIRPORT RD. 0900 PM FLOOD 2 NW ROCKDALE 41.52N 88.13W 09/27/2019 WILL IL PUBLIC PUBLIC REPORTS STREET FLOODING NEAR ONEIDA STREET AND HAMMES AVENUE IN JOLIET. RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. 0855 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W PEOTONE 41.33N 87.80W 09/27/2019 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER SIX INCHES OR MORE OF FLOWING WATER ON PORTIONS OF WEST CORNING AVENUE. ROAD CLOSED. 0830 PM FLOOD PEOTONE 41.33N 87.79W 09/27/2019 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER FLOODING OF NUMEROUS STREETS ACROSS PEOTONE. 0800 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NNW MANTENO 41.31N 87.88W 09/27/2019 WILL IL TRAINED SPOTTER WATER RESCUE NEAR KENNEDY ROAD AND US52. TIME APPROXIMATE. 0645 PM HAIL PEOTONE 41.34N 87.79W 09/27/2019 M0.75 INCH WILL IL COCORAHS 0635 PM HEAVY RAIN PEOTONE 41.33N 87.79W 09/27/2019 M1.25 INCH WILL IL CO-OP OBSERVER NWS COOP OBSERVER REPORTS 1.25 INCHES OF RAIN IN 21 MINUTES NEAR PEOTONE. 2.65 INCHES STORM TOTAL THUS FAR. 0629 PM HAIL MANHATTAN 41.43N 87.99W 09/27/2019 U0.75 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC RELAYED VIA MPING. 0615 PM HAIL 3 NW WILMINGTON 41.33N 88.19W 09/27/2019 M1.25 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK. 0415 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N BONFIELD 41.21N 88.05W 09/27/2019 WILL IL PUBLIC TWO LARGE TREE BRANCHES DOWN. REPORT SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR. 0317 PM HAIL 1 NE BLACKSTONE 41.09N 88.68W 09/27/2019 E0.88 INCH LIVINGSTON IL PUBLIC 0305 PM HAIL 1 E LONG POINT 41.01N 88.87W 09/27/2019 E1.00 INCH LIVINGSTON IL PUBLIC 0300 PM FLOOD 5 ESE CORNELL 40.96N 88.64W 09/27/2019 LIVINGSTON IL 911 CALL CENTER CORRECTED REPORT. LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE DISPATCH REPORTED THAT IL-23 WAS FLOODED AT 2300 N DUE TO EARLIER HEAVY RAINFALL, BUT HAD RECEDED BY 4:30PM. 0225 PM FLOOD PONTIAC 40.88N 88.63W 09/27/2019 LIVINGSTON IL 911 CALL CENTER LIVINGSTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE DISPATCH REPORTS A FEW ROADWAYS BARRICADED DUE TO STANDING WATER IN PONTIAC. 0135 PM HEAVY RAIN PONTIAC AIRPORT 40.92N 88.62W 09/27/2019 M2.01 INCH LIVINGSTON IL ASOS 2.01 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN 1 HOUR. 0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N SENECA 41.32N 88.61W 09/27/2019 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC VIDEO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS FLASH FLOODING NEAR US-6 AND MAIN STREET IN SENECA. SWIFTLY MOVING WATER WITH DEBRIS. TIME ESTIMATED. 0430 PM FLOOD STREATOR 41.12N 88.83W 09/27/2019 LA SALLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER REPORTS STORM TOTAL THUS FAR OF 4.34 INCHES. MINOR FLOODING IN STREATOR WITH A FEW INCHES OF WATER ON SOME ROADS. 0945 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 WNW MINOOKA 41.46N 88.30W 09/27/2019 KENDALL IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS MULTIPLE REPORTS OF I-80 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING NEAR MINOOKA. 0710 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE GRANT PARK 41.25N 87.57W 09/27/2019 KANKAKEE IL PUBLIC 2 POWER POLES AND A LARGE DIAMETER TREE DOWN. REPORT RELAYED BY HAM OPERATOR. 0702 PM HAIL 1 NW GRANT PARK 41.25N 87.66W 09/27/2019 M2.50 INCH KANKAKEE IL AMATEUR RADIO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL ON 11000 E JUST NORTH OF 9000. 0630 PM TSTM WND DMG MANTENO 41.26N 87.83W 09/27/2019 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL TENTS BLOWN DOWN, INCLUDING ONE 60 FEET BY 120 FEET. TREE LIMBS 6 INCH IN DIAMETER ALSO BLOWN DOWN. 0800 PM HAIL 3 SE KANEVILLE 41.81N 88.47W 09/27/2019 M1.00 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0900 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 N CARBON HILL 41.34N 88.30W 09/27/2019 E6.35 INCH GRUNDY IL NWS EMPLOYEE 6.35 STORM TOTAL, 1.6 SINCE 7 PM. 0845 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SW CHANNAHON 41.40N 88.28W 09/27/2019 GRUNDY IL LAW ENFORCEMENT CHANNAHON PD REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA HANSEL ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING BETWEEN RIDGE ROAD AND MCLINDON ROAD. 0620 PM FLOOD 1 NNW MORRIS 41.37N 88.43W 09/27/2019 GRUNDY IL EMERGENCY MNGR GRUNDY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS FLOODING OF A FEW STREETS IN MORRIS. BEDFORD ROAD COVERED WITH WATER BUT NOT CLOSED AT THIS TIME. 0620 PM FLOOD 3 NW CARBON HILL 41.33N 88.34W 09/27/2019 GRUNDY IL NWS EMPLOYEE STREET FLOODING IN THE AREA. 4.03 INCHES STORM TOTAL SO FAR. 0915 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE OLYMPIA FIELDS 41.53N 87.69W 09/27/2019 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS VOLMER RD FLOODED AND CLOSED BETWEEN KEDZIE AND WESTERN. 0915 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SW COUNTRY CLUB HILLS 41.56N 87.73W 09/27/2019 M6.73 INCH COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL TODAY.
Rain Reports
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| Precipitation as measured by sensors and observers - for the 24 hour period ending 7 am Saturday September 28 |
...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 Saturday(09/28/19)... Illinois Rain Location (County): fall (inches) Channahon 2SSE (Will)........................8.03 Coal City 4NNW (Grundy)......................7.96 Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy)....................7.96 Peotone (Will)...............................7.87 Seneca 1NNE (La Salle).......................7.61 Morris 6ESE (Grundy).........................7.53 Wilmington 6NW (Will)........................7.00 Coal City 3N (Grundy)........................6.52 Manhattan (Will).............................6.52 Morris (Grundy)..............................6.51 Flossmoor 1ESE (Cook)........................6.36 Morris 2SSE (Grundy).........................6.36 Elwood 5NE (Will)............................6.34 Coal City (Grundy)...........................6.20 Manteno 2NW (Kankakee).......................6.20 Beecher 3ENE (Will)..........................6.08 North Utica 6N (La Salle)....................5.94 Manhattan 2SE (Will).........................5.93 Flossmoor (Cook).............................5.91 Manhattan 1ESE (Will)........................5.86 Minooka (Grundy).............................5.71 Park Forest 1NNE (Cook)......................5.65 Channahon 1NNE (Will)........................5.55 Marseilles Lock & Dam (La Salle).............5.55 New Lenox 3ENE (Will)........................5.27 Plainfield 5SW (Kendall).....................5.25 Mokena 1W (Will).............................5.13 Wilmington 3SE (Will)........................5.11 New Lenox 3E (Will)..........................5.10 New Lenox 2SE (Will).........................5.08 Joliet 2n (Will).............................4.99 Lockport 1SE (Will)..........................4.90 Romeoville (Will)............................4.84 Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy)........................4.75 Lansing (Cook)...............................4.72 Park Forest (Cook)...........................4.70 Homewood (Cook)..............................4.63 Morris 5NNW (Grundy).........................4.62 Beecher 3SSE (Will)..........................4.40 Ottawa (La Salle)............................4.40 Ottawa 1NW (La Salle)........................4.36 Crete 3E (Will)..............................4.33 Plainfield 3ESE (Will).......................4.31 Ottawa 2N (La Salle).........................4.29 Peru 1ENE (La Salle).........................4.13 Brandon Road Lock & Dam (Will)...............4.10 Joliet (Will)................................4.10 Homer Glen 2NW (Will)........................4.04 Homer Glen 1ENE (Will).......................4.02 Monee (Will).................................4.00 Streator 1WSW (La Salle).....................3.78 St Anne (Kankakee)...........................3.73 Dwight 4NNW (Grundy).........................3.72 Pontiac 1SE (Livingston).....................3.66 Midlothian 1SE (Cook)........................3.53 La Salle (La Salle)..........................3.51 Palos Park 1SW (Cook)........................3.43 Dwight (Livingston)..........................3.40 Watseka 6.9WNW (Iroquois)....................3.25 Lemont (Cook)................................3.22 Midway (Cook)................................3.18 Plainfield (Will)............................3.13 Oswego 5SSE (Kendall)........................3.12 Park Ridge (Cook)............................3.07 Earlville 3S (La Salle)......................3.01 Herscher 3E (Kankakee).......................3.01 Chebanse (Kankakee)..........................2.98 Emington 2SSE (Livingston)...................2.94 Oak Lawn (Cook)..............................2.89 Bourbonnais (Kankakee).......................2.86 Oak Lawn 2SE (Cook)..........................2.81 Willow Springs (Cook)........................2.80 Roselle 1ESE (Du Page).......................2.77 Mendota (La Salle)...........................2.77 Momence (Kankakee)...........................2.70 Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook)................2.68 Oak Lawn 1N (Cook)...........................2.62 Midway Coop (Cook)...........................2.62 Burr Ridge 1ESE (Cook).......................2.60 Peru (La Salle)..............................2.60 Chatsworth (Livingston)......................2.57 Chicago Ridge (Cook).........................2.52 Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook)................2.45 Ohare Airport (Cook).........................2.45 Countryside 1ENE (Cook)......................2.44 Mendota (La Salle)...........................2.40 Burr Ridge 2SW (Du Page).....................2.34 Geneva 4WSW (Kane)...........................2.33 Carol Stream (Du Page).......................2.31 Rogers Park 2SW (Cook).......................2.30 Cissna Park 1S (Iroquois)....................2.30 Geneva 1SSW (Kane)...........................2.26 Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook).......................2.24 Paw Paw (Lee)................................2.24 Chicago 6ESE (Cook)..........................2.18 West Chicago (Du Page).......................2.17 Lincolnwood 2E (Cook)........................2.17 Batavia 2WNW (Kane)..........................2.17 Somonauk 2NE (De Kalb).......................2.13 Earlville 5NNE (De Kalb).....................2.09 Bolingbrook 3NE (Du Page)....................2.07 Ashkum 5.6E (Iroquois).......................2.07 Naperville 4SSW (Will).......................2.07 Sugar Grove 1ENE (Kane)......................2.04 Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane).......................2.01 Schaumburg 2E (Cook).........................1.99 North Aurora 2NE (Kane)......................1.95 Buckley (Iroquois)...........................1.92 Gibson 3WNW (Ford)...........................1.91 Aurora (Kane)................................1.90 Gibson 6NE (Ford)............................1.89 Batavia 1WSW (Kane)..........................1.89 Batavia (Kane)...............................1.86 Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)...............1.86 Westmont (Du Page)...........................1.86 Elburn (Kane)................................1.85 Elburn (Kane)................................1.84 Montgomery 1SSE (Kendall)....................1.84 Elburn (Kane)................................1.84 Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page)......................1.82 Elmhurst 2SE (Du Page).......................1.81 Naperville 2SE (Du Page).....................1.81 Glen Ellyn 2SSE (Du Page)....................1.80 Plano (Kendall)..............................1.79 Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page).......................1.75 Glen Ellyn 1WSW (Du Page)....................1.75 Elmhurst (Du Page)...........................1.75 Elgin (Kane).................................1.74 Elgin 1S (Kane)..............................1.74 Lombard 1NNW (Du Page).......................1.72 Paxton (Ford)................................1.72 Aurora (Kane)................................1.70 Downers Grove 1S (Du Page)...................1.70 Lisle (Du Page)..............................1.68 Hoffman Estates 2SE (Cook)...................1.65 Aurora 4SE (Du Page).........................1.65 Paxton (Ford)................................1.65 Gibson 2SW (Ford)............................1.63 La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)...................1.61 Lisle 1SW (Du Page)..........................1.61 Naperville 1NW (Du Page).....................1.60 Oak Park 1NNE (Cook).........................1.58 Oak Park 1SW (Cook)..........................1.57 Chicago 6NNE (Cook)..........................1.55 Arlington Heights 1SW (Cook).................1.51 Elgin 2W (Kane)..............................1.49 Aurora 4SE (Du Page).........................1.47 Glencoe (Cook)...............................1.42 Mount Prospect 3NE (Cook)....................1.38 Gilberts (Kane)..............................1.33 Cicero 2SSW (Cook)...........................1.30 Wheeling (Cook)..............................1.29 Elgin 8WSW (Kane)............................1.28 St. Charles 6NW (Kane).......................1.27 Arlington Heights 1S (Cook)..................1.23 De Kalb (De Kalb)............................1.19 Palatine 1E (Cook)...........................1.18 Barrington (Lake)............................1.16 De Kalb (De Kalb)............................1.16 Winnetka 1ESE (Cook).........................1.11 Rochelle (Ogle)..............................1.10 Elgin (Kane).................................1.09 Waukegan (Lake)..............................1.07 Steward (Lee)................................1.03 De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb)........................1.00 Bannockburn (Lake)...........................1.00 Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake)......................0.99 Highwood 1S (Lake)...........................0.95 Lake Zurich (Lake)...........................0.91 Ashton (Lee).................................0.90 Cary (McHenry)...............................0.90 Mundelein (Lake).............................0.86 Lake Forest 2NNE (Lake)......................0.84 Winthrop Harbor 1SSW (Lake)..................0.83 Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)...................0.82 Lake Villa 2WSW (Lake).......................0.80 Zion (Lake)..................................0.79 Lakemoor 2NW (McHenry).......................0.79 Genoa (De Kalb)..............................0.76 Rochelle (Ogle)..............................0.76 Fox Lake 2SE (Lake)..........................0.75 McHenry (Stratton Lock & Dam) (McHenry)......0.75 Libertyville 2ESE (Lake).....................0.74 Lincolnshire 1N (Lake).......................0.73 Lake Bluff 1W (Lake).........................0.71 Algonquin 1N (McHenry).......................0.70 Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)...................0.69 Waukegan 2N (Lake)...........................0.67 Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)..................0.67 Dixon 3NNW (Lee).............................0.66 Woodstock 4SW (McHenry)......................0.66 Lake Zurich 1N (Lake)........................0.56 Woodstock 5nw (McHenry)......................0.53 South Beloit 2SE (Winnebago).................0.41 Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago)....................0.33 Hebron (McHenry).............................0.31 Capron (Boone)...............................0.26 Rockford 3NE (Winnebago).....................0.25 Rockford (Winnebago).........................0.24 Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago)......................0.20 Roscoe 2se (Winnebago).......................0.20 Kankakee (Kankakee)..........................0.03 Indiana Rain Location (County): fall (inches) Valparaiso 2WNW (Porter).....................7.52 Valparaiso 2NW (Porter)......................6.82 Winfield 1NE (Lake)..........................6.34 Valparaiso 1NNW (Porter).....................6.26 Valparaiso 2N (Porter).......................6.19 Dyer 1WNW (Lake).............................6.14 Valparaiso 2WSW (Porter).....................5.75 Crown Point (Lake)...........................5.44 Crown Point 1N (Lake)........................5.44 Hobart 2E (Lake).............................5.33 Valparaiso 4SW (Porter)......................4.92 Portage 3E (Porter)..........................4.87 Schererville 2ESE (Lake).....................4.80 Schererville 1E (Lake).......................4.80 Hobart 1SSW (Lake)...........................4.68 Rensselaer 2SSW (Jasper).....................4.65 Valparaiso 6WSW (Porter).....................4.64 Rensselaer (Jasper)..........................4.60 Hebron 1NW (Porter)..........................4.46 Valparaiso 6SSW (Porter).....................4.42 Schererville 1E (Lake).......................4.27 Munster 2NNW (Lake)..........................4.26 Hebron 1NE (Porter)..........................4.26 Rensselaer 4N (Jasper).......................4.24 Valparaiso (Porter)..........................4.21 Valparaiso 6NW (Porter)......................4.18 Hebron 4NE (Porter)..........................4.07 De Motte 6S (Jasper).........................3.90 Lake Village (Newton)........................3.84 Mount Ayr 2NNE (Newton)......................3.71 Porter 1S (Porter)...........................3.46 Morocco (Newton).............................3.44 Hammond 1SSW (Lake)..........................3.43 Rensselaer 5NW (Jasper)......................3.42 Rensselaer 10NNE (Jasper)....................3.35 Wheatfield 5W (Jasper).......................3.30 Wheatfield 4WSW (Jasper).....................2.97 De Motte 1SSW (Jasper).......................2.82 Kentland 2SSE (Newton).......................2.75 Remington (Jasper)...........................2.50 De Motte 1NNW (Jasper).......................2.37
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