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The official snowfall for Chicago was x.x" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

The official snowfall for Rockford was x.x" observed at Chicago Rockford International Airport.

Other snowfall amounts include x.x" at the NWS Chicago in Romeoville and x.x" observed 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport.

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Preliminary Local Storm Report

National Weather Service Chicago IL

434 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025



..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..



0424 PM     Rain             2 N DeMotte             41.23N 87.20W

07/30/2025  M4.46 Inch       Jasper             IN   Public



            Private weather station KINDEMOT28 reported

            4.46 inches of rainfall since 1229 PM. 2.8

            inches of rainfall occurred in 1 hour period

            ending at 159 PM.



0424 PM     Rain             4 S Lowell              41.24N 87.41W

07/30/2025  M3.94 Inch       Lake               IN   Public



            Private weather station KINLOWEL48 reported

            3.94 inches of rainfall since 1144 AM. Most

            rainfall occurred in two periods of

            approximately 45 minutes.



0424 PM     Rain             1 NW Lowell             41.30N 87.43W

07/30/2025  M2.68 Inch       Lake               IN   Public



            Private weather station KINLOWEL8 reported

            2.68 inches of rain since 1244 PM. Most of

            the rainfall occurred in under 1 hour ending

            at 230 PM.



0359 PM     Rain             3 ESE Manteno           41.23N 87.78W

07/30/2025  M4.54 Inch       Kankakee           IL   Public



            Update to previous rain report from 3 ESE

            Manteno. Private weather station KILMANTE61

            reported 4.54 inches of rainfall since 1214

            PM.



0354 PM     Rain             1 SW Coal City          41.28N 88.29W

07/30/2025  M3.35 Inch       Grundy             IL   Public



            Update to previous rain report from 1 SW

            Coal City. Private weather station

            KILCOALC32 reported 3.35 inches storm total

            since 1139 AM, with most rainfall occurring

            in about 45 minutes.



0354 PM     Rain             2 SW Coal City          41.28N 88.30W

07/30/2025  M3.57 Inch       Grundy             IL   Public



            Update to previous rain report from 2 SW

            Coal City. Private weather station

            KILCOALC28 reported 3.57 inches of rain

            since 1144 AM.



0214 PM     Rain             3 ESE Union Hill        41.09N 88.10W

07/30/2025  M3.14 Inch       Kankakee           IL   Public



            Update to previous rain report from 3 ESE

            Union Hill. Private weather station

            KILHERSC10 reported 3.14 inches of rainfall

            since 1209 PM.





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