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August 11, 2026: Powerful Derecho Produces Widespread Wind Damage and Tornadoes Across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana

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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

733 PM CDT Wed Aug 19 2026



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

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

            ..REMARKS..



0720 PM     Funnel Cloud     3 SW Woodworth          40.63N 87.88W

08/19/2026                   Iroquois           IL   Broadcast Media



            Broadcast media sent in photos from a user

            reporting a funnel cloud north of Cissna

            Park.





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