Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
1042 AM CDT Wed Aug 08 2018
...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 Wednesday(08/08/18)...
Illinois Rain
Location (County): fall (inches)
Harwood Heights (Cook).......................3.04
Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook)....................2.42
Ohare (Cook).................................2.36
Ravenswood Manor (Cook)......................2.26
Park Ridge (Cook)............................2.14
Rochelle (Ogle)..............................2.12
Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook).......................2.01
Rogers Park 2SW (Cook).......................1.89
Rochelle (Ogle)..............................1.88
Lincolnwood 2E (Cook)........................1.76
Batavia (Kane)...............................1.63
Ashton (Lee).................................1.62
Barrington (Lake)............................1.61
Villa Park 1NW (Du Page).....................1.60
Geneva 1SSW (Kane)...........................1.52
Arlington Heights 1SW (Cook).................1.47
Batavia 2WNW (Kane)..........................1.46
Batavia 1WNW (Kane)..........................1.39
Arlington Heights 1SW (Cook).................1.38
West Chicago (Du Page).......................1.37
Elgin (Kane).................................1.33
Elmwood Park 1ESE (Cook).....................1.32
Dixon 3NNW (Lee).............................1.32
Elgin (Kane).................................1.24
Elgin 1S (Kane)..............................1.24
Geneva 4WSW (Kane)...........................1.21
Elburn (Kane)................................1.20
Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook)................1.20
Elburn (Kane)................................1.20
Schaumburg 2E (Cook).........................1.16
Elburn (Kane)................................1.16
Chicago 6NNE (Cook)..........................1.13
Elmhurst (Du Page)...........................1.12
Lily Lake 2E (Kane)..........................1.08
Arlington Heights 3SSW (Cook)................1.07
Palatine 1NNE (Cook).........................1.06
Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page)......................1.04
Carol Stream (Du Page).......................1.00
Elgin 2W (Kane)..............................0.98
Sugar Grove 1ENE (Kane)......................0.95
Palos Park 4WNW (Cook).......................0.88
Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane).......................0.85
Steward (Lee)................................0.85
Fox Lake 2SE (Lake)..........................0.84
Gilberts (Kane)..............................0.83
De Kalb (De Kalb)............................0.82
Genoa (De Kalb)..............................0.80
Bannockburn (Lake)...........................0.79
Paw Paw (Lee)................................0.79
North Aurora 2NE (Kane)......................0.77
Willow Springs (Cook)........................0.75
Chicago 6ESE (Cook)..........................0.74
De Kalb (De Kalb)............................0.72
Lake Zurich (Lake)...........................0.72
Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page).......................0.71
St. Charles 6NW (Kane).......................0.71
Glencoe (Cook)...............................0.70
Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)...................0.69
Wheeling (Cook)..............................0.69
Oak Park 1NNE (Cook).........................0.67
Botanic Gardens (Cook).......................0.65
Peotone (Will)...............................0.65
Winnetka 1ESE (Cook).........................0.64
Lakemoor 2SE (Lake)..........................0.64
Glen Ellyn 1NNW (Du Page)....................0.63
Midway (Cook)................................0.63
Libertyville 2ESE (Lake).....................0.62
Romeoville (Will)............................0.62
Chicago 5NE (Cook)...........................0.61
Riverwoods (Lake)............................0.61
Joliet 3WNW (Will)...........................0.60
Amboy (Lee)..................................0.58
Lake Zurich 1N (Lake)........................0.57
Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake)......................0.55
Winthrop Harbor 1SSW (Lake)..................0.54
Woodstock 5nw (McHenry)......................0.53
Capron (Boone)...............................0.51
De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb)........................0.51
Lake Bluff 1W (Lake).........................0.51
Highwood 1S (Lake)...........................0.51
Mundelein 2WNW (Lake)........................0.51
Dixon (Lee)..................................0.50
Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook).......................0.50
Algonquin 1N (McHenry).......................0.49
Cary (McHenry)...............................0.46
Lombard 1NNW (Du Page).......................0.44
Dekalb (De Kalb).............................0.43
Oak Park 2S (Cook)...........................0.43
Naperville 2ESE (Du Page)....................0.41
Mundelein (Lake).............................0.41
Huntley (McHenry)............................0.38
Glen Ellyn 1WSW (Du Page)....................0.37
Lake in the Hills 2.5W (McHenry).............0.37
Mundelein (Lake).............................0.37
Oak Park 1SW (Cook)..........................0.34
McHenry (McHenry)............................0.34
Rockford 3NE (Winnebago).....................0.33
Aurora (Kane)................................0.32
Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page)...................0.31
Aurora 4NE (Du Page).........................0.30
Lake Villa 2WSW (Lake).......................0.30
Midway Coop (Cook)...........................0.30
Waukegan (Lake)..............................0.30
Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)...................0.29
Romeoville (Will)............................0.28
Countryside 1ENE (Cook)......................0.27
Woodstock 4SW (McHenry)......................0.27
Aurora (Kane)................................0.25
Midlothian (Cook)............................0.25
Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)...............0.25
Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago)....................0.24
Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)..................0.23
Byron 3N (Ogle)..............................0.23
Lakemoor 2NW (McHenry).......................0.22
Rockford 1NW (Winnebago).....................0.22
Joliet 2n (Will).............................0.22
Rockford (Winnebago).........................0.20
Indiana Rain
Location (County): fall (inches)
Porter 1S (Porter)...........................0.70
Chesterton 4E (Porter).......................0.62
Hammond 1SSW (Lake)..........................0.25
Portage 3E (Porter)..........................0.20
Crown Point (Lake)...........................0.18
Crown Point 1N (Lake)........................0.18
De Motte 1SSW (Jasper).......................0.17
Hebron 1NE (Porter)..........................0.14
Gary 5ENE (Lake).............................0.13
Valparaiso 6NW (Porter)......................0.11
Griffith 1N (Lake)...........................0.10
Valparaiso 4SW (Porter)......................0.10
Portage 1ESE (Porter)........................0.10
Valparaiso 6WSW (Porter).....................0.10
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
539 AM CDT Wed Aug 8 2018 /639 AM EDT Wed Aug 8 2018/
...TUESDAY AUGUST 7TH PRELIMINARY RAINFALL REPORTS...
ASOS:
Location Amount
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Chicago O`Hare* 2.36 in
West Chicago-DuPage Airport 1.37 in
Wheeling-Chi Exec Airport 0.69 in
Chicago Midway 0.62 in
Observations below are collected from a variety of sources with
varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather
observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered
official.
Location Amount Provider
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Schiller Park 2.43 in HADS
1 ESE Addison 2.01 in HADS
Rochelle Airport 1.85 in AWOS
2 WNW Saint Charles 1.38 in COOP
2 W Batavia 1.31 in HADS
1 SW Hanover Park 1.24 in HADS
Villa Park 1.21 in HADS
1 N Elgin 1.20 in HADS
1 SE Schaumburg 1.10 in HADS
1 NNE Wheaton 0.70 in HADS
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Flooding Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
646 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 E LINCOLNWOOD 42.01N 87.71W
08/07/2018 M1.76 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
1.76 INCHES IN AN HOUR. RAIN HAS TAPERED TO DRIZZLE.
0445 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NNW CHICAGO 41.95N 87.67W
08/07/2018 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
VIADUCT UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS AT IRVING PARK ROAD AND
RAVENSWOOD FLOODED. CARS STALLED WITH WATER UP TO THEIR
DOORS. CHICAGO OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALSO
REPORTS NUMEROUS FLOODED VIADUCTS ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE
OF THE CITY.
0442 PM HEAVY RAIN GLENVIEW 42.08N 87.82W
08/07/2018 M1.50 INCH COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
RAIN FELL IN 45 MINUTES.
0430 PM FLOOD NORRIDGE 41.97N 87.82W
08/07/2018 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NORRIDGE THEATRE PARKING LOT FLOODED.
0429 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 N NORRIDGE 41.98N 87.82W
08/07/2018 M2.63 INCH COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
RAINFALL TOTAL AS OF REPORT TIME. BACK YARDS FLOODED WITH
SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER.
0425 PM FLOOD ROSEMONT 41.99N 87.87W
08/07/2018 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROAD CLOSURES IN SOME SUBDIVISIONS DUE TO STANDING WATER
TO CURB HEIGHT.
0420 PM FLOOD SCHILLER PARK 41.96N 87.87W
08/07/2018 COOK IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
IRVING PARK ROAD AND LAWRENCE AVENUE VIADUCTS UNDER
RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED. NUMEROUS STALLED VEHICHLES WHICH
DROVE INTO WATERS.
0415 PM HEAVY RAIN SSW PARK RIDGE 42.01N 87.84W
08/07/2018 M2.12 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
2.12 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER A 45 MINUTE PERIOD.
0410 PM FLOOD ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W
08/07/2018 DUPAGE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PALMER DRIVE VIADUCT UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS FLOODED EAST
OF DOWNTOWN.
0410 PM FLOOD ELMHURST 41.90N 87.94W
08/07/2018 DUPAGE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROUTE 83 VIADUCT FLOODED UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS BETWEEN
NORTH AVE AND ST. CHARLES ROAD.
0410 PM HEAVY RAIN OHARE AIRPORT 41.98N 87.90W
08/07/2018 M2.18 INCH COOK IL ASOS
RAIN IN UNDER 1 HOUR. TOTAL IS AS OF 410 PM. HEAVY RAIN
CONTINUES AS OF REPORT TIME. 0.68 INCHES FELL BETWEEN
343PM AND 351PM.
0316 PM FLOOD ST. CHARLES 41.92N 88.30W
08/07/2018 KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TWO TO THREE INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON 15TH STREET IN
ST. CHARLES.
0259 PM HEAVY RAIN BATAVIA 41.85N 88.30W
08/07/2018 M0.64 INCH KANE IL CO-OP OBSERVER
RAIN FELL IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
0245 PM HEAVY RAIN 7 W ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.20W
08/07/2018 E2.00 INCH OGLE IL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TIME ESTIMATED.
0245 PM FLOOD ROCHELLE 41.92N 89.06W
08/07/2018 OGLE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
STANDING WATER ESTIMATED A FEW INCHES IN DEPTH IN
MULTIPLE LOCATIONS AROUND ROCHELLE. POLICE USING
BARRICADES IN TYPICAL TROUBLE SPOTS.
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