Unsettled weather is forecast to continue through the first half of the work week from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes as a frontal system moves through. Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms and flash flooding will be possible each day. Meanwhile, scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the Southwest and California, with isolated flash flooding possible. Read More >
Overview
On June 11 and 12, 2021, scattered thunderstorms developed across northern Illinois leading to pockets of damaging winds, hail, and torrential rainfall. The worst severe weather struck Lindenwood on June 11 and Buckley on June 12 where in both locations, significant wind gusts in excess of 70 mph snapped trees and wind-driven hail pelted buildings. Finally, while some areas saw much-needed rainfall that amounted to over 1-2 inches, many others remained completely dry. Click through the tabs below for more information about the severe weather on June 11th and 12th, along with the two-day rainfall amounts..
June 11
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
719 AM CDT SAT JUN 12 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG LINDENWOOD 42.05N 89.03W
06/11/2021 OGLE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROUGHLY EIGHT MILE SWATH OF TREE DAMAGE IN
AND AROUND LINDENWOOD, WITH MULTIPLE PHOTOS
OF LARGE AND HEALTHY TREES SNAPPED HALF WAY
UP THE TRUNK. A LARGE OUTBUILDING WAS ALSO
HEAVILY DAMAGED IN LINDENWOOD.
0326 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW MONROE CENTER 42.09N 89.03W
06/11/2021 OGLE IL PUBLIC
A 2 FOOT IN DIAMETER TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND
IS NOW BLOCKING A ROAD 1 MILE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 72. THE TREE APPEARED TO BE ROTTEN
IN THE MIDDLE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0327 PM TSTM WND DMG LINDENWOOD 42.05N 89.03W
06/11/2021 OGLE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
AN APPROXIMATELY 60 FT COMMS TOWER WAS BLOWN
DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0152 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.48W
06/11/2021 M43 MPH KANE IL ASOS
ASOS STATION KARR SUGAR GROVE - AURORA ARPT.
0540 PM HAIL 2 S MORRIS 41.33N 88.42W
06/11/2021 E0.70 INCH GRUNDY IL STORM CHASER
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL FALLING, AND LEAVES
AND TWIGS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD.
0344 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SW CLARE 41.99N 88.88W
06/11/2021 M45 MPH DE KALB IL PUBLIC
PEAK WIND GUST FROM LOCAL MESONET STATION,
ID KILMALTA3.
0352 PM TSTM WND DMG MALTA 41.93N 88.86W
06/11/2021 DE KALB IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWER POLES LEANED OVER AND WIRES DOWNED DUE
TO THE WIND. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0415 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNW CORTLAND 41.93N 88.70W
06/11/2021 M48 MPH DE KALB IL AWOS
AWOS STATION KDKB DEKALB AIRPORT.
0428 PM TSTM WND DMG HINCKLEY 41.77N 88.64W
06/11/2021 DE KALB IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWNED ON WIRES.
0440 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW CLARE 41.99N 88.88W
06/11/2021 M2.74 INCH DE KALB IL PUBLIC
1-HOUR RAINFALL FROM APPROXIMATELY 3:40 TO
4:40 PM CDT. MESONET STATION ID KILMALTA3.
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June 12
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
911 PM CDT SAT JUN 12 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0211 PM HAIL INVERNESS 42.11N 88.10W
06/12/2021 U0.75 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORT FROM MPING.
0215 PM HAIL 1 NE ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 87.98W
06/12/2021 E1.00 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
NEAR ARLINGTON HEIGHTS RD AND LANDMEIER RD.
0220 PM HAIL CARPENTERSVILLE 42.12N 88.26W
06/12/2021 E1.25 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC
0224 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE MEDINAH 41.95N 88.03W
06/12/2021 M61 MPH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED USING HANDHELD METER.
0229 PM HAIL BENSENVILLE 41.95N 87.94W
06/12/2021 U0.88 INCH DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0234 PM HAIL 1 NNW CARPENTERSVILLE 42.13N 88.26W
06/12/2021 U0.75 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORT FROM MPING.
0236 PM HEAVY RAIN 2 E SCHAUMBURG 42.03N 88.04W
06/12/2021 M1.98 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
40 MINUTE RAINFALL TOTAL.
0240 PM HEAVY RAIN BROOKFIELD 41.82N 87.85W
06/12/2021 M1.80 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
30 MINUTE RAINFALL TOTAL.
0245 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W
06/12/2021 M65 MPH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
0248 PM TSTM WND GST MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.79N 87.75W
06/12/2021 M68 MPH COOK IL ASOS
0250 PM HAIL 1 NNW BATAVIA 41.87N 88.32W
06/12/2021 U0.75 INCH KANE IL COCORAHS
0254 PM HAIL 1 SSW GENEVA 41.87N 88.31W
06/12/2021 E1.25 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC
FROM PHOTO SHARED ON TWITTER. TIME ESTIMATED
BASED ON RADAR.
0300 PM HAIL BATAVIA 41.85N 88.31W
06/12/2021 M0.50 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGEST HAILSTONES HALF AN INCH IN DIAMETER.
0310 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W
06/12/2021 M1.10 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
40 MINUTE RAINFALL TOTAL.
0316 PM HAIL 2 SW RICHTON PARK 41.46N 87.76W
06/12/2021 U0.75 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORT FROM MPING.
0330 PM HEAVY RAIN WOOD DALE 41.96N 87.98W
06/12/2021 M2.20 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
0330 PM HEAVY RAIN 0.6 ESE ELK GROVE VILLA 42.00N 87.98W
06/12/2021 M2.49 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS
MINOR STREET FLOODING AND STANDING WATER.
0336 PM HAIL 3 NW MONTGOMERY 41.76N 88.38W
06/12/2021 U0.50 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC
HALF-INCH HAIL REPORT FROM MPING.
0338 PM HAIL 3 SW NORTH AURORA 41.78N 88.38W
06/12/2021 E1.00 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
0340 PM HAIL 3 WNW AURORA 41.77N 88.36W
06/12/2021 M0.75 INCH KANE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
0341 PM HAIL 3 SE SUGAR GROVE 41.73N 88.40W
06/12/2021 E0.50 INCH KANE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0515 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW DANFORTH 40.85N 87.99W
06/12/2021 IROQUOIS IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BOX TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON I-57 NEAR MILE
MARKER 290. NO INJURIES PER ISP.
0517 PM TSTM WND GST CHATSWORTH 40.75N 88.29W
06/12/2021 M48 MPH LIVINGSTON IL CO-OP OBSERVER
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH POOR VISIBILITY.
0544 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 W BUCKLEY 40.59N 88.10W
06/12/2021 IROQUOIS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
10 POWER POLES SNAPPED NEAR THEIR BASE ON
COUNTY ROAD 700N WEST OF I-57, CONFIRMED BY
VIDEO RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE BUCKLEY 40.59N 88.03W
06/12/2021 IROQUOIS IL TRAINED SPOTTER
PHOTO OF A LARGE HEALTHY TREE SNAPPED AT THE
TRUNK JUST EAST OF BUCKLEY.
0545 PM TSTM WND DMG BUCKLEY 40.60N 88.04W
06/12/2021 IROQUOIS IL BROADCAST MEDIA
LARGE TREE DOWNED IN BUCKLEY. POWER OUTAGES
REPORTED IN THE AREA.
0547 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNW CISSNA PARK 40.59N 87.91W
06/12/2021 M75 MPH IROQUOIS IL MESONET
MEASURED BY A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION NORTH
OF CISSNA PARK.
0550 PM HAIL 2 WNW BUCKLEY 40.61N 88.07W
06/12/2021 E1.25 INCH IROQUOIS IL BROADCAST MEDIA
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Two-Day Rainfall
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL 1015 AM CDT SUN JUN 13 2021 ...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 AT 7 AM. 2-DAY RAIN TOTALS FOR FRIDAY (06/11/21) AND SATURDAY (06/12/21) ILLINOIS 2-DAY RAINFALL LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(INCHES) REPORTS ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................2.49 (2) SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK).........................2.19 (2) SCHAUMBURG 1SE (COOK)........................1.85 (2) BUCKLEY (IROQUOIS)...........................1.78 (1) MORRIS 2SSE (GRUNDY).........................1.62 (2) OAK LAWN (COOK)..............................1.56 (1) PARK RIDGE (COOK)............................1.54 (1) O'HARE AIRPORT (COOK).........................1.5 (1) ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................1.46 (2) COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK)......................1.45 (2) BRIDGEVIEW 1NNW (COOK).......................1.42 (1) HARWOOD HEIGHTS (COOK)........................1.4 (1) MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................1.35 (1) AURORA (KANE)................................1.29 (1) MIDWAY COOP (COOK)...........................1.25 (1) LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)...................1.17 (2) HOFFMAN ESTATES 2SE (COOK)...................1.17 (1) DEKALB (DE KALB).............................1.15 (1) LOMBARD 1NNW (DU PAGE)........................1.1 (2) OAK LAWN 2WNW (COOK).........................1.02 (1) AURORA 4NE (DU PAGE).........................1.01 (1) AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE).........................1.01 (1) ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................0.98 (1) OAK PARK 2S (COOK)...........................0.98 (1) MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................0.96 (1) SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE).......................0.96 (2) MORRIS 5NNW (GRUNDY).........................0.94 (2) OAK LAWN 2SE (COOK)..........................0.92 (1) MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL)....................0.91 (1) ELMHURST (DU PAGE)...........................0.88 (2) CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK).........................0.88 (1) NAPERVILLE 4SSW (WILL).......................0.87 (1) OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)..........................0.87 (1) ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE).......................0.86 (2) LAKE ZURICH 1N (LAKE)........................0.85 (1) SUGAR GROVE 1ENE (KANE)......................0.82 (2) MIDWAY (COOK).................................0.8 (1) BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................0.8 (1) ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.78 (2) BATAVIA (KANE)...............................0.78 (2) WHEATON 2NNE (DU PAGE).......................0.76 (2) VILLA PARK 1NW (DU PAGE).....................0.72 (1) ROMEOVILLE (WILL)............................0.66 (1) MANHATTAN 2SE (WILL).........................0.66 (1) LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)..........................0.63 (1) PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK)........................0.61 (1) WEST CHICAGO (DU PAGE).......................0.61 (2) PARK FOREST (COOK)............................0.6 (1) CHANNAHON 2SSE (WILL).........................0.6 (1) CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.6 (1) OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK).........................0.57 (1) BRANDON ROAD LOCK & DAM (WILL)...............0.56 (1) JOLIET 2N (WILL).............................0.56 (1) NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)..........................0.56 (1) EARLVILLE 5NNE (DE KALB).....................0.55 (2) NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL).........................0.53 (2) CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY)....................0.52 (2) COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY)......................0.52 (2) MARSEILLES LOCK & DAM (LA SALLE).............0.51 (1) PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL).....................0.51 (2) MORRIS (GRUNDY)..............................0.51 (2) LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................0.5 (1) GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................0.5 (2) $$
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