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| Paw Paw, IL wind damage courtesy of Joel Svendsen. | One of over ten tall wooden utility poles downed along I-39 near Compton, IL. Courtesy of Dixie Eslinger. |
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| Paw Paw, IL wind damage courtesy of Joel Svendsen. | Tree damage in eastern Lee County between Sublette and Compton, IL. Courtesy of Cora Mathieu. |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
701 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0950 PM FLASH FLOOD CORNELL 41.00N 88.73W
05/14/2020 LIVINGSTON IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF MULTIPLE
ROADS FLOODED IN NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF
LIVINGSTON COUNTY. LOCATION APPROXIMATE AND
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
0952 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 N HERSCHER 41.06N 88.09W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
ILLINOIS 115 WAS CLOSED DURING THE PEAK OF
THE HEAVY RAIN DUE TO FLASH FLOODING.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW MOMENCE 41.16N 87.69W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED JUST WEST OF
MOMENCE ALONG RIVER ROAD. REPORT RELAYED VIA
HAM OPERATOR. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
1030 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW MOMENCE 41.18N 87.68W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 2-FT OF WATER OVER 4000N ROAD
NORTHWEST OF MOMENCE. REPORT RELAYED VIA HAM
RADIO OPERATOR.
1035 PM FLASH FLOOD MOMENCE 41.17N 87.66W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL PUBLIC
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING IN
MOMENCE AREA RELAYED VIA MPING.
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 SW MIDWAY AIRPORT 41.74N 87.78W
05/14/2020 M1.10 INCH COOK IL CO-OP OBSERVER
RAINFALL AMOUNT FELL IN JUST TEN MINUTES.
1045 PM HEAVY RAIN HERSCHER 41.05N 88.10W
05/14/2020 M2.80 INCH KANKAKEE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
FELL IN 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES.
1100 PM FLASH FLOOD BRADLEY 41.15N 87.86W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRADLEY PD REPORTS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA NUMEROUS
STREETS AND UNDERPASSES FLOODED IN THE AREA.
1110 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 W SUBLETTE 41.65N 89.30W
05/14/2020 LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS TREE
DAMAGE IN WOODHAVEN AREA NEAR SUBLETTE. TIME
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
1118 PM TSTM WND DMG SUBLETTE 41.64N 89.23W
05/14/2020 LEE IL PUBLIC
PART OF ROOF UPLIFTED IN TOWN.
1118 PM FLASH FLOOD 3.3 E HERSCHER 41.05N 88.03W
05/14/2020 KANKAKEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
3.3 INCHES OF RAIN. WATER ALL THE WAY ACROSS
STATE HIGHWAY 115. WATER ALL THE WAY ACROSS
MOST ROADS IN THE AREA. HORSE CREEK ABOUT
90% FULL ON 9000 W RD AND WELL OVER ITS
BANKS AT 10000W RD AND AT STATE HIGHWAY 15.
PILOT ROAD FLOODED ALL TEH WAY ACROSS IN
HERSCHER.
1125 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 E COMPTON 41.69N 89.04W
05/14/2020 LEE IL PUBLIC
OVER TEN TALL WOOD UTILITY POLES DOWNED
ALONG I-39.
1130 PM FLOOD 1 WNW AMBOY 41.72N 89.34W
05/14/2020 LEE IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS
FLOODING OF IL-26 NEAR US-30 AND OF
RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN AMBOY.
1135 PM TSTM WND DMG PAW PAW 41.69N 88.98W
05/14/2020 LEE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
ADDS TO PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM
PAW PAW. NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED IN TOWN
INCLUDING ALONG CHICAGO ROAD, CHAPMAN
STREET, AND MAPLE STREET. TIME ESTIMATED VIA
RADAR.
1135 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N LELAND 41.63N 88.80W
05/14/2020 LA SALLE IL PUBLIC
PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF TREE DAMAGE
JUST NORTH OF LELAND. TIME ESTIMATED BY
RADAR.
1150 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N LELAND 41.67N 88.80W
05/14/2020 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
LARGE TREE SNAPPED.
1155 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE WATERMAN 41.80N 88.73W
05/14/2020 DE KALB IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED. TIME ESTIMATED
PER RADAR.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 N HINCKLEY 41.82N 88.65W
05/15/2020 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS REPORT INCORRECTLY LISTED
AS FLOOD REPORT. PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA OF TREE DAMAGE NORTH OF HINCKLEY. TIME
ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
1200 AM FLOOD 2 E HUNTLEY 42.18N 88.38W
05/15/2020 MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPORTS OF FLOODING IN THE
HUNTLEY, ALGONQUIN, AND LAKEWOOD AREAS.
RELAYED VIA MPING.
1206 AM TSTM WND DMG HINCKLEY 41.77N 88.64W
05/15/2020 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
LARGE BRANCHES OF A FEW TREES SNAPPED.
1215 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 WNW SYCAMORE 42.00N 88.74W
05/15/2020 DE KALB IL PUBLIC
WATER OVER THE ROAD AND IMPASSIBLE. REPORTED
AT IL 64 AND 1ST STREET, SYCAMORE, IL.
1220 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 S CORTLAND 41.85N 88.69W
05/15/2020 DE KALB IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROAD AND CROP DEBRIS
FROM THE FIELDS ONTO THE ROAD. REPORTED AT
PERRY ROAD AND SOMONAUK RD, DEKALB, IL.
1225 AM TSTM WND GST 2 W SUGAR GROVE 41.77N 88.48W
05/15/2020 M60 MPH KANE IL ASOS
ASOS STATION KARR SUGAR GROVE - AURORA ARPT.
1230 AM FLASH FLOOD ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 87.99W
05/15/2020 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER
TOWNHOME COMPLEX NEAR THE ALEXIAN BROTHERS
HOSPITAL NEAR BIESNER ROAD WITH WATER UP TO
THE DOORWARYS. LAKE NEARBY IS OVERFLOWING.
1240 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 W ELK GROVE VILLAGE 42.01N 88.02W
05/15/2020 COOK IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS FLOODED RETENTION PONDS
NEARING RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES NEAR BEISNER
ROAD AND GLOUCESTER DRIVE IN ELK GROVE
VILLAGE. RELAYED VIA SPOTTER NETWORK.
1240 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSE ZION 42.43N 87.83W
05/15/2020 LAKE IL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE INTERSECTIONS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING IL 173 AND
WADSWORTH.
1240 AM FLASH FLOOD CAROL STREAM 41.91N 88.14W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS KLEIN CREEK EXCEEDING
BANKFULL IN CAROL STREAM. RELAYED VIA
SPOTTER NETWORK.
1250 AM FLOOD 1 NNW ROSELLE 41.99N 88.08W
05/15/2020 COOK IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF OVERFLOWING DETENTION POND
NEAR MARION STREET AND ARTHUR AVENUE IN
ROSELLE.
1252 AM FLASH FLOOD HANOVER PARK 42.00N 88.15W
05/15/2020 COOK IL PUBLIC
ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER ON BARRINGTON ROAD.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NE NORWOOD PARK - CHI 42.00N 87.79W
05/15/2020 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED AT DEVON AND MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO,
IL.
0100 AM FLOOD NORTH PARK - CHICAGO 41.98N 87.73W
05/15/2020 COOK IL PUBLIC
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF FLOODING IN FAR
NORTHERN SECTIONS OF CHICAGO RELAYED VIA
MPING.
0100 AM FLASH FLOOD CAROL STREAM 41.92N 88.14W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
PHOTO SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF WATER
NEARING A STRUCTURE NEAR KUHN ROAD AND
MUNSON DRIVE IN CAROL STREAM.
0115 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSW MEDINAH 41.96N 88.06W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING MANY STREETS WATER
COVERED 2-3 FEET DEEP. SIMILAR REPORTES FROM
HANOVER, BARTLETTT, CAROL STREAM IN NORTH
CENTRAL DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES.
0130 AM FLASH FLOOD NEW CITY - CHICAGO 41.81N 87.65W
05/15/2020 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
VIADUCT FLOODED. REPORTED AT 47TH AND
HALSTEAD, CHICAGO, IL.
0130 AM FLASH FLOOD ELMHURST 41.90N 87.92W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER ON THE I-290.
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW GRAND BOULEVARD - 41.81N 87.64W
05/15/2020 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
47TH STREET FLOODED AT RAILROAD UNDERPASS
NEAR SHIELDS AVENUE. WATER RESCUE REPORTED.
TIME ESTIMATED.
0400 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW NORTH PARK - CHIC 41.98N 87.75W
05/15/2020 COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
I-94 (EDENS EXPRESSWAY) BRIEFLY CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING. MULTIPLE WATER RESCUES OCCURRED
BETWEEN I-90 AND TOUHY AVENUE.
0500 AM FLASH FLOOD SCHILLER PARK 41.97N 87.87W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS LAWRENCE AVENUE CLOSED NEAR
I-294 DUE TO FLOODED UNDERPASS.
0500 AM FLOOD 1 SSE SOUTH ELGIN 41.98N 88.28W
05/15/2020 KANE IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS IL-25 (STEARNS ROAD) CLOSED
NEAR GILBERT STREET DUE TO FLOODING.
0500 AM FLOOD 2 NNE LISLE 41.82N 88.06W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS IL-53 CLOSED NEAR BUTTERFIELD
ROAD AND PARK BOULEVARD DUE TO FLOODING FROM
THE EB DUPAGE RIVER.
0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 ENE ELMHURST 41.91N 87.92W
05/15/2020 DUPAGE IL BROADCAST MEDIA
NORTH AVENUE CLOSED AT I-290 DUE TO FLOODED
UNDERPASS. SOME INTERCHANGE RAMPS ALSO
CLOSED.
0500 AM FLOOD 1 WSW GOLF 42.06N 87.80W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS IL-58 CLOSED AT IL-43 DUE TO
FLOODING. IL-43 ALSO CLOSED NEAR IL-58 DUE
TO FLOODED UNDERPASS.
0500 AM FLOOD 1 N ORLAND PARK 41.64N 87.85W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS IL-7 (SOUTHWEST HIGHWAY)
CLOSED NEAR US-45 DUE TO FLOODING.
0515 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE INGALLS PARK 41.53N 88.04W
05/15/2020 WILL IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS US-30 CLOSED NEAR HIGHLAND
PARK DRIVE DUE TO FLOODED UNDERPASS.
0720 AM HEAVY RAIN HERSCHER 41.06N 88.09W
05/15/2020 M4.10 INCH KANKAKEE IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF 4.1 IN STORM TOTAL SINCE
7AM THURSDAY.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN CAROL STREAM 41.91N 88.14W
05/15/2020 M5.67 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
36 HOUR STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. RELAYED
BY HAM OPERATOR.
0800 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 S ST. CHARLES 41.91N 88.31W
05/15/2020 M4.69 INCH KANE IL NWS EMPLOYEE
STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 24 HOUR TOTAL OF
3.54 INCHES.
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NW FRANKLIN PARK 41.95N 87.90W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
FLOODING OF IRVING PARK ROAD NEAR OHARE
AIRPORT WITH NUMEROUS CARS FLOODED.
0900 AM FLOOD 2 NNE DES PLAINES 42.07N 87.88W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS CENTRAL ROAD CLOSED BETWEEN
US-45 AND DEERLOVE ROAD DUE TO FLOODING.
0900 AM FLOOD 2 NW NORTHLAKE 41.93N 87.92W
05/15/2020 COOK IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS GRAND AVENUE NEAR I-294
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
0900 AM FLOOD 2 NNW PARK CITY 42.37N 87.90W
05/15/2020 LAKE IL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
IL-DOT REPORTS US-41 NEAR IL-132 CLOSED DUE
TO FLOODING.
0900 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 S TOWN OF PINES 41.61N 86.96W
05/15/2020 E3.30 INCH PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
36 HOUR STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION. 2.03
INCHES LAST 15 HOURS.
0914 AM HEAVY RAIN 1 NW SOUTH ELGIN 42.00N 88.31W
05/15/2020 M4.45 INCH KANE IL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORT OF 4.45 INCHES OF RAINFALL
OVER LAST 2 DAYS.
Rainfall & Flooding
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| Flooding photo from media partner, Bill Snyder, near 1:30 a.m. on Friday, May 15. | Roselle, IL flooding from Diego Garcia. |
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL
1214 PM CDT Fri May 15 2020
...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 (05/15/20)
as of 12:14 PM CDT
ILLINOIS 2-Day rainfall
Location (County): Amt(inches) reports
West Chicago 3.5NNE (Du Page)................4.98 (2)
Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook).......................4.71 (2)
St. Charles (Kane)...........................4.69 (2)
Elgin 2W (Kane)..............................4.61 (2)
Elgin 2WNW (Kane)............................4.57 (2)
St. Charles 6NW (Kane).......................4.53 (2)
South Elgin 1NW (Kane).......................4.45 (2)
De Kalb (De Kalb)............................4.35 (2)
Kankakee 3.3E (Kankakee).....................4.35 (2)
Geneva 1SSW (Kane)............................4.3 (2)
Carol Stream (Du Page).......................4.29 (2)
Roselle 1ESE (Du Page).......................4.28 (2)
Batavia 2WNW (Kane)..........................4.28 (2)
O`hare Airport (Cook)........................4.26 (2)
Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook)....................4.23 (2)
Elgin (Kane).................................4.22 (2)
Cortland (De Kalb)...........................4.22 (2)
West Chicago (Du Page).......................4.17 (2)
Elgin 8WSW (Kane)............................4.16 (2)
Waukegan (Lake)..............................4.14 (2)
Herscher (Kankakee)..........................4.10 (2)
Momence (Kankakee)...........................4.07 (2)
Winnetka 1ESE (Cook).........................4.04 (2)
Park Ridge (Cook)............................4.02 (2)
Hoffman Estates 2SE (Cook)....................4.0 (2)
Kankakee (Kankakee)..........................3.98 (2)
Batavia 1WNW (Kane)..........................3.98 (2)
Barrington (Lake)............................3.95 (2)
Harwood Heights (Cook).......................3.94 (2)
Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook)................3.92 (2)
De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb)........................3.88 (2)
Dixon (Lee)..................................3.86 (2)
Gurnee 2W (Lake).............................3.83 (2)
Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page)......................3.81 (2)
Elgin 1S (Kane)..............................3.81 (2)
Elgin (Kane).................................3.81 (2)
Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page)........................3.8 (2)
Elmhurst (Du Page)...........................3.78 (2)
Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook)................3.73 (2)
Cary (McHenry)...............................3.72 (2)
Bourbonnais (Kankakee).......................3.69 (2)
DeKalb (De Kalb).............................3.67 (2)
Herscher 3E (Kankakee).......................3.65 (2)
North Aurora 2NE (Kane)......................3.61 (2)
Glen Ellyn 1WSW (Du Page).....................3.6 (2)
Gurnee 2NE (Lake)............................3.58 (1)
Amboy (Lee)..................................3.56 (2)
Geneva 4WSW (Kane)...........................3.51 (2)
Steward (Lee)................................3.43 (2)
Palatine 1NNE (Cook).........................3.41 (2)
Gilberts (Kane)..............................3.39 (2)
Oak Park 1NNE (Cook).........................3.37 (2)
Ashton (Lee).................................3.34 (2)
Glen Ellyn 2SSE (Du Page)....................3.33 (2)
Genoa (De Kalb)...............................3.3 (2)
Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page)...................3.29 (2)
Batavia 1WSW (Kane)..........................3.25 (2)
Schaumburg (Du Page).........................3.25 (2)
Huntley (McHenry)............................3.24 (2)
Rogers Park 2SW (Cook).......................3.24 (2)
Glencoe (Cook)...............................3.23 (2)
Dixon 3NNW (Lee).............................3.22 (2)
Elburn (Kane).................................3.2 (2)
Arlington Heights 1SW (Cook).................3.19 (2)
Algonquin 1N (McHenry).......................3.18 (2)
Elmhurst 2SE (Du Page).......................3.13 (2)
Arlington Heights 1S (Cook)..................3.11 (2)
Oak Park 1SW (Cook)..........................3.08 (2)
Dwight (Livingston)..........................3.08 (2)
Lake Zurich 1N (Lake)........................3.07 (2)
Oak Park 2S (Cook)...........................3.07 (2)
Chicago 5NE (Cook)...........................3.06 (2)
Oregon (Ogle)................................3.02 (2)
Manteno 2SSE (Kankakee)......................3.02 (1)
Chicago 6NNE (Cook)..........................3.02 (2)
Chicago 6ESE (Cook)..........................3.01 (2)
Waukegan 2N (Lake)...........................2.99 (2)
Oak Lawn (Cook)..............................2.97 (2)
Lincolnwood 3E (Cook)........................2.96 (2)
Villa Park 1NW (Du Page).....................2.95 (1)
Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)..................2.94 (2)
Mount Prospect 3NE (Cook)....................2.93 (2)
Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook).......................2.93 (2)
Batavia (Kane)...............................2.89 (2)
Sterling 4NE (Lee)...........................2.86 (2)
Mundelein (Lake).............................2.86 (2)
Lincolnwood 2E (Cook)........................2.86 (2)
Zion (Lake)..................................2.85 (2)
Mundelein (Lake).............................2.83 (2)
Palatine 1E (Cook)...........................2.81 (2)
Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake)......................2.78 (2)
Winthrop Harbor 1SSW (Lake)..................2.74 (2)
Chicago Ridge (Cook).........................2.73 (2)
Midway Coop (Cook)...........................2.72 (2)
Chebanse (Kankakee)..........................2.71 (2)
Lisle 1SW (Du Page)..........................2.66 (2)
Aurora (Kane)................................2.63 (2)
St Anne (Kankakee)...........................2.62 (2)
Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)...............2.61 (2)
Mendota (La Salle)...........................2.61 (2)
Naperville 1NW (Du Page)......................2.6 (2)
Riverwoods (Lake)............................2.59 (2)
Sugar Grove 1ENE (Kane)......................2.57 (2)
Aurora 4NE (Du Page).........................2.55 (2)
Aurora (Kane)................................2.54 (2)
Mundelein 2WNW (Lake)........................2.53 (2)
Naperville 2SE (Du Page)......................2.5 (1)
Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane).......................2.47 (2)
Oak Lawn 2WNW (Cook).........................2.46 (2)
Lake Forest 2NNE (Lake)......................2.44 (2)
Libertyville 2ESE (Lake).....................2.41 (2)
Peotone (Will)................................2.4 (2)
Beecher 3SSE (Will)..........................2.38 (2)
La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)...................2.38 (2)
Rochelle (Ogle)..............................2.37 (1)
Lake Zurich (Lake)...........................2.37 (2)
Earlville 3S (La Salle)......................2.35 (2)
Highwood 1S (Lake)...........................2.34 (2)
Lake Villa 2WSW (Lake).......................2.33 (2)
Montgomery 1SSE (Kendall)....................2.33 (2)
Mendota (La Salle)...........................2.29 (2)
McHenry (Stratton Lock & Dam) (McHenry)......2.27 (2)
Westmont 1SSW (Du Page)......................2.27 (2)
Lake Villa 1SSW (Lake).......................2.24 (2)
Earlville 5NNE (De Kalb).....................2.16 (2)
Wheeling (Cook)..............................2.14 (2)
Naperville 2ESE (Du Page)....................2.14 (2)
Streamwood 1W (Cook).........................2.13 (1)
Lake Bluff 1W (Lake).........................2.12 (2)
Lansing (Cook)...............................2.11 (1)
Beecher 3ENE (Will)...........................2.1 (2)
Aurora 4SE (Du Page).........................2.09 (2)
Crystal Lake (McHenry).......................2.04 (2)
Midway (Cook)................................2.03 (2)
Romeoville (Will).............................2.0 (2)
Oswego 5SSE (Kendall)........................1.99 (2)
Lansing (Cook)...............................1.99 (1)
Plano (Kendall)..............................1.98 (2)
Countryside 1ENE (Cook)......................1.97 (2)
Bolingbrook 3NE (Du Page)....................1.97 (2)
Aurora 4SE (Du Page).........................1.96 (2)
Westmont (Du Page)...........................1.93 (2)
Manhattan 2SE (Will).........................1.93 (2)
Oak Lawn 2SE (Cook)..........................1.93 (2)
Palos Park 1SW (Cook)........................1.89 (2)
Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago)....................1.87 (2)
Plainfield 3ESE (Will).......................1.86 (2)
Capron (Boone)...............................1.86 (2)
Crete 3E (Will)..............................1.82 (2)
North Utica 6N (La Salle)....................1.77 (2)
Roscoe 2se (Winnebago).......................1.75 (2)
Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago)......................1.75 (2)
Plainfield 2SSE (Will).......................1.74 (2)
Naperville 4SSW (Will).......................1.73 (2)
Watseka 6.9WNW (Iroquois)....................1.73 (2)
La Salle (La Salle)..........................1.72 (2)
Burr Ridge 2SW (Du Page).....................1.72 (2)
Rockford (Winnebago).........................1.68 (2)
Peru 1ENE (La Salle).........................1.67 (2)
Somonauk 2NE (De Kalb).......................1.66 (2)
Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)...................1.65 (2)
Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)...................1.64 (2)
Harvard (McHenry)............................1.62 (2)
Paw Paw (Lee)................................1.61 (1)
Woodstock 5nw (McHenry)......................1.61 (2)
Elmwood Park 1ESE (Cook).....................1.57 (1)
Wonder Lake 1NE (McHenry)....................1.56 (2)
Plainfield 5SW (Kendall).....................1.56 (2)
Park Forest 1NNE (Cook)......................1.53 (2)
Flossmoor 1ESE (Cook)........................1.53 (1)
Pistakee Highlands (McHenry).................1.52 (1)
Rockford 1NW (Winnebago)......................1.5 (2)
Marseilles 5WNW (La Salle)...................1.48 (2)
Woodstock 4SW (McHenry)......................1.46 (2)
Ottawa 1NW (La Salle)........................1.43 (2)
Ottawa 2N (La Salle)..........................1.4 (2)
Romeoville (Will)............................1.39 (2)
Manhattan 5ENE (Will)........................1.37 (2)
Coal City 3N (Grundy)........................1.37 (2)
Pontiac (Livingston).........................1.36 (1)
Mokena 1W (Will).............................1.36 (2)
Park Forest (Cook)...........................1.35 (1)
Ottawa (La Salle)............................1.35 (2)
Manhattan (Will).............................1.34 (2)
Lockport 1SE (Will)..........................1.34 (2)
Gibson 6NE (Ford)............................1.34 (2)
Midlothian (Cook)............................1.34 (2)
Flossmoor (Cook).............................1.34 (2)
New Lenox 3E (Will)..........................1.32 (2)
Wilmington 3SE (Will)........................1.32 (2)
Ottawa (La Salle)............................1.32 (1)
Dwight 4NNW (Grundy).........................1.32 (1)
Peru (La Salle)...............................1.3 (1)
Manhattan 1ESE (Will).........................1.3 (2)
Chatsworth (Livingston).......................1.3 (1)
Brandon Road Lock & Dam (Will)...............1.29 (1)
Ashkum 5.6E (Iroquois).......................1.23 (2)
Pontiac 1SE (Livingston)......................1.2 (1)
Gibson 2SW (Ford).............................1.2 (1)
Homewood (Cook)..............................1.19 (2)
Cropsey 1NE (Livingston).....................1.19 (2)
Morris 6ESE (Grundy).........................1.16 (1)
New Lenox 3ENE (Will)........................1.15 (2)
Morris 5NNW (Grundy).........................1.14 (2)
Midlothian 1SE (Cook)........................1.12 (1)
Watseka (Iroquois)............................1.1 (2)
Minooka (Grundy).............................1.09 (2)
Coal City (Grundy)...........................1.09 (2)
Joliet 3WNW (Will)...........................1.08 (2)
Gibson 3WNW (Ford)...........................1.08 (2)
Elwood 5NE (Will)............................1.07 (2)
Naperville 2ESE (Du Page)....................1.06 (1)
Buckley (Iroquois)...........................1.05 (2)
Morris 2SSE (Grundy).........................1.05 (2)
Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy)....................1.05 (2)
Coal City 4NNW (Grundy)......................1.05 (2)
Joliet 2N (Will).............................1.02 (1)
INDIANA 2-Day rainfall
Location (County): Amt(inches) reports
Valparaiso 2WSW (Porter).....................3.81 (2)
Lake Village 2W (Newton)......................3.5 (1)
Valparaiso 6SSW (Porter).....................3.35 (2)
Burdick (Porter).............................3.30 (2)
Valparaiso 4SW (Porter)......................3.26 (2)
De Motte 4SW (Jasper)........................3.17 (2)
Crown Point 1N (Lake)........................3.12 (2)
Crown Point (Lake)...........................3.12 (2)
Rensselaer 10NNE (Jasper)....................2.99 (2)
Hebron 4NE (Porter)..........................2.94 (2)
Valparaiso 2WNW (Porter).....................2.94 (2)
De Motte 1SSW (Jasper).......................2.94 (2)
De Motte 1NNW (Jasper).......................2.89 (2)
Valparaiso 2NW (Porter)......................2.89 (2)
Hebron 1NE (Porter)..........................2.87 (1)
Valparaiso (Porter)..........................2.86 (2)
Valparaiso 2N (Porter).......................2.78 (2)
Lake Village 8SE (Newton).....................2.6 (1)
Chesterton 1ENE (Porter).....................2.56 (2)
Wheatfield 3S (Jasper).......................2.48 (2)
Wheatfield 5W (Jasper).......................2.35 (2)
De Motte 6S (Jasper).........................2.34 (2)
Griffith 1N (Lake)...........................2.32 (2)
Dyer 1WNW (Lake).............................2.19 (1)
Hobart 1SSW (Lake)...........................2.15 (2)
Hebron 1NW (Porter)..........................2.14 (1)
Munster 2NNW (Lake)...........................2.1 (2)
Wheatfield 4WSW (Jasper).....................2.05 (2)
Porter 1S (Porter)...........................2.01 (2)
Rensselaer 5NW (Jasper)......................1.99 (2)
St. John (Lake)..............................1.98 (1)
Mount Ayr 2NNE (Newton)......................1.91 (2)
Fair Oaks 6SW (Newton)........................1.9 (1)
Portage 3E (Porter)..........................1.89 (2)
Schererville 2ESE (Lake)......................1.7 (1)
Morocco (Newton).............................1.68 (2)
Schererville 1E (Lake).......................1.67 (2)
Gary 5ENE (Lake).............................1.53 (2)
Hammond 1SSW (Lake)..........................1.49 (2)
Kentland (Newton)............................1.36 (1)
Kentland 2SSE (Newton).......................1.31 (2)
Rensselaer 8ENE (Jasper).....................1.31 (1)
Rensselaer (Jasper)..........................1.22 (2)
Hobart 2E (Lake).............................1.17 (2)
Rensselaer 2SSW (Jasper).....................1.16 (2)
Brook 4W (Newton)............................1.05 (2)
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Radar
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| Regional Radar from 7 p.m. May 14 - 5 a.m. May 15. | NWS Chicago radar loop of the reflectviity (top) and velocity (bottom) that is focused on the organized storm area that produced wind damage from Lee County IL through DeKalb County IL into Kane County, IL. |
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| Surface weather map from Thursday evening, May 14. | Model analysis from midnight on the early morning of Friday, May 15 of precipitable waters (color) up to 1.5+ inches (99th+ percentile for mid-May) and Corfidi Vectors (purple barbs) showing a corridor of minimal organized storm motion near the I-88/I-290 corridor -- a zone where flash flooding from training, slow-moving storms was realized. |
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