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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 0935 AM CST Sat Dec 30 2017 ...Morning Snowfall Roundup... The following are snow amounts for the previous 24 hours as measured in the morning by NWS Cooperative Observers and CoCoRaHS observers. Observations are usually taken at 7 AM. 24-hour Snowfall Amounts for Saturday(12/30/17)... Northern Illinois Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Streator 4ENE (La Salle)......................5.3 Pontiac 1ESE (Livingston).....................5.2 Chatsworth (Livingston).......................5.0 Dwight (Livingston)...........................5.0 Watseka 6.9WNW (Iroquois).....................5.0 Chatsworth (Livingston).......................5.0 Ashkum 5.6E (Iroquois)........................4.4 Amboy (Lee)...................................4.1 Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy).........................4.0 Streator (Livingston).........................4.0 Fairbury (Livingston).........................3.8 La Salle (La Salle)...........................3.5 Peru 1ENE (La Salle)..........................3.5 Herscher 3E (Kankakee)........................3.3 Seneca 2SSW (La Salle)........................3.2 Wilmington 3SE (Will).........................3.1 Park Forest (Cook)............................3.0 Kankakee 4WNW (Kankakee)......................2.9 Morris 6ESE (Grundy)..........................2.8 Ottawa 1NW (La Salle).........................2.7 St Anne (Kankakee)............................2.7 Somonauk 2NE (De Kalb)........................2.6 Morris (Grundy)...............................2.6 Bonfield 4WSW (Kankakee)......................2.5 Joliet Lock/dam (Will)........................2.5 Coal City 4NNW (Grundy).......................2.3 Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy).....................2.3 Peotone (Will)................................2.3 Genoa (De Kalb)...............................2.1 Geneva 1SSW (Kane)............................2.1 Bourbonnais (Kankakee)........................2.0 Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page)........................2.0 New Lenox 2SE (Will)..........................2.0 Lockport 1SE (Will)...........................2.0 Paw Paw (Lee).................................2.0 Paxton (Ford).................................2.0 Manhattan (Will)..............................1.9 New Lenox 3E (Will)...........................1.8 Romeoville (Will).............................1.7 Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)................1.6 Oak Lawn (Cook)...............................1.5 Alsip (Cook)..................................1.5 Naperville 2ESE (Du Page).....................1.5 Geneva 4WSW (Kane)............................1.5 Lily Lake 2E (Kane)...........................1.5 Elburn (Kane).................................1.5 Rochelle (Ogle)...............................1.5 Willow Springs (Cook).........................1.5 De Kalb (De Kalb).............................1.4 Oak Park 2S (Cook)............................1.4 Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane)........................1.4 Batavia 2WNW (Kane)...........................1.4 Ashton (Lee)..................................1.4 Joliet 2n (Will)..............................1.4 Plainfield (Will).............................1.4 Batavia (Kane)................................1.3 Chicago Ridge (Cook)..........................1.3 Worth (Cook)..................................1.3 Elburn (Kane).................................1.3 Batavia 1WNW (Kane)...........................1.3 Algonquin 1N (McHenry)........................1.3 Byron 3N (Ogle)...............................1.3 Crete 3E (Will)...............................1.3 Rockford 1NW (Winnebago)......................1.3 Rockford (Winnebago)..........................1.3 Elburn (Kane).................................1.2 Midway Coop (Cook)............................1.2 Westmont (Du Page)............................1.2 Woodstock 5nw (McHenry).......................1.2 Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook).................1.1 Elgin 2W (Kane)...............................1.1 Elgin (Kane)..................................1.0 Chicago 6ESE (Cook)...........................1.0 Machesney Park 3ENE (Winnebago)...............1.0 Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.0 Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook).................0.9 Schaumburg 2E (Cook)..........................0.8 Riverwoods (Lake).............................0.8 Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago).......................0.8 Ohare (Cook)..................................0.8 Roscoe 2se (Winnebago)........................0.8 Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)...................0.8 Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook).....................0.7 Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook)........................0.7 Harwood Heights (Cook)........................0.7 Oak Park 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.7 Lincolnwood 2E (Cook).........................0.7 Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)....................0.7 Palatine 1E (Cook)............................0.6 Aurora (Kane).................................0.5 Botanic Gardens (Cook)........................0.5 Park Ridge (Cook).............................0.5 Countryside 1ENE (Cook).......................0.5 La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)....................0.5 Waukegan 2N (Lake)............................0.5 Capron (Boone)................................0.4 Northwest Indiana Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Remington (Jasper)............................4.0 (w9mal)Merrillville 2NNW (Lake)...............3.0 Portage 3E (Porter)...........................3.0 Morocco (Newton)..............................2.5 Rensselaer (Jasper)...........................2.5 Dyer 1WNW (Lake)..............................2.2 De Motte 1NNW (Jasper)........................2.0 De Motte 4SW (Jasper).........................2.0 (w9opr)Wheatfield 1ENE (Jasper)...............2.0 Gary 5ENE (Lake)..............................2.0 Crown Point (Lake)............................1.8 Portage 1ESE (Porter).........................1.7 Valparaiso 6SSW (Porter)......................1.5 Valparaiso 6WSW (Porter)......................1.5 Valparaiso 4SW (Porter).......................1.2 Munster 2NNW (Lake)...........................1.1
Storm Reports
Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
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NWUS53 KLOT 302134
LSRLOT
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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