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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
445 PM CST TUE JAN 23 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW LINDENHURST 42.42N 88.03W
01/23/2018 M2.8 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW ANTIOCH 42.47N 88.08W
01/23/2018 E5.0 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
ESTIMATED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA REPORTS.
0900 AM SNOW LIBERTYVILLE 42.28N 87.97W
01/23/2018 M2.5 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW MARENGO 42.25N 88.60W
01/23/2018 M1.1 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW WILMETTE 42.08N 87.73W
01/23/2018 M1.0 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW RICHMOND 42.48N 88.31W
01/23/2018 E5.5 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
0900 AM SNOW LAKE IN THE HILLS 42.19N 88.32W
01/23/2018 M1.5 INCH MCHENRY IL COCORAHS
0824 AM SNOW LAKE VILLA 42.42N 88.08W
01/23/2018 M4.5 INCH LAKE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
0813 AM SNOW WOODSTOCK 42.31N 88.44W
01/23/2018 E2.0 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0810 AM SNOW VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W
01/23/2018 E0.6 INCH PORTER IN PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0745 AM SNOW NAPERVILLE 41.76N 88.15W
01/23/2018 E1.0 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0743 AM SNOW WAUKEGAN 42.37N 87.87W
01/23/2018 M1.8 INCH LAKE IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0730 AM SNOW 4 WNW ALGONQUIN 42.19N 88.37W
01/23/2018 M1.5 INCH MCHENRY IL COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL
0730 AM SNOW VALPARAISO 41.48N 87.05W
01/23/2018 M0.5 INCH PORTER IN TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING
0645 AM SNOW MCHENRY 42.34N 88.29W
01/23/2018 E2.0 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0640 AM SNOW LINDENHURST 42.42N 88.03W
01/23/2018 M4.0 INCH LAKE IL TRAINED SPOTTER
VIA LAKE COUNTY SKYWARN ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
0630 AM SNOW BEACH PARK 42.42N 87.86W
01/23/2018 E2.0 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0630 AM SNOW HARVARD 42.42N 88.62W
01/23/2018 E3.0 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0630 AM SNOW 2 E LAKEMOOR 42.34N 88.17W
01/23/2018 E3.0 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
ESTIMATED SNOWFALL IN VOLO RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0625 AM SNOW CRYSTAL LAKE 42.23N 88.33W
01/23/2018 E1.5 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0620 AM SNOW LAKE FOREST 42.24N 87.86W
01/23/2018 E2.0 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0620 AM SNOW SKOKIE 42.04N 87.74W
01/23/2018 E1.0 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0620 AM SNOW EVANSTON 42.05N 87.69W
01/23/2018 M1.0 INCH COOK IL BROADCAST MEDIA
0620 AM SNOW PALATINE 42.11N 88.04W
01/23/2018 E1.0 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0615 AM SNOW 3 SSE CHICAGO 41.84N 87.61W
01/23/2018 M0.5 INCH COOK IL NWS EMPLOYEE
0.5 INCHES ON GRASS AND ABOUT 0.2 INCHES ON PAVEMENT.
0610 AM SNOW GRAYSLAKE 42.35N 88.04W
01/23/2018 E3.0 INCH LAKE IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0605 AM SNOW 3 N UNION 42.28N 88.54W
01/23/2018 M1.0 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0555 AM SNOW SPRING GROVE 42.44N 88.24W
01/23/2018 E4.0 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0555 AM SNOW HUNTLEY 42.17N 88.42W
01/23/2018 M1.1 INCH MCHENRY IL PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0555 AM SNOW NORTHBROOK 42.13N 87.83W
01/23/2018 E1.0 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC
RELAYED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1052 AM CST Tue Jan 23 2018 ...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 Tuesday(01/23/18)... Northern Illinois Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Lake Villa 1SSW (Lake)........................4.0 Harvard (McHenry).............................3.0 Hebron (McHenry)..............................2.8 Wonder Lake 1WNW (McHenry)....................2.8 Bull Valley 2WNW (McHenry)....................2.7 Fox Lake 2SE (Lake)...........................2.4 Harvard 3SSE (McHenry)........................2.4 Woodstock 5nw (McHenry).......................2.1 Highwood 1S (Lake)............................2.0 Gurnee 2W (Lake)..............................1.9 Crystal Lake 1WSW (McHenry)...................1.8 Woodstock 4SW (McHenry).......................1.7 McHenry (McHenry).............................1.6 Botanic Gardens (Cook)........................1.5 Capron (Boone)................................1.5 Lincolnshire 1N (Lake)........................1.5 Waukegan 2N (Lake)............................1.5 Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.5 Lake in the Hills 2.5W (McHenry)..............1.5 Mundelein (Lake)..............................1.4 Mundelein 2WNW (Lake).........................1.3 Cary (McHenry)................................1.3 Riverwoods (Lake).............................1.2 Lake Zurich (Lake)............................1.2 Buffalo Grove 2N (Lake).......................1.1 Woodstock (McHenry)...........................1.1 Barrington (Lake).............................1.0 South Beloit 2SE (Winnebago)..................1.0 Elgin (Kane)..................................0.8 Arlington Heights 3SSW (Cook).................0.8 Elgin 1S (Kane)...............................0.8 Roscoe 2ESE (Winnebago).......................0.8 Roscoe 2se (Winnebago)........................0.8 Palatine 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.7 Lincolnwood 2E (Cook).........................0.7 Naperville 1NW (Du Page)......................0.7 Elgin 2W (Kane)...............................0.7 Hoffman Estates 5W (Cook).....................0.6 Palos Park 4WNW (Cook)........................0.6 Park Ridge (Cook).............................0.6 Harwood Heights (Cook)........................0.6 Oak Park 1NNE (Cook)..........................0.6 La Grange Park 1SSW (Cook)....................0.6 Elmhurst 1ESE (Du Page).......................0.6 Elmhurst 2SE (Du Page)........................0.6 Downers Grove 0.4NNE (Du Page)................0.6 Burr Ridge 2SW (Du Page)......................0.6 St. Charles 6NW (Kane)........................0.6 Lisle Morton Arb (Du Page)....................0.6 Willow Springs (Cook).........................0.6 Aurora (Kane).................................0.5 Belvidere (Boone).............................0.5 Oak Lawn (Cook)...............................0.5 Worth (Cook)..................................0.5 Rogers Park 2SW (Cook)........................0.5 Wheaton 2NNE (Du Page)........................0.5 Westmont 1SSW (Du Page).......................0.5 St. Charles (Kane)............................0.5 New Lenox 2SE (Will)..........................0.5 Rockford 2ENE (Winnebago).....................0.5 Bridgeview 1NNW (Cook)........................0.4 Park Ridge 1WNW (Cook)........................0.4 Midway Coop (Cook)............................0.4 Schaumburg 2E (Cook)..........................0.3 Chicago Ridge (Cook)..........................0.3 Elk Grove Village 1ESE (Cook).................0.3 Aurora 4SE (Du Page)..........................0.3 Montgomery 1SSE (Kendall).....................0.3 Lockport 1SE (Will)...........................0.3 Rockford 1NW (Winnebago)......................0.3 Monee (Will)..................................0.3 Ohare (Cook)..................................0.3 Plainfield (Will).............................0.3 Batavia (Kane)................................0.2 Elburn (Kane).................................0.2 Genoa (De Kalb)...............................0.2 Oak Park 2S (Cook)............................0.2 Palos Park 1SW (Cook).........................0.2 Elk Grove Village 2WSW (Cook).................0.2 Cortland (De Kalb)............................0.2 Naperville 2SE (Du Page)......................0.2 Sugar Grove 1NE (Kane)........................0.2 Elburn (Kane).................................0.2 North Aurora 2NE (Kane).......................0.2 Lily Lake 2E (Kane)...........................0.2 Batavia 1WNW (Kane)...........................0.2 Geneva 1SSW (Kane)............................0.2 Manhattan 1ESE (Will).........................0.2 Joliet 2n (Will)..............................0.2 Lansing (Cook)................................0.2 Brookfield (Cook).............................0.1 Homewood (Cook)...............................0.1 Park Forest 1NNE (Cook).......................0.1 De Kalb (De Kalb).............................0.1 De Kalb 1SW (De Kalb).........................0.1 Aurora 4SE (Du Page)..........................0.1 Batavia 2WNW (Kane)...........................0.1 Ashton (Lee)..................................0.1 Dixon 3NNW (Lee)..............................0.1 Byron 3N (Ogle)...............................0.1 Manhattan 5ENE (Will).........................0.1 Crete 3E (Will)...............................0.1 Romeoville (Will).............................0.1 Manhattan (Will)..............................0.1 Rockford (Winnebago)..........................0.1 Bourbonnais (Kankakee)......................TRACE De Kalb (De Kalb)...........................TRACE Chicago 6ESE (Cook).........................TRACE Oak Lawn 2WNW (Cook)........................TRACE Countryside 1ENE (Cook).....................TRACE Carbon Hill 3.1N (Grundy)...................TRACE Coal City (Grundy)..........................TRACE Mazon 0.5ENE (Grundy).......................TRACE Minooka (Grundy)............................TRACE Morris 5NNW (Grundy)........................TRACE Morris 6ESE (Grundy)........................TRACE Herscher 3E (Kankakee)......................TRACE Batavia 1WSW (Kane).........................TRACE Geneva 4WSW (Kane)..........................TRACE Elburn (Kane)...............................TRACE Ottawa 1NW (La Salle).......................TRACE Ottawa 2N (La Salle)........................TRACE Peotone (Will)..............................TRACE Channahon 2SSE (Will).......................TRACE New Lenox 3E (Will).........................TRACE Mendota (La Salle)..........................TRACE Morris (Grundy).............................TRACE Ottawa (La Salle)...........................TRACE Peotone (Will)..............................TRACE Steward (Lee)...............................TRACE Yorkville 2SE (Kendall).....................TRACE Northwest Indiana Snow Location (County): fall(inches) Chesterton 4E (Porter)........................1.0 Indiana Dunes (Porter)........................0.8 Gary 5ENE (Lake)..............................0.4 Crown Point (Lake)............................0.1 Dyer 1WNW (Lake)............................TRACE St. John (Lake).............................TRACE Portage 1ESE (Porter).......................TRACE Porter 1S (Porter)..........................TRACE
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