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| Thursday, November 15 saw early morning snow from a major weather system to our south spread northwest over northwest Indiana and northern Illinois. The solid snow shield brought 2" to 4" of accumulation in parts of east central Illinois into northwest Indiana by mid-morning. Then a single band of snow continued to move northwest across the Chicago metro area, pivoting, and then weakened as it moved back southeast (though did briefly re-intensify). This band produced mainly 1-2", although there was isolated 2" in Lake County, IL. |
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Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
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Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Chicago IL
650 PM CDT Mon Mar 31 2025
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..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0133 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 S Pingree Grove 42.01N 88.42W
03/30/2025 Kane IL Emergency Mngr
Kane County EMA reports fence damage along
Muirhead Road west of Elgin. Time estimated
by radar.
0137 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ESE Pingree Grove 42.06N 88.38W
03/30/2025 Kane IL Emergency Mngr
Kane County EMA reports tree blocking
eastbound lanes of Highland Avenue at Coombs
Road west of Elgin. Time estimated by radar.
0143 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Sleepy Hollow 42.09N 88.31W
03/30/2025 Kane IL Public
Photo shows evergreen tree uprooted near
Sleepy Hollow. Relayed by broadcast media,
time estimated by radar.
0146 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NNW Carpentersville 42.13N 88.26W
03/30/2025 Kane IL Emergency Mngr
Kane County EMA reports power lines downed
along Arrow Street and Austin Avenue in
Carpentersville. Time estimated by radar.
0146 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Elgin 42.05N 88.27W
03/30/2025 Kane IL Emergency Mngr
Kane County EMA reports broken tree branch
on power lines near Fremont Street and Hill
Avenue in Elgin. Time estimated by radar.
0148 PM Hail 1 SSE Algonquin 42.15N 88.28W
03/30/2025 M0.75 Inch Kane IL Public
Mostly pea size hail with a few stones to
penny size in southeastern Algonquin.
0152 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Trout Valley 42.20N 88.24W
03/30/2025 McHenry IL Emergency Mngr
Report of downed power lines that caused a
fire. The cause of the downed power lines
was reported to be the thunderstorm. Time
and location estimated by radar.
0158 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SW Crescent City 40.74N 87.90W
03/30/2025 M66 MPH Iroquois IL Public
Private weather station KILGILMA8 reported
66 mph gust southwest of Crescent City.
0209 PM Hail 1 E Grayslake 42.34N 88.02W
03/30/2025 M0.70 Inch Lake IL Public
Public report of hail up to 0.7 inch
diameter near Grays Lake.
0217 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 ESE Beaverville 40.94N 87.60W
03/30/2025 M60 MPH Iroquois IL Public
Private weather station reported 60 mph gust
southeast of Beaverville.
0224 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 ESE Momence 41.14N 87.61W
03/30/2025 M62 MPH Kankakee IL Public
Private weather station reported 62 mph gust
southeast of Momence.
0226 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSW Fowler 40.58N 87.35W
03/30/2025 M61 MPH Benton IN Mesonet
Davis weather station.
0226 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 ENE Boswell 40.52N 87.37W
03/30/2025 Benton IN Emergency Mngr
Photo shows metal roof panels peeled from
farm outbuilding at Benton County
Fairgrounds. Time estimated by radar.
0227 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 E Boswell 40.51N 87.32W
03/30/2025 M59 MPH Benton IN Public
Private weather station reported 59 mph gust
between Boswell and Oxford.
0228 PM Tornado 4 SSW Lake Village 41.08N 87.49W
03/30/2025 Newton IN NWS Storm Survey
A National Weather Service storm survey
determined an EF-0 tornado with peak winds
near 75 mph developed near W 600 N about 2
miles west of US Route 41 where it uprooted
several trees near a barn. It then tracked
northeast, snapping several trees along W
700 N before crossing Route 41. Sporadic
tree and limb damage was noted in a
northeast path until the tornado lifted
north of State Road 10 and N 75 W.
0229 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Brook 40.88N 87.40W
03/30/2025 M59 MPH Newton IN Public
Private weather station reported 59 mph gust
near Brook.
0230 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SW Goodland 40.73N 87.36W
03/30/2025 M57 MPH Benton IN Public
Private weather station recorded 57 mph gust
between Earl park and Goodland.
0230 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 W Wadena 40.69N 87.32W
03/30/2025 Benton IN Emergency Mngr
Corrects previous report from 2 N Fowler.
Benton County EMA reports semi tipped over
on IN-55 north of Fowler near 600N Road.
Time estimated by radar, location
approximate.
0231 PM Hail 1 WNW Tinley Park 41.58N 87.82W
03/30/2025 M0.70 Inch Cook IL Trained Spotter
Dime size hail reported in Tinley Park near
84th Avenue and 171st Street. Time estimated
by radar.
0231 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Orland Hills 41.59N 87.83W
03/30/2025 Cook IL Emergency Mngr
1.5 inch diameter tree branch broken near
Chadbourn Drive and 88th Avenue in Orland
Hills. Time estimated by radar.
0234 PM Hail 2 SE St. John 41.42N 87.44W
03/30/2025 E0.75 Inch Lake IN Public
Relayed via mping.
0235 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 ESE Wadena 40.65N 87.19W
03/30/2025 M62 MPH Benton IN Public
Private weather station reported 62 mph gust
east of Fowler.
0236 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 WNW Roselawn 41.15N 87.33W
03/30/2025 Newton IN Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reports numerous trees
uprooted and branches broken along IN-55
north of IN-10. Time estimated by radar,
location approximate.
0237 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Thayer 41.17N 87.31W
03/30/2025 Newton IN Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reports 12 inch diameter
tree downed near county 400 E and county
1200 N. Time estimated by radar.
0238 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNW Remington 40.79N 87.17W
03/30/2025 M63 MPH Jasper IN Public
Private weather station reported 63 mph gust
north of Remington.
0238 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 E Roselawn 41.14N 87.28W
03/30/2025 Newton IN Public
Trained spotter reports bent power poles in
Roselawn along IN-10 3 miles east of IN-55.
Time estimated by radar, location
approximate.
0239 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Remington 40.76N 87.16W
03/30/2025 M62 MPH Jasper IN Public
Private weather station reported 62 mph gust
in Remington. Multiple other private weather
stations reported gusts 55-60 mph in
vicinity.
0239 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Steger 41.48N 87.63W
03/30/2025 Cook IL Emergency Mngr
Roof blown off building near Sauk Trail and
Holeman Avenue in Steger. Time estimated by
radar.
0239 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Lowell 41.29N 87.42W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports power poles snapped
in Lowell. Time estimated by radar, location
approximate.
0240 PM Hail 1 SW Evergreen Park 41.71N 87.72W
03/30/2025 M0.75 Inch Cook IL Public
Relayed via mping.
0240 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SSW West Pullman - Ch 41.67N 87.64W
03/30/2025 Cook IL Public
Public report of small tree branches downed
near 12th Place and Parnell Avenue in West
Pullman Community area of Chicago. Time
estimated by radar.
0244 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 E Pullman - Chicago 41.71N 87.58W
03/30/2025 Cook IL Public
A few scattered reports of tree branches
downed in the East Side, Calumet Heights,
Roseland, Burnside, Pullman, South Deering,
and Riverdale community areas of Chicago.
Relayed by Chicago311, time estimated by
radar.
0245 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 WSW Lynwood 41.52N 87.56W
03/30/2025 M74 MPH Cook IL Public
Private weather station reported reported 74
mph gust near Ford Heights.
0245 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 4 WSW Hebron 41.29N 87.28W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Trained Spotter
Photo shows construction trailer overturned
and broken into pieces along IN-2 near Clay
Street east of Lowell. Time estimated by
radar.
0246 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 ESE Hebron 41.32N 87.19W
03/30/2025 M61 MPH Porter IN Mesonet
Measured at Davis station WWTP.
0248 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 E Rensselaer 40.95N 87.06W
03/30/2025 M62 MPH Jasper IN Public
Davis station measurement.
0248 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SW Dyer 41.49N 87.52W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports power poles snapped
in Dyer. Time estimated by radar, location
approximate.
0249 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 SSW Stoutsburg 41.15N 87.14W
03/30/2025 M56 MPH Jasper IN Public
Private weather station reported 56 mph gust
southeast of DeMotte.
0249 PM Marine Tstm Wind 1 SE South Chicago 41.73N 87.54W
03/30/2025 M52 MPH Cook IL C-Man Station
Buoy station CMTI2 Calumet Harbor.
0250 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 WNW Remington 40.78N 87.22W
03/30/2025 M71 MPH Jasper IN Public
Private weather station reported 71 mph gust
between Goodland and Remington.
0250 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Highland 41.55N 87.45W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports tree or large branch
on house in Highland. Time estimated by
radar, location approximate.
0250 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 NNW Hammond 41.61N 87.51W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports power poles snapped
in Hammond. Time estimated by radar,
location approximate.
0250 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 SE Hammond 41.58N 87.49W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Public
Report of several trees down some over 2
inches in diameter. Time estimated from
radar.
0251 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 5 S Baileys Corner 40.99N 87.01W
03/30/2025 M75 MPH Jasper IN Mesonet
Davis station.
0251 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSE Munster 41.54N 87.50W
03/30/2025 M60 MPH Lake IN Public
Private weather station reported 60 mph gust
in Munster.
0251 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 W Lakes of the Four S 41.41N 87.25W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Broadcast Media
Photo shows shingle damage to house in
Latitude subdivision west of Lake of the
Four Seasons in Winfield. Time estimated by
radar.
0252 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Lakes of the Four 41.38N 87.20W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Emergency Mngr
Tree branches broken and barn damaged near
IN-2 and county 350S Road. Time estimated by
radar.
0253 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 NW East Chicago 41.65N 87.47W
03/30/2025 M60 MPH Lake IN Mesonet
WxFlow station Cline Avenue Bridge.
0253 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 ESE Lakes of the Four 41.40N 87.16W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Public
Trained spotter reports 4 power poles
snapped and downed power lines near Boone
Grove High School southwest of Valparaiso.
Time estimated by radar.
0253 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 WSW East Chicago 41.63N 87.50W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports power poles snapped
in East Chicago. Time estimated by radar,
location approximate.
0253 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 NW Boone Grove 41.39N 87.16W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reports large branches
broken near county 300S Road and county 500W
Road southwest of Valparaiso. Time estimated
by radar.
0253 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Lakes of the Four 41.42N 87.22W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Public
Public report of shingle damage near Lake of
the Four Seasons. Time estimated by radar.
0255 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Gary Airport 41.62N 87.41W
03/30/2025 M74 MPH Lake IN AWOS
Gary Airport GYY reported 74 mph gust. Winds
sustained at 48 mph for 10 minutes.
0255 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 WNW Rensselaer 40.95N 87.18W
03/30/2025 M59 MPH Jasper IN AWOS
Corrects previous report from 2 WNW
Rensselaer. Rensselaer Jasper County Airport
RZL AWOS reported 59 mph gust.
0255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Gary 41.59N 87.35W
03/30/2025 Lake IN Emergency Mngr
Lake County EMA reports power poles snapped
in Gary. Time estimated by radar, location
approximate.
0255 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg Kouts 41.32N 87.03W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Law Enforcement
Power lines downed in Kouts. Time estimated
by radar, location approximate.
0256 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 3 N Lakes of the Four S 41.46N 87.21W
03/30/2025 M75 MPH Porter IN Public
Private weather station reported 75 mph gust
northeast of Winfield.
0256 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 5 S Valparaiso 41.41N 87.05W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Trained Spotter
Photo shows metal roof panels peeled from
farm outbuilding along county 75E Road south
of Valparaiso. Time estimated by radar.
0258 PM Marine Tstm Wind 3 NE Navy Pier 41.92N 87.57W
03/30/2025 M50 MPH LMZ741 IL C-Man Station
Measured at the Harrison-Dever crib.
0300 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 ESE Valparaiso 41.45N 87.00W
03/30/2025 M81 MPH Porter IN AWOS
Valparaiso Porter County Airport VPZ AWOS
reported 81 mph gust prior to data outage.
0300 PM Tstm Wnd Gst Valparaiso 41.47N 87.07W
03/30/2025 M80 MPH Porter IN Public
Trained spotter reported 80 mph gust in
Valparaiso.
0300 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 SSE Kouts 41.26N 87.00W
03/30/2025 M63 MPH Porter IN Trained Spotter
Trained weather spotter reported 63 mph gust
on handheld anemometer on county 1200S
southeast of Kouts. Time estimated by radar.
0300 PM Hail 4 SSE Kouts 41.26N 87.00W
03/30/2025 M0.88 Inch Porter IN Public
Trained spotter reported nickel size hail on
county 1200S Road southeast of Kouts. Time
estimated by radar.
0300 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SE Valparaiso 41.44N 87.02W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Emergency Mngr
*** 1 FATAL ***
A semi truck rolled onto a person, leading
to a fatality.
0301 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NE Valparaiso 41.49N 87.05W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Public
Public report of broken tree branches in
northern Valparaiso. Time estimated by
radar.
0302 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 4 NNE Teft 41.25N 86.95W
03/30/2025 M64 MPH Porter IN Public
Private weather station reported 64 mph gust
southeast of Kouts.
0304 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 2 NNE Kouts 41.34N 87.02W
03/30/2025 M70 MPH Porter IN Public
Private weather station KINKOUTS6 reported
70 mph gust north of Kouts.
0304 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 ENE South Haven 41.55N 87.11W
03/30/2025 Porter IN Trained Spotter
Trained spotter reported multiple 6 inch
diameter branches broken along US-6 between
Porter and Valparaiso. Time estimated by
radar, location approximate.
0324 PM Marine Tstm Wind 3 NE Beverly Shores 41.73N 86.94W
03/30/2025 M78 MPH LMZ745 IN C-Man Station
Measured at the Michigan City GLERL site.
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