Nor'Easter Continues to Bring Heavy Rain and Coastal Impacts; Nolo Continues to Impact Hawaii

The nor’easter will weaken tonight, easing beach conditions and coastal flooding, though locally heavy rain will continue in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and New England into Monday. Hurricane Nolo continues to bring strong winds and large waves to Hawaii. A multi-day rain event will return to the Four Corners region Monday and expand to the south-central U.S. by midweek. Read More >

A powerful low pressure system over the northern Great Lakes brought periods of light snow and snow showers, resulting in light accumulations from a coating to as high as 2.3". Falling temperatures during the snow caused icy roads in some areas, with multiple accidents on the evening of December 30th. Peak wind gusts during the PM hours of December 30th ranged from 35 to 55 mph.

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The official snowfall for Chicago was 1.5" observed at Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

The official snowfall for Rockford was 1.7" observed at Chicago Rockford International Airport.

Other snowfall amounts include 0.4" at the NWS Chicago in Romeoville and 1.1" observed 3 miles southwest of Chicago Midway International Airport.

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