January 19, 2021: Intense Evening Snow Squall Impacts Parts of Chicago Metro

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An intense snow squall associated with an Alberta clipper rushed through northeast Illinois during the evening hours.

Snowfall amounts ranged from 1-4" in a narrow band from Boone County to Cook County to parts of northwest Indiana.

Official snowfall total for Chicago, at O'Hare International Airport, was 1.5" with the snow squall and 1.7" total for January 19th.

Highest amount reported from a volunteer observer was 3.4" in Bull Valley (east central McHenry County).

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Snowfall Map as of the Morning of Wednesday January 20th

Text Listing of Snowfall Reports from Volunteer Observers

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Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports

    
                        

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Preliminary Local Storm Report

National Weather Service Chicago IL

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..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...

..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....

            ..REMARKS..



0715 PM     Flash Flood      1 SSW Glenwood          41.53N 87.62W

03/06/2026                   Cook               IL   Other Federal



            Thorn Creek at Glenwood reached Minor Flood

            Stage with a rise in stage of about 7 feet

            in 3 hours.





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