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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Chicago IL
754 PM CST Wed Jan 14 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0723 AM     Snow Squall      Midway Airport          41.78N 87.76W
01/14/2026                   Cook               IL   ASOS

            Visibility down to quarter mile and maximum
            wind gust to 47 mph.

0743 AM     Snow Squall      1 NW Norwood Park - Chi 42.00N 87.81W
01/14/2026                   Cook               IL   Public

            Public report of near zero visibility in
            Norwood Park community area of Chicago
            during snow squall.

0748 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 NW Norwood Park - Chi 42.00N 87.82W
01/14/2026                   Cook               IL   Local Official

            Metra UPNW line stopped due to tree or tree
            branch downed onto tracks. Exact location
            unknown, southeast of Park Ridge. Relayed
            via Metra social media.

0750 AM     Snow Squall      Gary Airport            41.62N 87.42W
01/14/2026                   Lake               IN   AWOS

            Visibility down to quarter mile with maximum
            wind gust to 51 mph.

0815 AM     Snow Squall      1 NE Romeoville         41.66N 88.07W
01/14/2026                   Will               IL   NWS Employee

            Visibility just a couple blocks at times,
            multiple traffic collisions in the area.

0816 AM     Snow Squall      Ohare Airport           41.98N 87.90W
01/14/2026                   Cook               IL   Official NWS Obs

            Visibility down to quarter mile and maximum
            gusts to 43 mph.

0820 AM     Snow Squall      Oak Forest              41.60N 87.74W
01/14/2026                   Cook               IL   Emergency Mngr

            EM reported zero visibility and a flash
            freeze.

0822 AM     Snow Squall      NWS Chicago-Romeoville  41.60N 88.08W
01/14/2026                   Will               IL   Official NWS Obs

            Visibility down to quarter mile with maximum
            wind gusts to 43 mph.

0848 AM     Snow Squall      Bourbonnais             41.16N 87.89W
01/14/2026                   Kankakee           IL   Dept of Highways

            IDOT traffic camera near Latham Drive and
            Main Street shows visibility of just a few
            blocks in snow squall.

0850 AM     Snow Squall      Valparaiso              41.47N 87.06W
01/14/2026                   Porter             IN   Public

            Public reported via social media of heavy
            snow, wind gusts estimated to 50 mph and
            visibility down to a tenth of a mile.

0850 AM     Snow Squall      4 NW Wilmington         41.35N 88.19W
01/14/2026                   Will               IL   Dept of Highways

            IDOT traffic camera on I-55 near Kankakee
            River shows visibility approximately 0.1
            miles in snow squall.

0903 AM     Snow Squall      1 ESE Sun River Terrace 41.12N 87.73W
01/14/2026                   Kankakee           IL   Public

            IDOT traffic camera indicates visibility of
            approximately 0.2 miles in snow squall.

0904 AM     Snow Squall      2 N Manteno             41.28N 87.84W
01/14/2026                   Kankakee           IL   Dept of Highways

            IDOT traffic camera shows visibility of
            approximately 0.25 miles or less on I-57 at
            MM324.

0906 AM     Snow Squall      Crown Point             41.42N 87.37W
01/14/2026                   Lake               IN   Public

            Social media video of strong wind gusts,
            snow falling and visibility down that could
            not see light pole approx 400 feet away.

0912 AM     Snow Squall      Kankakee                41.12N 87.87W
01/14/2026                   Kankakee           IL   Local Official

            City of Kankakee webcam near downtown train
            station shows visibility of approximately
            0.15 miles in snow squall.

0925 AM     Non-Tstm Wnd Dmg 2 SSE Bonfield          41.12N 88.04W
01/14/2026                   Kankakee           IL   Dept of Highways

            IL-17 blcoked near 8000W Road due to downed
            power line. Relayed via TravelMidwest/IDOT.

0946 AM     Snow Squall      3 E Roselawn            41.14N 87.27W
01/14/2026                   Jasper             IN   Dept of Highways

            IN-DOT traffic camera on I-65 at IN-10 shows
            visibility approximately 0.25 miles.


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