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STORM SUMMARY 2-26&27&28-13

Feb 28, 2013
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STORM SUMMARY 2-26&27&28-13.

A slow moving and weakening system tracked into the southern portions of Illinois during the afternoon and night hours of 2-26 before drifting over Indiana and Ohio. Due to the slow movement of the system, it’s moisture encompassed several days. The most substantial moisture began from south to north in the Chicago area 9-11pm. The snow did not reach Rockford until 12-2pm. The precipitation began as snow, sleet and rain before transitioning to all snow after an hour or so. Moderate to heavy snow fell at times during the afternoon on 2-26. The heavy snow continued past midnight over parts of McHenry and Lake Counties. Additional periods of light snow and snow showers fell during 2-27 into the early morning of 2-28. Snowfall totals for both 2-27 and 2-28 were under an inch most areas but required some additional rounds of salt. This was a very long duration event. Despite the high water content of the snow, strong and gusty winds on 2-26 into 2-27 did result in some blowing and drifting snow. Snowfall totals were generally highest north of I90 and lowest towards I80. This long duration of this system
Resulted in a lot of man hours in cleaning up surfaces multiple times during the 2-26 through the early Morning of 2-28. There was even some drizzle and freezing drizzle at times on 2-27.
SNOW TOTALS:

Antioch 12.0
Beach park 11.7
Gurnee 12.0
Lake Villa 10.5
Grayslake 10.2
Wonder Lake 9.8
Buffalo Grove 9.6
Fox Lake 10.0
Waukegan 11.0
Highwood 8.5
McHenry 8.2
Lakemoor 8.0
Spring Grove 8.0
Lincolnshire 7.9
Roselle 7.5
Bull Valley 7.4
Mundelein 7.4
Hoffman Estates 7.3
Mendota 7.3 St.
Charles 7.0
Lake Forest 7.0
Schaumburg 6.9
Elk Grove Vlg 6.6
Hebron 6.5
Cary 6.5
Palatine 6.7
Cary 6.5
Woodstock 6.5
Lake Bluff 6.3
Winnetka 6.1
Barrington 6.0
Lily Lake 6.0
Marengo 6.0
Elgin 6.0
Glen Ellyn 5.8
Winfield 5.8
DeKalb 5.8
Batavia 5.6
Ottawa 5.6
Botanic Gardens 5.5
Elburn 5.5
Harvard 5.5
Streamwood 6.0
Lake Zurich 5.5
Geneva 5.4
ORD 5.4
Downers Grove 5.2
Dixon 5.2
Park Ridge 5.1
Arlington Hts 5.0
Elmhurst 5.0
Bartlett 5.0
Sugar Grove 5.0
Genoa 6.2
Northbrook 6.1
Richmond 10.1
MDW 4.0
RFD 4.6
Naperville 5.0
Oswego 3.3
Evanston 4.0
Carol Stream 6.0
Lisle 4.1
Oak Park 4.0
Aurora 4.0
Algonquin 4.5
Burr Ridge 3.6
Barrington 6.0
Joliet Lock and Dam 1.5
Lansing 1.0
Manhattan 2.9
Marengo 6.0
Monee 2.1
Morris 1.6
Oak Brook 4.8
Park Forest 1.0
Plainfield 2.8
Yorkville 4.0
Coal City 1.9
Joliet 2.6
Peotone 2.5
Oak Park 4.0
Oak Lawn 2.8
Palos Park 3.0
Lincolnwood 3.0
Alsip 2.0
Orland Hills 2.0
Westmont 3.3
Crete 1.0
Lockport 2.0
Bolingbrook 3.2
New Lenox 2.0