If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >
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Lakeshore Flooding
The below photos are courtesy of the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC).
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| Chicago, IL Bike Path near 47th St. | North Avenue Beach in Chicago, IL. |
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| Chicago, IL near South Shore and 73rd | Chicago, IL near South Shore and 73rd |
From Northwest Indiana:
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| Michigan City, IN courtesy of Patrick Pahl |
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Winds
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 534 PM CST Fri Mar 6 2020 /634 PM EST Fri Mar 6 2020/ ...HIGHEST OBSERVED WIND GUSTS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official. Land Location Speed Time/Date ---------------------------------------------------- Valparaiso Airport 48 MPH 0914 AM 03/06 Chicago Midway 45 MPH 0404 PM 03/05 Rockford Airport 45 MPH 0557 AM 03/06 Waukegan Airport 45 MPH 1150 AM 03/05 Sugar Grove - Aurora Arpt. 44 MPH 0324 PM 03/05 Chicago O`Hare 44 MPH 1045 AM 03/05 Wheeling - Chicago Exec. Arp 44 MPH 1211 PM 03/05 Morris Airport 41 MPH 0435 PM 03/05 Gary Airport 41 MPH 0745 AM 03/06 Pontiac Airport 41 MPH 0855 PM 03/05 West Chicago - DuPage Arpt. 40 MPH 0617 AM 03/06 Romeoville - Lewis Airport 40 MPH 0415 PM 03/05 Peru Airport 39 MPH 0115 AM 03/06 Kankakee Airport 38 MPH 0335 AM 03/06 Rochelle Airport 38 MPH 0315 PM 03/05 Schaumburg Airport 36 MPH 0237 AM 03/06 DeKalb Airport 36 MPH 0435 PM 03/05 Lansing Airport 36 MPH 1255 PM 03/05 Joliet Airport 36 MPH 0255 AM 03/06 Rensselaer Airport 33 MPH 0215 PM 03/05 Marine Location Speed Time/Date ---------------------------------------------------- Michigan City, IN 54 MPH 0900 AM 03/06 Chicago Harrison-Dever Crib 46 MPH 1230 PM 03/05 Calumet Harbor, IL 36 MPH 1130 AM 03/05
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
852 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD 1 ENE BEVERLY SHORES 41.70N 86.97W
03/06/2020 PORTER IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE ICE CHUNKS DEPOSITED BY THE WAVES ONTO
LAKE FRONT DRIVE ON THE EAST END OF BEVERLY
SHORES.
1100 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD 1 WSW BEVERLY SHORES 41.69N 87.00W
03/06/2020 PORTER IN EMERGENCY MNGR
LAKEFRONT DRIVE CLOSED FROM BROADWAY TO
DUNBAR DUE TO LARGE PIECES OF DEBRIS AND ICE
CHUNKS BEING DEPOSITED ONTO THE ROAD BY THE
WAVES. SEVERE EROSION AT LAKE VIEW BEACH
ALSO FORCED THE CLOSURE OF THE SECTION OF
LAKE FRONT DRIVE NEAREST THE BEACH EAST OF
BROADWAY.
1100 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD BEVERLY SHORES 41.69N 86.98W
03/06/2020 PORTER IN BROADCAST MEDIA
A SEA WALL THAT PROTECTS HOMES COLLAPSED.
REPORT FROM ABC CHICAGO.
1100 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD WHITING 41.68N 87.49W
03/06/2020 LAKE IN BROADCAST MEDIA
WHITING LAKEFRONT PARK COMPLETELY INUNDATED.
FROM ABC CHICAGO REPORT.
1100 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD 1 ESE LINCOLN PARK 41.91N 87.62W
03/06/2020 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
NORTH AVENUE BEACH COMPLETELY COVERED BY
WATER, WITH WATER NEAR ON SITE FACILITIES.
1030 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD 1 NNE HYDE PARK 41.81N 87.59W
03/06/2020 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
LAKEFRONT PATH AT 47TH STREET FLOODED, WITH
EROSION DAMAGE TO THE PATH NOTED.
0930 AM LAKESHORE FLOOD 2 NNW SOUTH CHICAGO 41.76N 87.56W
03/06/2020 COOK IL EMERGENCY MNGR
IN SOUTH SHORE AREA, SOME ROADS TO LAKE SIDE
OF SOUTH SHORE DRIVE PARTIALLY COVERED BY
WATER. ON E 73RD STREET, WATER UP ONTO THE
SIDEWALK AND LAPPING UP AGAINST APARTMENT
BUILDING.
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