An ice jam caused minor flooding along portions of the Kankakee River near Bonfield.
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An ice jam caused minor flooding along portions of the Kankakee River near Bonfield.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Chicago, IL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 27, 3:41 AM CST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville, IL 341 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 .SHORT TERM... Issued at 341 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 Through Friday... Blustery southwest winds will bring milder temperatures to the area today, though only briefly as a cold front moves through the cwa later today. No significant precip is expected ahead of or with the immediate frontal passage other than perhaps a few flurries, though the return of arctic air and a shift to blustery north-northeast winds tonight is expected to bring the potential for locally heavy lake-effect snow to parts of northwest Indiana and perhaps even the southeast side of Chicago before weakening Friday. Have elected to issue a winter storm watch for Lake county Indiana from 10 pm this evening through 2 pm Friday, for the area which appears to have the greatest potential for 6 inches of accumulation. Difference in band placement just a few miles either way could necessitate the inclusion of southern Cook or Porter counties in at least advisory headlines later today. Relatively quite weather across the forecast area early this morning, with gusty southwest winds raising temperatures into the teens and lower 20s across much of the cwa at this hour. Some blowing of our recent powdery snow cover is possible in open areas this morning before winds ease. Pocket of moisture noted in 00Z TOP sounding was spreading across central IL and into IN, which may produce may produce some light snow this morning mainly south of the LOT cwa, though with the chance of some flurries into parts of our area south of I-80. Otherwise, mainly mostly cloudy skies with temps moderating to near 30/lower 30s across the region through midday. Surface low pressure passing north of the Great Lakes will trail a cold front across the area during the midday and afternoon hours. Slightly better low level saturation and forcing along and behind the front may squeeze out a few flurries this afternoon and early evening. Moist layer is shallow enough that there is some potential there could be some spits of freezing drizzle, though if the layer is deep enough to produce any precip of note, it will likely be just cold enough to produce snow flakes. The much more significant precipitation potential develops this evening, as low level winds turn northerly behind the front, and cold arctic air spreads back across the region. Forecast soundings indicate lake to 850 mb deltas increase to about 18C tonight, with much of the convective cloud depth residing in the favored dendritic growth region between -12C and -18C. Strong single-band convergent signal noted in guidance, with maximized fetch from north to south or south-southwest down the lake. High-res guidance depicts this band becoming organized near the Lake/Porter county border and then edging west across Lake county overnight and into Friday morning before winds eventually diminish and back more northwest Friday afternoon. This largely places the focus for a potential 6+ inch accumulation across Lake county, and thus have elected to issue a winter storm watch from this evening through early afternoon on Friday. Some model guidance, the HRRR and RAP notably, shift the band a little farther west across the IL/IN state line and into southeastern Cook county for a time Friday morning, and it's possible that an expansion of the watch (or an advisory) may be needed if confidence increases in this scenario. It's also possible an advisory could be needed for Porter county if trends support a longer residence time there this evening. High-res model runs later today should hopefully continue to narrow the location of greater impacts. In any case, the lake- effect band looks to weaken and lose organization while shifting back east Friday afternoon. Otherwise, cold and dry conditions develop tonight across the IL portion of the forecast area away from the lake. Lows will again settle into the single digits by Friday morning, with sub-zero wind chills in most spots though not to the level experienced Wednesday morning. Friday's temps will generally be in the teens, with wind chills generally from zero into the positive single digits during the day. Ratzer && .LONG TERM... Issued at 229 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 Friday night through Wednesday... Forecast concerns include another round of very cold air Friday night into Saturday morning and then the potential for a winter storm system to affect the region for the middle of next week. High pressure will move across the area Friday night and low temps are expected to drop into the low single digits across most of the area with single digit temps below zero likely in the northwest cwa and the favored cold spots. Winds appear to become light and variable overnight, possibly calm in many locations. This should keep the coldest wind chills in the 10 below to 15 below zero range, prior to the light winds. There is also some potential for mid clouds, though maybe not until the predawn hours and perhaps only scattered. Nevertheless, another cold night for the area. Another weak clipper system will move across the Great Lakes region Saturday night into Sunday, but the precipitation with this system is expected to remain northeast of the local area with only an increase in cloud cover expected. High temps will rebound into the low/mid 20s Saturday and possibly toward 30 on Sunday, but a weak cold front passes the area Sunday morning with northwest winds Sunday, which may hold highs down, depending on sunshine. As the pattern shifts, for a short time, southerly flow arrives Monday and should allow temps to get into the mid 30s for much of the area but the cold snow pack may hold temps down some across the north. Possible temps may make into the upper 30s/near 40 south where snow cover is less and begins to melt. Temps hold nearly steady in the upper 20s/lower 30s Monday night into Tuesday. These warmer temps starting Tuesday morning, may aid highs to reach the lower 40s Tuesday but suspect to get that warm, we'll need the help of increasing low level moisture/dewpoints. As for the storm system for the middle of next week, its too early for any specifics. But the trends from this distance are concerning for both a swath of snow nearby and a narrower swath of mixed precip/freezing rain nearby. A sharp cold frontal boundary is likely going to be in the cwa by Wednesday morning, possibly moving into northern IL Tuesday evening. With ample gulf moisture lifting north, there could be several hours of moderate intensity precipitation, possibly in two rounds from Wednesday into Thursday. The large ridge of high pressure lingering along the eastern U.S. combined with the next arctic high building south into the northern Plains narrows the corridor considerably for where this storm system is going to move. Clearly, shifts east or west are possible, perhaps likely. And those shifts will have large impacts on multiple forecast elements, most importantly snow and ice accumulations. Made no changes to the blended guidance this morning which includes high chance/likely pops for several periods with a gradual change from rain/snow to snow Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Too early to include any freezing rain/sleet mention, but these are certainly possible and will likely need to be added with later forecasts. Temperatures have trended colder for Tuesday night and Wednesday, particularly across northern IL, based on the frontal location noted above. cms && .AVIATION... For the 06Z TAFs... VFR conditions will continue through daybreak with persistent SSW/SW winds around 10 knots and some gusts to near 20 knots. A 50 knot LLJ shifting over the area early this morning will result in LLWS at all sites into mid-morning. Otherwise, winds with gusts generally 15 to 20 knots will veer NNW winds by late afternoon and early evening behind a cold front. MVFR ceilings are expected to develop by late morning and continue into the evening. Daytime mixing will foster P6SM flurries through most of the afternoon, with a chance for a few scattered -SHSN with MVFR visibility early to mid-evening behind the front. Kluber && .LOT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... IL...None. IN...Winter Storm Watch...INZ001...10 PM Thursday to 2 PM Friday. LM...Small Craft Advisory...nearshore waters until noon Thursday. && Visit us at weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube at: www.facebook.com/NWSChicago www.twitter.com/NWSChicago www.youtube.com/NWSChicago
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Chicago/Romeoville IL 351 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>021-023-032-033-039-103>108-INZ001-002- 010-011-019-281000- Winnebago-Boone-McHenry-Lake IL-Ogle-Lee-De Kalb-Kane-DuPage- La Salle-Kendall-Grundy-Kankakee-Livingston-Iroquois-Ford- Northern Cook-Central Cook-Southern Cook-Northern Will- Southern Will-Eastern Will-Lake IN-Porter-Newton-Jasper-Benton- 351 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 /451 AM EST Thu Jan 27 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Illinois...Northeast Illinois and Northwest Indiana. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. Elevated Lake Effect Snow Risk. DISCUSSION... Lake effect snow, potentially heavy at times, is expected to develop across northwest Indiana tonight with several inches of snow possible across Lake County in northwest Indiana. The lake effect snow may move into far southeast Cook County before daybreak Friday morning. Wind chills 5 below to 15 below zero are expect overnight into Friday morning across much of northern Illinois. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Friday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. Elevated Lake Effect Snow Risk. Saturday... Limited Excessive Cold Risk. Tuesday and Wednesday... Limited Snow Risk. DISCUSSION: Lake effect snow is expected to continue Friday morning across far northwest Indiana and far eastern Cook County. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be necessary through tonight. LMZ740>745-281000- Winthrop Harbor to Wilmette Harbor IL- Wilmette Harbor to Northerly Island IL- Northerly Island to Calumet Harbor IL- Calumet Harbor IL to Gary IN-Gary to Burns Harbor IN- Burns Harbor to Michigan City IN- 351 AM CST Thu Jan 27 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Illinois nearshore waters of Lake Michigan and the Indiana nearshore waters of Lake Michigan. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Weather hazards expected... Hazardous conditions for small craft. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. Visit us at www.weather.gov/chicago Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube at: www.facebook.com/nwschicago www.twitter.com/nwschicago www.youtube.com/nwschicago
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A river ice spotter reported flooding of trails at the Kankakee State Park near the Warner Bridge due to an ice jam. The water level dropped by one foot with ice marks left on nearby trees. Sheet ice cover buckled due to the water level drop.
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