Winter Storm — Lake, Illinois

2019-01-18 to 2019-01-19 · Lake, Illinois

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow developed over northern Illinois during the evening of January 18th and continued through the late morning of January 19th. A 63 year old male died while shoveling snow in Lake County, Illinois. Storm total snowfall amounts included 10.3 inches two miles east of Lincolnwood; 10.0 inches in McHenry; 9.1 inches in Waukegan; 9.0 inches one mile north of Algonquin; 9.0 inches one mile south of Highwood; 8.5 inches in Libertyville; 8.5 inches in Palatine; 8.5 inches in Mundelein; 8.5 inches in Barrington; 8.3 inches in Wadsworth; 7.9 inches in Genoa; 7.7 inches in Lake Zurich; 7.0 inches in Elburn; 6.7 inches in Burr Ridge; 6.3 inches at the Rockford Airport; 6.1 inches in De Kalb; 6.0 inches in Downers Grove; 6.0 inches in Ashton and 5.0 inches at Chicago O'Hare Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 797311. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.