Winter Weather in Southern Cook County, Illinois

Snow developed during the late afternoon and early evening of January 25th and continued into the morning of January 26th for most of northern Illinois. The snow lingered across far northeast Illinois through late afternoon on January 26th. A narrow band of heavy snow fell from Dixon to De Kalb to Elgin to Highland Park. North of this band, 3 to 5 inches of snow fell. South of this band, 3 to 5 inches of snow fell to about Interstate 80. South of Interstate 80, 1 to 2 inches of snow was reported along with ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch as freezing rain also occurred across parts of east central Illinois.

Storm total snowfall in the band of heavy snow included 8.2 inches near Elburn and near Buffalo Grove; 8.0 inches in Evanston; 7.6 inches in Roselle; 7.5 inches in De Kalb; 7.3 inches in Palatine; 7.3 inches near Lake Zurich, 7.0 inches near Schaumburg and near Wayne; 6.8 inches near St. Charles; 6.7 inches near Oak Park; 6.5 inches near Dixon; 6.3 inches near Forest Park and 6.2 inches near Highwood. Chicago O'Hare Airport measured 6.0 inches. Rockford Airport measured 2.9 inches.