NWS Chicago

Partial roof and wall collapse at Washington Apartments in Mundelein in storm damage Tuesday, February 27, 2024 (Craig/CapturedNews)

NWS Chicago Confirms At Least 11 Tornadoes Hit Chicagoland, Including Gary, Indiana

Thu Feb 29, 2024 07:56 am Cardinal News

The National Weather Service Office Chicago confirmed Wednesday, February 28, 2024 that at least 11 tornadoes touched down in Chicagoland during the evening of February 27, 2024. Five of the tornadoes were rated EF-1 tornadoes […]

National Weather Service Website Features for Local Information Inaccessible

Thu Jan 18, 2024 11:18 am Cardinal News

Several National Weather Service webpages, especially at the local level at each NWS office, have been experiencing technical difficulties this week. The outage may have been fixed Thursday morning, January 18, 2024. According to the […]

Snow is over with a sterile, lunar appearance Sunday morning, January 14, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Snowfall Totals: Bull Valley in McHenry County #1 in Chicagoland, Palatine #1 in Cook County, Long Lake #1 in Lake County

Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:31 am Cardinal News

Total snowfall measured by CARDINAL NEWS in central Arlington Heights was 6.0 inches for the period from Friday, January 12, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. to Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. The National Weather […]

A semi-trailer truck slid off King Street south of Lee Street and sits blocking King Street in Elk Grove Village at about 12:54 p.m. Friday, January 12, 2024 (CARDINAL NEWS)

Hoffman Estates Leads NWS Chicagoland Snowfall Amounts Through 10 AM Friday, January 12, 2024

Sat Jan 13, 2024 06:35 am Cardinal News

Snowfall was intense early Friday, January 12, 2024 after beginning about 3:30 a.m. About 1.0 inch of heavy, wet snow accumulation was observed at 5:30 a.m., and then 4.5 inches of heavy, wet snow accumulation […]

Snow in Arlington Heights started out strong at about 9:52 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2024, but didn't amount to much accumulation Tuesday morning (CARDINAL NEWS)

2-Day Chicagoland Snowfall Amounts Beginning Monday Night Jan. 8, 2024 to Tuesday Night Jan. 9, 2024

Wed Jan 10, 2024 08:05 pm Cardinal News

UPDATED FOR 2-DAY … Arlington Heights near downtown measured 1.0 inch of slush around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Another 2.0 inches of snow accumulated Tuesday afternoon until about 6:00 p.m. Tuesday. Snow flurries […]

Chicagoland Snowfall Amounts Beginning Monday Night Jan. 8, 2024 to 8:00 AM Jan. 9, 2024

Tue Jan 9, 2024 08:46 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights near downtown measured 1.0 inch of slush around 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 9, 2024. A Winter Storm Warning connected to a forecast of 7 to 8 inches of heavy, wet snow near Arlington […]

Snowfall in Arlington Heights, northwest Cook County, early Tuesday morning, December 5, 2023

Snowfall Amounts for Chicagoland from 6:00 PM January 5 to 12 PM January 6, 2024

Sat Jan 6, 2024 03:56 pm Cardinal News

Arlington Heights near downtown measured 1.5 inches of snowfall. Chicago area snowfall reports gathered by the National Weather Office Chicago are listed below. The CARDINAL NEWS snowfall forecast for Arlington Heights published 1.3 inches. Air […]

Frost on a windshield in north-central Arlington Heights at 7:54 a.m. Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Frost Observed on Arlington Heights North Side Tuesday Morning

Tue Oct 17, 2023 01:58 pm Cardinal News

There was frost Tuesday morning, October 17, 2023 in north Arlington Heights, observed on grass, some plants and vehicle roofs and glass. At Chicago Executive Airport near the north side of Arlington Heights the air […]

US Weather Chart for 6:00 a.m. CST Friday March 3, 2023 to 6:00 a.m. CST Saturday, March 4, 2023 (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS)

Friday Snow/Rain Update: Long Range Forecast Tracks Have Wobbled with Decreased Snow Depth Outlooks

Wed Mar 1, 2023 10:30 am Cardinal News

A weather system that could possibly dump deep, wet snow on Chicagoland continues to advance to Chicagoland Friday, but the long-range forecasted tracks in weather models has wobbled and diminished total snow accumulation outlooks. The […]

US Weather Chart for 6:00 a.m. CST Thursday March 2, 2023 to 6:00 a.m. CST Friday, March 3, 2023 (SOURCE: NOAA/NWS)

Too Early to Be Certain, But Snow System Could Dump 7 to 9 Inches in Northwest Chicagoland Friday

Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:23 pm Cardinal News

A weather system that could possibly dump deep, wet snow on Chicagoland has a potential to advance to Chicagoland Friday — especially affecting far west suburbs, northwest suburbs, McHenry County and western Lake County. The […]

Surprise Tornadoes in Wisconsin Begin Late Morning Wednesday

Wed Oct 12, 2022 01:57 pm Cardinal News

Live breakdown with multiple tornado warnings in effect in southern Wisconsin! Severe weather event is underway. This is a live, in-depth breakdown of the severe weather event already in progress. YouTube Tips ⓘ The National […]

Rotating storm path outline overlay with the radar image indicated by the right red-outlined object (SOURCE: NWS Chicago)

Tornado Warning, But Rotating Storm Cell Moved from Southwest to Northeast Just East of Arlington Heights

Wed May 25, 2022 04:00 pm Cardinal News

Tornado Warning (Radar Indicated) Arlington Heights and some other northwest and west suburbs were under a Tornado Warning activation because radar indicated rotation in a storm moving southwest to northeast in DuPage County and just […]

Hail pile near catch basin on Douglas Avenue south of Hintz Road

Morning Thunderstorm Causes Piles of Hail on Arlington Heights North Side

Tue Feb 22, 2022 10:58 pm Cardinal News

A thunderstorm that passed through Arlington Heights about 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 dumped rain and hail in an area concentrated between Wilke Road and Windsor Drive and between Dundee Road and Hintz Road. […]

Winter Storm Watch January 31 2022 8:14 AM CST; Blue is Winter Storm Watch, yellow is Hazardous Weather Outlook (SOURCE: National Weather Service Chicago)

Winter Storm Watch South of I-55, But Arlington Heights Could See 8+ Inches Snowfall Tuesday Night Through Thursday

Mon Jan 31, 2022 08:29 am Cardinal News

According to the National Weather Service Chicago, the potential continues to increase for a prolonged and significant early February 2022 snowfall event Tuesday night through Thursday. Current models indicated the highest snow accumulation is likely […]

The Day After a Destructive Sunday Night Tornado in Naperville, Illinois

Tue Jun 22, 2021 01:00 am Cardinal News

Day after Sunday night destructive tornado in Naperville on Monday, June 21, 2021. YouTube Tips ⓘ According to the National Weather Service Chicago office, during the late evening into early overnight of Sunday, June 20, […]

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