It was just last week when we lamented the lack of rain from mid-July through mid-August. The first half of this month started out with about half the rain we normally see. We made up for that a bit yesterday, some areas more than others. O'Hare's .31" or rain yesterday brings the months total to 1.91". That's better but still about an inch below average for the month so far.
Here are some heavier rainfall amounts from Wednesday according to our WeatherBug network:
1.90" Flossmoor
1.11" University Park
1.00' Burlington
.98" Markham
However, the rain was accompanied by some severe weather. Spotters reported tornadoes near Elburn and Chesterton. There were almost a dozen tornadoes reported across the midwest according to the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
We are not out of the woods yet. The SPC has a portion of our area outlooked for a slight risk of severe weather today.
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