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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
857 PM CDT TUE AUG 12 2025  
   
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON  
   
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.  
 
..REMARKS..  
 
0230 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE NAVY PIER 41.92N 87.57W  
08/12/2025 M51 MPH LMZ741 IL MESONET  
 
CORRECTS PREVIOUS MARINE TSTM WIND REPORT  
FROM 2 NE NAVY PIER. PEAK WIND GUST OF 44 KT  
MEASURED AT THE CHICAGO CRIB BETWEEN 2:00  
AND 3:00 PM.  
 
0300 PM FLOOD 2 NE MOKENA 41.55N 87.85W  
08/12/2025 WILL IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF ROADWAY FLOODING  
BETWEEN FRANKFORT AND ORLAND PARK. RELAYED  
VIA WAZE.  
 
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD HOMEWOOD 41.56N 87.66W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL COCORAHS  
 
REPORTED 1.35 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE LAST  
HOUR, AND STILL FALLING. THE VIADUCT IN THE  
17800 BLOCK OF DIXIE HIGHWAY OF HOMEWOOD IS  
FLOODED CLOSED.  
 
0325 PM FLOOD 2 NW OAK FOREST 41.62N 87.77W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN OAK FOREST AND PALOS HEIGHTS AREAS.  
RELAYED VIA MPING.  
 
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 NNE TINLEY PARK 41.59N 87.79W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWED WATER UP  
TO THE BUMPER OF A CAR NEAR HARLEM AND 167  
STREET IN TINLEY PARK.  
 
0330 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE OAK FOREST 41.59N 87.73W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF FLOODED ROADWAYS  
ACROSS SOUTHERN COOK COUNTY INCLUDING OAK  
FOREST, TINLEY PARK, AND HOMEWOOD AREAS.  
RELAYED VIA MPING.  
 
0330 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 2 NE NAVY PIER 41.92N 87.57W  
08/12/2025 M40 MPH LMZ741 IL MESONET  
 
PEAK WIND GUST OF 35 KT MEASURED AT THE  
CHICAGO CRIB BETWEEN 3:00 AND 4:00 PM.  
 
0350 PM FLOOD 1 NW WEST RIDGE - CHICA 42.01N 87.70W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN ROGERS PARK, WEST RIDGE, AND ALBANY PARK  
COMMUNITY AREAS OF CHICAGO.  
 
0400 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSE GAGE PARK - CHICA 41.79N 87.69W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
A FEW REPORTS OF FLOODED BASEMENTS IN THE  
CHICAGO LAWN AND GAGE PARK COMMUNITY AREAS  
OF CHICAGO. RELAYED VIA CHICAGO311. TIME  
ESTIMATED BASED UPON NEARBY REPORTS.  
 
0400 PM RAIN WEST RIDGE - CHICAGO 42.01N 87.70W  
08/12/2025 M1.80 INCH COOK IL COCORAHS  
 
OBSERVER MEASURE 1.8 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST  
90 MINUTES.  
 
0400 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 4 NE KENILWORTH 42.13N 87.66W  
08/12/2025 M45 MPH LMZ740 IL MESONET  
 
MESONET STATION 45174 WILMETTE BUOY.  
 
0401 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W MOKENA 41.53N 87.90W  
08/12/2025 WILL IL PUBLIC  
 
VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS 6 INCHES  
OR MORE OF FLOWING WATER ON RESIDENTIAL  
STREET IN MOKENA.  
 
0401 PM FLOOD OAK LAWN 41.71N 87.75W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PHOTO ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS SEVERAL INCHES  
OF STANDING WATER ON RESIDENTIAL STREET.  
 
0408 PM FLOOD 1 N LAKEVIEW - CHICAGO 41.95N 87.66W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT OF SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING  
WATER NEAR SHERIDAN STATION ON CTA RED LINE  
IN THE LAKE VIEW COMMUNITY AREA OF CHICAGO.  
 
0410 PM RAIN 1 NNW MOKENA 41.54N 87.88W  
08/12/2025 M3.71 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILMOKEN11 REPORTED  
3.71 INCHES STORM TOTAL THUS FAR SINCE 2 PM.  
TWO PERIODS WITH AT LEAST 1 INCH IN 30  
MINUTES.  
 
0410 PM RAIN 1 ENE MOKENA 41.54N 87.85W  
08/12/2025 M3.73 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILMOKEN2 REPORTED  
3.73 INCHES STORM TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 2 PM.  
 
0413 PM RAIN 1 SW COUNTRY CLUB HILLS 41.56N 87.73W  
08/12/2025 M2.38 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
SPOTTER CALLED IN THAT IN THE LAST 1.5 HOURS  
THEY RECEIVED 2.38 INCHES OF RAIN.  
 
0415 PM FLASH FLOOD ELMWOOD PARK 41.92N 87.82W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWED 12 TO 18  
INCHES OF WATER SURROUNDING HOMES IN ELWOOD  
PARK. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0415 PM FLASH FLOOD DUNNING - CHICAGO 41.94N 87.81W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
A FEW REPORTS OF FLOODED BASEMENTS IN THE  
DUNNING AND MONTCLARE COMMUNITY AREAS OF  
CHICAGO. RELAYED VIA CHICAGO311. TIME  
ESTIMATED BASED UPON NEARBY REPORTS.  
 
0415 PM RAIN 2 NW FRANKFORT SQUARE 41.54N 87.83W  
08/12/2025 M3.89 INCH WILL IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION REPORTED 3.89 INCHES  
STORM TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 2 PM.  
 
0415 PM FLOOD ROGERS PARK - CHICAGO 42.01N 87.66W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL TRAINED SPOTTER  
 
SEVERAL INCHES OF STANDING WATER NEAR  
SHERIDAN ROAD AND FAREWELL AVENUE IN THE  
ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY AREA OF CHICAGO.  
 
0435 PM FLOOD 1 NNE UPTOWN - CHICAGO 41.98N 87.65W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE UNDERPASSES FLOODED ALONG DUSABLE  
LAKESHORE DRIVE INCLUDING MONTROSE AVENUE  
AND FOSTER AVENUE.  
 
0435 PM FLOOD IRVING PARK - CHICAGO 41.96N 87.72W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT OF MONTICELLO AVENUE FLOODED  
NEAR BERTEAU AVENUE IN IRVING PARK COMMUNITY  
AREA.  
 
0445 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 WSW MIDLOTHIAN 41.62N 87.73W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL OTHER FEDERAL  
 
NATALIE CREEK AT MIDLOTHIAN USGS RIVER GAUGE  
QUICKLY CLIMBED TO JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE.  
 
0450 PM RAIN 1 WNW FLOSSMOOR 41.55N 87.70W  
08/12/2025 M3.10 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILFLOSS10 REPORTED  
3.1 INCHES STORM TOTAL SO FAR SINCE 2 PM.  
 
0510 PM FLOOD 1 NE WOODRIDGE 41.77N 88.03W  
08/12/2025 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF ROADWAY FLOODING  
IN WOODRIDGE AND DOWNERS GROVE. RELAYED VIA  
MPING.  
 
0528 PM FLOOD 1 S NAPERVILLE 41.75N 88.15W  
08/12/2025 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA OF A FEW  
INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON GARTNER ROAD IN  
NAPERVILLE. 1.8 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED  
IN RAIN GAUGE.  
 
0529 PM RAIN LINCOLN SQUARE - CHICAG 41.97N 87.69W  
08/12/2025 M2.82 INCH COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILCHICA979 REPORTED  
2.82 INCHES STORM TOTAL SINCE 2 PM.  
APPROXIMATELY 1.9 INCHES OCCURRED IN 30  
MINUTES ENDING AT 410 PM.  
 
0532 PM FLOOD 1 S DOWNERS GROVE 41.78N 88.01W  
08/12/2025 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
NUMEROUS PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN SOUTHERN DOWNERS GROVE. RELAYED VIA WAZE.  
 
0533 PM TSTM WND DMG MOROCCO 40.95N 87.45W  
08/12/2025 NEWTON IN PUBLIC  
 
CORRECTS PREVIOUS NON-TSTM WND DMG REPORT  
FROM MOROCCO. PICTURE SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA  
OF A LARGER TREE BRANCH THAT WAS KNOCKED  
DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0536 PM HAIL 3 NE MOROCCO 40.97N 87.40W  
08/12/2025 M1.00 INCH NEWTON IN PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTHEAST  
OF MOROCCO. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0545 PM FLOOD 1 SW BROOKFIELD 41.82N 87.86W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN LA GRANGE AND BROOKFIELD. RELAYED VIA  
WAZE.  
 
0550 PM FLOOD 2 ENE GARFIELD PARK - C 41.89N 87.69W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN THE NEAR WEST SIDE AND WEST TOWN  
COMMUNITY AREAS OF CHICAGO. RELAYED VIA  
WAZE.  
 
0550 PM FLOOD MCKINLEY PARK - CHICAGO 41.83N 87.68W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE PUBLIC REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING  
IN THE MCKINLEY PARK COMMUNITY AREA OF  
CHICAGO. RELAYED VIA WAZE.  
 
0554 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE MOUNT AYR 40.93N 87.25W  
08/12/2025 JASPER IN PUBLIC  
 
MULTIPLE TREES DAMAGED AT CURTIS CREEK GOLF  
COURSE WEST OF RENSSELAER. SOME TREES  
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, NUMEROUS OTHER TREES  
WITH 6-12 INCH BRANCHES BROKEN. TIME  
ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RELAYED BY BROADCAST  
MEDIA.  
 
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 ESE MOUNT AYR 40.94N 87.24W  
08/12/2025 JASPER IN PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT SHARED TO SOCIAL MEDIA OF TREE  
DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 1000 SOUTH OF  
IN-114. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0556 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SE MOUNT AYR 40.91N 87.24W  
08/12/2025 JASPER IN PUBLIC  
 
PHOTOS SHARED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SHOW MULTIPLE  
BROKEN POWER POLES AND A ROLLED CAMPER. TIME  
ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0600 PM RAIN 1 SSE DOWNERS GROVE 41.78N 88.00W  
08/12/2025 M2.76 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILDOWNE65 REPORTED  
2.76 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 4 PM. MOST  
RAINFALL OCCURRED IN 1 HOUR PERIOD.  
 
0607 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW RENSSELAER 40.95N 87.18W  
08/12/2025 M59 MPH JASPER IN AWOS  
 
PEAK GUST OF 51 KT MEASURED AT AWOS STATION  
KRZL RENSSELAER AIRPORT.  
 
0612 PM FLOOD 1 NNE COUNTRYSIDE 41.79N 87.87W  
08/12/2025 COOK IL PUBLIC  
 
PUBLIC REPORT OF SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER ON  
ROADWAYS NEAR LA GRANGE ROAD AND 55TH IN  
COUNTRYSIDE.  
 
0614 PM RAIN 1 SSW CLARENDON HILLS 41.78N 87.96W  
08/12/2025 M3.12 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILWILLO33 REPORTED  
3.12 INCHES SINCE 3 PM. MOST RAINFALL  
OCCURRED IN 1 HOUR PERIOD.  
 
0614 PM RAIN 2 S DOWNERS GROVE 41.77N 88.01W  
08/12/2025 M2.91 INCH DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILDOWNE81 REPORTED  
2.91 INCHES SINCE 4 PM. MOST RAINFALL  
OCCURRED IN 1 HOUR PERIOD.  
 
0630 PM FLOOD 2 S DOWNERS GROVE 41.77N 88.00W  
08/12/2025 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
VIDEO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWS 6 TO 8  
INCHES OF STANDING WATER ON ROADWAYS AND  
DRIVEWAYS OF BONNIE BRAE DRIVE IN DOWNERS  
GROVE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.  
 
0635 PM FLASH FLOOD WESTMONT 41.79N 87.98W  
08/12/2025 DUPAGE IL PUBLIC  
 
PHOTO SHARED ON SOCIAL MEDIA DEPICTED  
SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER COVERING ENTIRE  
BACKYARD OF A HOME IN WESTMONT.  
 
0715 PM RAIN 5 WNW SAUNEMIN 40.92N 88.49W  
08/12/2025 M4.25 INCH LIVINGSTON IL PUBLIC  
 
PRIVATE WEATHER STATION KILPONTI6 REPORTED  
4.25 INCHES STORM TOTAL SINCE 2 PM.  
 
 
 
 
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