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UPDATE: How Much Snow Fell in Northern Illinois?

How much snow has fallen in your neighborhood?

Update, 10:32 a.m., Wednesday: The highest snowfall amount from yesterday's winter storm was measuered in Beach Park, which received 11.7 inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service in Chicago.

Here's a look at other snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service:

  • Beach Park, 11.7 inches
  • Lake Villa, 10.5 inches
  • Grayslake, 10.2 inches
  • Buffalo Grove, 8.6 inches
  • Highwood, 8.4 inches
  • McHenry, 8.2 inches
  • Lincolnshire, 7.9 inches
  • Schaumburg, 6.9 inches
  • Palatine, 6.7 inches
  • Barrington, 6 inches
  • Lake Zurich, 5.5 inches
  • St. Charles, 5.4 inches
  • Arlington Heights, 5 inches
  • Oak Brook, 4.8 inches
  • Evanston, 4.7 inches
  • Algonquin, 4.5 inches

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Update, 11:25 p.m.: Preliminary storm totals from the National Weather Service show that Gurnee received the highest snowfall amount, with 10 inches as of 9:35 p.m. Tuesday. Beach Park in northern Lake County was close behind, with 9.5 inches of snow.

Here's a look at other totals from around the region:

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  • Schaumburg, Cook County, 5.7 inches, 10:10 p.m.
  • Morton Grove, Cook County, 4.9 inches, 9:30 p.m.
  • Lake Bluff, Lake County, 6 inches, 9 p.m.
  • Northbrook, Cook County, 6.1 inches, 9 p.m.
  • Elk Grove Village, Cook County, 6 inches, 8:30 p.m.
  • Bull Valley, McHenry County, 6.8 inches, 8:20 p.m.
  • Oak Brook, DuPage County, 4.1 inches, 8:01 p.m.
  • Mundelein, Lake County, 6.4 inches, 7:47 p.m.
  • Palatine, Cook County, 6 inches, 7:35 p.m.
  • Harvard, McHenry County, 6 inches, 7:22 p.m.
  • Naperville, DuPage County, 3.2 inches, 7:18 p.m.

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Update, 7:45 p.m.: As much as 8.2 inches of snow has fallen in northern Illinois, according to storm totals reported to the National Weather Service in Chicago.

Here's a look at the storm totals:

  • Gurnee, Lake County, 7 inches, 5 p.m.
  • Streamwood, Cook County, 5 inches, 5:06 p.m.
  • Winnetka, Cook County, 4.5 inches, 5:20 p.m.
  • Northbrook, Cook County, 6.4 inches, 5:27 p.m.
  • Crystal Lake, McHenry County, 3.8 inches, 5:30 p.m.
  • Beach Park, Lake County, 8.2 inches, 5:53 p.m.
  • Park Forest, Cook County, 4 inches, 6 p.m.
  • Carbon Hill, Gurndy County, 1.9 inches, 6 p.m.
  • Woodstock, McHenry County, 5 inches, 6:13 p.m.
  • Lake Bluff, Lake County, 5.5 inches, 6:18 p.m.
  • Burr Ridge, DuPage County, 2.9 inches, 6:20 p.m.
  • Midway Airport, Cook County, 2.5 inches, 6:25 p.m.
  • Roselle, DuPage County, 5.9 inches, 6:26 p.m.
  • Wheaton, DuPage County, 5 inches, 6:29 p.m.
  • Peotone, Will County, 2.5 inches, 6:29 p.m.
  • Elk Grove Village, Cook County, 6.4 inches, 6:30 p.m.
  • DeKalb, DeKalb County, 4.5 inches, 6:40 p.m.

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Update, 4 p.m.: Winter Storm Rocky, as it was named by The Weather Channel, continues to drop more snow on northern Illinois.

Here's a look at the latest snowfall totals reported to the National Weather Service in Chicago:

  • Lake in the Hills, McHenry County, 3.1 inches, 2:51 p.m.
  • Lisle, DuPage County, 2.5 inches, 3 p.m.
  • Waukegan, Lake County, 4.5 inches, 3 p.m.
  • Wheaton, DuPage County, 3.5 inches, 3:15 p.m.
  • Sheridan, LaSalle County, 4.1 inches, 3:20 p.m.
  • Roselle, DuPage County, 4 inches, 3:21 p.m.
  • Gurnee, Lake County, 5 inches, 3:27 p.m.
  • Bull Valley, McHenry County, 5.5 inches, 3:30 p.m.
  • DeKalb, DeKalb County, 3.3 inches, 3:30 p.m.
  • Elburn, Kane County, 4.5 inches, 3:40 p.m.
  • McHenry, McHenry County, 5 inches, 3:43 p.m.

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Original story, 2:19 p.m.: The latest winter storm to hit our region has already left 2 or 3 inches of snow in some areas across northern Illinois.

Here's a look at some of the recently-reported snow totals from the National Weather Service in Chicago as provided by residents, officials and storm spotters:

Town County Amount Time Beach Park Lake 1.5 inches 1:20 p.m. Wheaton DuPage 2 inches 1:25 p.m. Harwood Heights Cook 1 inch 1:30 p.m. Sugar Grove Kane 3.5 inches 1:30 p.m. Bull Valley McHenry 1.9 inches 1:30 p.m. Gurnee Lake 1.8 inches 1:40 p.m. Coal City Grundy 1.6 inches 1:40 p.m.

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