Snowfall Totals Released For Lake, McHenry Counties

Libertyville IL

04 January, 2022

3:33 PM

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By Sam Borcia, the Lake & McHenry County Scanner After a winter storm brought snow and high winds Saturday, the National Weather Service has published snowfall levels recorded in Lake and McHenry counties. The National Weather Service (NWS) called for 4-6 inches in most places and projected 5-8 in some areas of Lake County. The following snowfall reports are from weather stations that send data to the NWS. Lake County Waukegan – 5.5 inches Long Lake – 5 inches Bannockburn – 4.8 inches Highland Park – 4.4 inches Riverwoods – 4 inches Highwood – 4 inches Fox Lake Hills – 3.7 inches Barrington – 3.5 inches Forest Lake – 3.4 inches Hawthorn Woods – 3.2 inches Buffalo Grove – 3.2 inches Deerfield – 3 inches Lindenhurst – 3 inches Mundelein – 2.8 inches Grandwood Park – 2.6 inches Traffic cameras near Washington Street and White Oak in Gages Lake show snow-covered roads Saturday afternoon. | Photo: Lake County Passage McHenry County Woodstock – 5.4 inches Greenwood – 4.7 inches [Suggested Article] Man, woman arrested for falsely reporting vehicle stolen following hit-and-run crash in McHenry Marengo – 4.5 inches Cary – 4.3 inches North of Harvard – 4 inches Lakewood – 4 inches Capron – 3.9 inches Bull Valley – 3.9 inches Algonquin – 3.8 inches McHenry – 3.6 inches A snowplow camera shows snow-covered roads Saturday afternoon in Lake County. | Photo: Lake County Passage The NWS issued a winter storm warning Saturday at noon that expired early Sunday morning. The warning was for Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Cook, Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Kendall, Grundy and Will counties. Snow, heavy at times, fell in much of the Chicago area Saturday afternoon into the evening. Travel was hazardous and numerous vehicle crashes were reported. The Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT) said Saturday afternoon that their snowplow drivers were "working hard to keep up with the continuous snowfall." Lake and McHenry County Scanner is a local breaking news website covering issues that matter such as shootings, stabbings, house fires, kidnappings, car accidents, and more around Lake County and McHenry County.