Did you know there was in earthquake in Illinois at around 4:42 AM CST. According to the @USGS_Quakes, it was a preliminary 3.6 magnitude earthquake near Standard, IL. More info can be found on the USGS page here: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua…

After a windy day today, a weak front will move over the area Mon into Tue and result in a large temperature difference from north to south. As showers and even some t-storms spread over the area Mon night, some rain near the WI state line may fall as freezing rain. #ILwx #INwx

So who's starting their day by looking up instructions on how to change the time on their car and other electronic gadgets that don't set themselves? Hopefully you remembered that we fell back to standard time last night, if not, be sure to move your clocks back an hour!

Chicago (O'Hare) broke a daily precipitation record for Oct. 2, with 1.76". This broke the old record of 1.39" set in 2006. In total with what also fell very early this morning, O'Hare received 2.25". Believe it or not, Chicago is now over 12" above normal for the year! #ILwx

No rain, warm, and breezy out there right now, and that's welcome given the past few wet days. Here is a look at observed rain amounts from Friday night through early this morning. #ILwx #INwx

Showers with embedded t-storms will gradually overspread nrn IL this AM. T-storms will be capable of very heavy downpours, which could cause ponding or minor flooding on some roads. Heaviest rain into parts of NW & north central IL as highlighted on map. #ilwx