City Dispatches 210 Plows For City's First Snow Of Season
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The city dispatched more than 200 snow plows Sunday morning as the winter's first measurable snow of the season began to fall.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for Chicago until 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
Between one and four inches of snowfall is possible in the city before it tapers off in the early evening, according to the weather service.
The city's Department of Streets and Sanitation announced Sunday morning that 210 snow plows had been deployed and would focus on salting and plowing arterial routes. Once the snow stops and main streets are clear, the plows will move to neighborhood streets if necessary.
It is the first snow accumulation of the season after Chicago's fourth-warmest fall on record, according to the weather service. The average temperature was about 57 degrees, more than 5 degrees warmer than normal.
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