More snow coming for Chicago area Monday, Winter Weather Advisory starts in afternoon
It won't be nearly as severe as the winter storm that clobbered the Chicago area over the weekend, but more snow is coming Monday afternoon, and it has warranted a Winter Weather Advisory.
The Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 2 p.m. until midnight Monday night. The entire CBS Chicago viewing area is affected.
The snow starts to arrive at 2 p.m. across our western suburbs and will be spreading over the region by 4 p.m. A slick evening rush is a concern.
The Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications warned motorists to plan for slippery road conditions and advised them to slow down and use caution while driving. The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation said it will deploy more than 220 salt spreaders on Monday afternoon in response to the incoming snow.
Light to moderate snow is expected with the quick-hitting system, which is expected to drop 1 to 3 inches of snow, locally up to 4 inches, farther south of the city.
Current estimates indicate that by noon on Tuesday, another 1.6 inches of snow will fall at O'Hare International Airport, another 3 inches in Joliet, another 3.3 inches in Ottawa and Kankakee, and another 3.8 inches in Rensselaer, Indiana.
Snow wraps up around midnight, and we will be left with tricky travel through Tuesday morning.
This past weekend, snow fell all day Saturday and well into Sunday, and set new records. A total of 8.4 inches of snow fell on Saturday alone at O'Hare, setting a record for the snowiest day in Chicago in November.
