Chicago winter storm timeline: How much snow will we end up with?
The Chicago area and parts of Indiana got socked with a massive and unseasonable snowfall Sunday night into Monday morning, and it was not over as the morning commute began.
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The Chicago area and parts of Indiana got socked with a massive and unseasonable snowfall Sunday night into Monday morning, and it was not over as the morning commute began.
Accumulating lake effect snow now looks more likely near lake Michigan Sunday night into Monday morning, which could pose a problem for Monday morning commuters in Chicago and northwest Indiana.
Accumulating lake effect snow now looks more likely near lake Michigan Sunday night into Monday morning, which could pose a problem for Monday morning commuters in Chicago and northwest Indiana.
All you need to produce some of the largest snow events on record is cold wind blowing over warm water.
Everyone is still advised to be careful of slick area roads and sidewalks with ice patches.
Accumulating snow will impact Chicago and surrounding areas Thursday night through Friday morning.
See how much snow you can expect going into the weekend.
Lake-effect snow is clobbering areas from the Great Lakes in Michigan to Buffalo, but hundreds of Bills fans grabbed shovels to clear out Highmark Stadium ahead of Sunday Night Football.
Krauser says in Michigan City, Indiana, snow fell at 2 to 3 inches an hour and created extremely low visibility. "The wind was just howling off the lake."
CBS 2 Meteorologist Robb Ellis has the 5 p.m. forecast for Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.
Near-blizzard conditions are possible along the Indiana Lakeshore, with gusts up to 40 mph.
The snowstorm that clobbered the Chicago area on Wednesday has moved on, but lake-effect snow overnight and into Thursday could bring another few inches.
We know Chicagoans look out for each other – and that was as true as ever when we got pummeled with snow on Friday.
Some parts of the Chicago area have gotten more than 7 inches of snow already as heavy lake effect snow continues to fall in Chicagoland on Friday morning.
More than 7 inches of snow fell in northwest suburban Harwood Heights Friday as a lake-effect snowstorm clobbered the Chicago area.
Friday morning commuters are advised to take it slow as heavy lake effect snow causes dangerous driving conditions.
A Chicagoan training for the Boston Marathon is not letting the snow stop him from going on an early morning jog.
Total accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are likely for areas that see lake effect snow, with some isolated accumulations of up to 6 inches possible.
Not as cold tonight. Rising temperatures and increasing clouds toward morning as our next system moves closer.
Clear & very cold tonight, but Porter & LaPorte counties have a Winter Weather Advisory starting at 6 p.m. for lake effect snow.
Snow was falling rapidly along Chicago's lakefront Saturday evening, and lake-effect snow will persist even after the greater storm system moves out.
Totals will vary widely, as some locations could see as little as 4 inches, while others just a mile or two away may have more than a foot.
A super-sized snowstorm pounding the Chicago area Monday has left many side streets impassable.
Lake-effect snow that had been falling during the day and a major snowstorm that earlier wreaked havoc on the southern states combined Monday night for a monstrous snowstorm that had more than a foot of snow on the ground in parts of the Chicago area even before it reached peak intensity.
Snow clobbered the Chicago area as a lake-effect pattern combined with a storm system that came in from the south on Monday evening.
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Meteorologist Carl Lam has the extended forecast.
Morning showers with mild temperatures Friday. Highs around 50.
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