Chicago Weather Alert: Heavy Lake Effect Snow Possible Through Tomorrow Morning
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.
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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.
With all the snow building up and being pushed to the side of the roads, there are serious concerns as to where all this snow will go.
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The Department of Streets and Sanitation has dispatched 211 salt spreaders and snow plows for the evening commute with lake-effect snow falling in the Chicago area.
Sunday night through Tuesday will bring accumulating snow to parts of the Chicago area.
The snow showers that have been with us since Wednesday night will taper off to narrow, lake-effect bands Thursday night and Friday.
Light snow will overspread the area this evening from south to north, bringing light accumulations by morning.
A wintry system brings snow to our forecast from Wednesday evening through early Friday morning.
The cold air was firmly in place Sunday afternoon – but from here through Friday, it's a steady warmup.
Snow blowing through the area Monday morning is set to dump accumulations of up to 6 inches on the ground – right in time for the morning commute.
At least one person was pinned inside their vehicle during a 29-car pileup on Interstate 94 near Hartford, Michigan, on Friday, amid heavy lake effect snow.
A narrow band of lake effect snow is expected to dissipate and move off to the east by the afternoon.
A lake effect snow warning was lifted Wednesday morning in northwest Indiana, but the after-effects of the storm could be felt for days to come.
Heavy lake effect snow created near-whiteout conditions in part of the Chicago area on Tuesday, threatening to dump up to 10 more inches on top of Monday's snow.
Flakes likely will begin falling late Monday morning along the lakefront. According to the National Weather Service, an accumulation of about an inch is expected quickly in Lake and Cook counties in Illinois, and Porter and Lake counties in Indiana.
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