![]() Hundreds of snowplows and salt trucks were sent out to clear most the roads, but it took a while to alleviate the traffic issues across the area. The icy and cold conditions created a traffic mess across the region, especially during the afternoon of the 20th (Friday) as the snow quickly accumulated for the evening commute. Areas outside of Chicago saw heavy snowfall as well, with many locations coming in well over a foot!! Mundelein, IL (Lake county) recorded the most snow at 19 inches followed by Capron, IL (Boone county) with 18.6 inches. Rockford, Illinois ended up with an impressive 8.8" for the two day storm.Ĭlose to 350 flights were cancelled at Chicago O’Hare with around 175 canceled flights at Midway Airport. During the 201415 winter season, Boston broke its all-time official seasonal 107.6-inch (2.73-meter) snowfall record from the winter of 199596, with a total snowfall record of 108.6 inches (2.76 m) as of March 15, 2015. This two day total was the most snow to fall in Chicago during November since 1895 when a foot of snow accumulated on the 25th-26th. 4.2" of snow fell at O'Hare International in Chicago on the 20th and this was followed by another 7" on the 21st for a storm total of 11.2". The strong winds are expected to linger through Saturday and the dangerously cold wind chills are set to continue through the Christmas holiday.ĭifficult travel conditions could linger, particularly in the morning hours Saturday, as blowing and drifting snow remains a concern.It was the first measurable snow of the season, and boy, was it a doozy!! An intense and record breaking early season snowstorm impacted northern Illinois November 20th-21st, 2015. ![]() "Some places will look like they got a foot or more of snow because the strong winds deposited 'extra snow' there," Deanno said. "Other places may look like little snow fell because the wind carried much of it away." While the totals will depend on the storm itself, they'll also depend on the wind. The winter storm watch is slated to continue through late Friday evening as the storm and potentially "blizzard-like" conditions hold strong.īut according to the NBC 5 Storm Team, when all is said and done, the amount of snow left in your area could be deceiving. Chicago Ridge 1.3 Monee 1.3 Homewood 1.1 Worth 1.1 New Lenox 1.1 Oak Lawn 1.0. ![]() Icy roads could add to the hazardous conditions as temperatures rapidly fall. A mixture of rain, freezing rain, and snow which resulted in lower snow totals. "Power outages will also be possible as a result of strong damaging wind gusts to 55 mph," it states. The alert warns that "falling and blowing snow may result in white out conditions with zero visibility at times, making travel extremely difficult, if not impossible." Things will "rapidly" worsen heading into Thursday afternoon, with snow growing more widespread and becoming stronger.Ī winter storm watch for Lake, DuPage, Kankakee, Cook and Will counties in Illinois, and Lake, Porter, Newton and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana begins Thursday afternoon, according to the NWS. "If possible, consider alternate travel plans," the NWS tweeted.Ī winter storm watch begins Thursday morning in McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Kendall and Grundy counties. "These conditions can quickly reduce visibility to near zero," said NBC 5 Storm Team meteorologist Paul Deanno.Īdd to that the fact that wind child temperatures will drop to between -20 and -30 degrees by Friday afternoon, making any time spent outdoor dangerous and bringing the potential for icy road conditions on top of the blowing snow. "The snow is not the main story with this storm!" the NWS reported.īut regardless of snowfall, the guidance for travelers has not changed: Do not travel if you don't have to.Īny snow that does fall Thursday night and Friday will likely be mixed with 45-60 mph wind gusts that could make for "blizzard" or "white out" conditions, particularly Friday. But while snowfall totals continue to change in the lead-up to the major winter event, experts say the predictions for strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures have remained "steadfast for over a week." ![]()
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