In the city, Midway and Humboldt Park saw upwards of 7 inches.30DayWeather Long Range Weather Forecasts predict ideal conditions for a storm. Heavy lake-effect snow pummeled the Chicago area Friday morning, dumping several inches of accumulation and creating hazardous travel conditions.Īreas along the North Shore were particularly hard hit, with Wilmette, Skokie and Evanston getting pounded with over 9 inches of snow. "Fluid, salt, we've got more salt in the back, we're ready for anybody coming in we've got shovels, racks and roof rakes and ice pucks," Fry said. The store was pretty quiet Tuesday morning, but workers are expecting that to change, with folks rushing in later in the day and Wednesday in preparation. We're supposed to get a truck today, all depends what the truck does," said Ken Fry, with Duke's Ace Hardware. "Got a lot of salt, we have blowers hopefully on the way today we ordered some the other day. Workers at Duke's Ace Hardware off 111th Street ensured their shelves were stocked, too. I have to make sure the pup don't slip I'm prepared," customer Kevin Gardner said. "I got a big snow blower, and it's actually kind of fun. While there is still the possibility for several inches for areas southeast of Chicago, lighter accumulations are expected in the city. The latest models show the second wave of snow is trending farther south, meaning there could be lighter snow totals than the first wave. SEE ALSO | 4 winter storm tracks that can bring heavy snow to Chicago A break in the heaviest snow rates may occur during the day on Wednesday before the second wave arrives Wednesday night into Thursday. Light snow will continue off and on through Wednesday evening, Mowry said. Snow totals by Wednesday afternoon could reach 10 inches in the far south suburbs, with 3 to 6 inches possible in the city and lighter amounts of only 1 to 3 inches for the northern suburbs. This appears to be the heaviest period of snowfall, with snow falling up to an inch an hour, and will continue through the early afternoon on Wednesday. It will turn to snow as cold air arrives, Mowry said. The first wave of wintry precipitation began as rain Tuesday afternoon. In the southwest and south suburbs and northwest Indiana, snow is expected to begin in the evening and continue through until Thursday, though the intensity is likely to ebb and then increase again.Ĭity dwellers can expect to wake up Wednesday morning with a couple inches of snow on the ground by 7:30 a.m., while areas to the south are more likely to wake up to five to six inches, Mowry said. A second wave of snow is expected Wednesday night into Thursday. and continue through to Wednesday afternoon.
Snow is expected to start in the city around 8 p.m. There's also likely to be a sharp cutoff between areas that get just a dusting of snow and areas that get significantly more. All appointments will be rescheduled, the city said.ĪBC7 Chicago meteorologist Larry Mowry said there will be two waves of snow, which may only be distinguishable by the snow intensity. Thursday for Ford, Iroquois, Kankakee and Livingston counties in Illinois and La Porte, Benton, Jasper, Lake, Newton and Porter counties in Indiana, until 6 p.m.Ĭook County is closing its county-run COVID vaccination sites Wednesday due to the snow, and the city of Chicago has canceled its in-home vaccination appointments for Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday for DuPage, Kendall, central Cook, eastern Will, Grundy, LaSalle, northern Will and southern Cook counties in Illinois.Ī Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 10 p.m. Heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions are possible Tuesday evening through Thursday this week, as the latest winter storm takes aim at the Chicago area.Ī Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 8 p.m. A winter storm is bringing tightly gradianted bands of snow to the Chicago area, with some areas just getting a dusting and others possibly topping 10 inches.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A winter storm warning has prompted Governor JB Pritzker to issue a disaster declaration for the state ahead of the arrival of the snow.Ĭlick here to see school closings, moves to e-learning in the Chicago area
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