![]() Wednesday that all buildings are open for in-person classes, adding a decision about Thursday is pending. Serious concerns remained about the safety of the roadways, as many in the area were snow and ice-covered, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. Louis and cities in Michigan and on the East Coast. Delays also were mounting, with nearly 500 flights affected at O’Hare.Īt Midway Airport, 83 flights had been canceled and 117 flights were delayed, according to the website.Īmtrak had canceled several trains Wednesday and Thursday, including trains between Chicago and Carbondale, St. about half of them departures and half arrivals, according to statistics on the city’s Department of Aviation website. Some 657 flights had been canceled at O’Hare as of 1:20 p.m. Part of Interstate 57 north in Bradley, at milepost 315 in Kankakee County, was closed after a semitrailer jackknifed, blocking all northbound lanes, according to Illinois State Police.Īir travel also was affected. Multiple traffic collisions were reported throughout the area, although there had not been reports of any fatalities. Kiva the dog plays in the snow at Garden Park on Feb. Other storm totals include: 10 inches at the weather service’s office in Romeoville 9.3 inches in Peotone 9.5 inches in Oswego 6.8 inches in Naperville 11 inches in Crest Hill 10 inches in Steger, in southern Cook County 8.5 inches in Valparaiso, Indiana. Some could get a dusting while others get 5 inches.” “Even in those areas where we expect lake effect snow, it doesn’t mean they’re all necessarily going to get it. It’s still uncertain whether it sets up on any one location or whether it’s all over the place, so 2 to 5 inches is possible, but there’s a lot of variation to be expected,” Sullivan said. However, we are going to get some lake effect snow. “That round two is basically going south, so we’re not looking for anything significant from it. Sullivan said that could add as much as 2 to 5 inches of snow to communities near the lake that typically experience the lake effect. Snow and low temps around this time of year are “not out of the question,” Petr said.There will, however, be the possibility of lake effect snow along the Lake Michigan shoreline. It was also the earliest first snowfall, over an inch, that Chicago has experienced since October 20, 1989. The last highest snowfall on that day was in 1923, but only. ![]() which broke a 100-year-old record snowfall for the day. On Wednesday, Chicago had 1.2 inches of snow by 4 p.m. Earlier this week, Metra faced delays related to slippery fall foliage. The low temps and icy conditions might also affect Metra trains and CTA trains or buses so be sure to check each agency’s website for delays or service announcements. The low temperatures plus a combination of rain and snow have made conditions ideal for slick roads and black ice on Friday morning so morning commutes might be slower, the weather service said. temperature for Chicago was 23 degrees which is more in line with late winter weather. However, the cold arriving in Chicago right now is 15 to 20 degrees below average for the season. Residents further west and into the suburbs can usually expect higher snowfall totals. In the heart of the city, temperatures can be slightly warmer so it is common for those living near the lakefront to see a mix of rain and snow, he said. While “it’s not unheard of to get a good amount of snow” around this time of year, it hasn’t happened in a while, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jake Petr in Romeoville. A total of 3.4 inches of snow in Chicago fell on Thursday-that’s the second heaviest snowfall in October (right behind 3.8 inches on October 19, 1989). 2, and meteorologists expected that the city might get an inch total.īy midday it was clear that the high winds and consistent precipitation might bring a bit more than that. By Thursday morning measurements at O’Hare Airport had recorded. ![]() In Chicago, October comes to an end with the very first snowfall of the season and the snowiest Halloween on record.Īlthough, it doesn’t take much to beat the 0.1 inch of recorded snow that fell in 2014.
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