Weekend Winter Storm Dumps Several Inches of Snow Across Chicago Area
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After snow continues to fall across Chicago, the area remains under a Winter Storm Warning. NBC5 meteorologist Alicia Roman has your full forecast.
A Winter Storm Warning remained in effect for several counties across the Chicago area until early Monday morning as a weekend storm dumped several inches of snow.
Some areas saw more than 7 inches of snow as of Sunday evening with snow continuing to fall into the night.
The warning was upgraded from an advisory, taking effect at 3 p.m. Saturday for McHenry, DeKalb, Kane, LaSalle, Kendall and Grundy counties, remaining in effect in those areas until midnight Sunday night.
Winnebago, Ogle, Lee and Boone counties were originally under this warning as well, but the National Weather Service said Sunday afternoon that it will be lifted in those areas at 9 p.m.
Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will counties in Illinois, and Porter and Lake counties in Indiana were under the warning beginning at 6 p.m., again through midnight Sunday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Kankakee County, as well as Newtown and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana were under a less severe Winter Weather Advisory beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday through midnight Sunday night.
Snow began to develop across the area by early Saturday evening and was expected to continue through Sunday night with accumulations of more than 6 inches possible.
Areas south of Chicago were expected to see less snow, with accumulations of 3 inches or less forecast.
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February 1-2, 2015: The fifth-largest blizzard in Chicago's history was also the most recent to hit the top of the charts, when 19.3 inches of snowfall were recorded between late Saturday night and 6 a.m. Monday morning. Many Chicagoans may remember it as the "Super Bowl" blizzard, when 16.2 inches of snow alone fell on the Sunday of Super Bowl XLIX, causing a myriad of problems and forcing Chicago Public Schools to close on Monday.
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Jan. 13-14, 1979: The fourth-biggest snowstorm in Chicago's history occurred in January 1979, when 20.3 inches of snow fell at O'Hare International Airport, where the city's weather is officially recorded. The storm was followed by a brutal arctic blast and took the longest time to melt, according to the National Weather Service, and snow already on the ground from previous storms resulted in the deepest snow pack in city history.
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Feb. 1-2, 2011: The third-largest blizzard in the city was known as the "Groundhog Day Blizzard" and even "Snowpocalypse" which brought 21.2 inches of snow along with fierce winds gusting up to 60 mph throughout Chicago and northwest Indiana. The blizzard crippled the city for days, as more than a thousand flights were canceled and drivers left stranded vehicles along Lake Shore Drive.
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Jan 1-3, 1999: 21.6 inches of snow blanketed Chicago during the second-largest snowstorm in city history in 1999. The storm was well forecast and spread out over a long holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service, which helped mitigate the impact on transportation. However, the storm still had a major impact as Lake Shore Drive was shut down for the first time ever.
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Jan. 26-27, 1967: Chicago's worst blizzard of all-time has held the record for nearly 50 years, when 23 inches of snow fell over the course of two days. The storm paralyzed the city, shutting down airports and schools for days. Estimates of as many as 50,000 cars and up to 1000 buses were stuck or abandoned, according to the National Weather Service, and about 60 people died as a result of the storm, 26 from heart attacks while shoveling.
Monday stays cold with highs in the upper-20s and light snow continuing into the morning hours.
More light snow is possible during the evening as well, continuing into Tuesday morning.
