“If you’re in the area that’s going to be harder hit, especially the southern suburbs, if you don’t have to travel late (Tuesday) and into (Wednesday) you’re better off staying off the roads and giving road crews time to plow and salt. “Prepare for a difficult Wednesday (morning) commute.” “Widespread snow totals of 8 to 12″ will make travel difficult, if not dangerous,” the weather service said in a social media post. As much as 8 inches to a foot of snow could fall in the Chicago area and points south. Snowfall is expected to continue through most of Wednesday, according to meteorologists. But as of Tuesday morning, the second portion of the storm was beginning to look more like a “no event” than a “snow event,” Izzi said - particularly for communities north of Chicago.īy snowfall rate - often a better indicator of a storm’s severity - the storm could drop as much as an inch of snow an hour in the area after some afternoon rainfall transitions to snow flurries Tuesday night, forecasters said. The northern suburbs may not see a single snowflake during what initially had been expected to be a two-round storm. Instead, Pritzker will give his noon speech in front of a smaller audience at the Old State Capitol. Pritzker was set to deliver his budget address Wednesday to lawmakers at the state Capitol, but the House and Senate canceled scheduled session days due to the looming storm. 1, 2022, inside the city's largest salt dome on Grand Avenue in West Town in preparation for the coming snowstorm. “We also wanted to arm you with information that you’ll be able to keep yourselves and your family safe.”Ĭhicago Department of Streets and Sanitation workers fill trucks with salt on Feb. “Given the predicted severity of the storm that’s coming, we wanted to assure residents that we’ll do all we can to try to ensure your safety,” Preckwinkle said in a news conference Tuesday. Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board, encouraged people to stay inside as much as possible and suggested those who are able to work remotely from home do so during the storm. Southwest Airlines, which made up the vast majority of the Midway cancellations, said they were due to the impending winter storm. As of 5 p.m., 247 flights had been canceled for Wednesday at O’Hare International Airport and 68 flights had been canceled at Midway, according to the tracking website FlightAware. The Illinois Department of Transportation also is deploying more than 1,800 trucks and snowplows to clear roads across the state.īy Tuesday afternoon, flight cancellations for the coming days were rolling in at O’Hare and Midway airports. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation and activated 130 members of the National Guard to assist with emergency operations in central Illinois ahead of a winter storm Feb. Richard Neely, commander of the Illinois National Guard, talks to reporters at the Illinois Emergency Management Agency office after Gov.
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