A winter storm warning went into effect in the Chicago area early Tuesday, as a major snowstorm continued to penetrate parts of the region, producing extremely dangerous conditions.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Kankakee, Kendall, Will, Grundy, Livingston and DuPage counties in Illinois, along with Lake, Newton and Jasper counties in northwest Indiana that began Sunday night and that Tuesday at 9 p.m. power will be.
Winter weather advice is available in the LaSalle, Kane, McHenry and DeKalb counties at 09:00 on Tuesday, according to the NWS, while Cook County and Lake County in Illinois will remain below 12:00 in the winter storm warning.
When a snowstorm hit the Chicago area Monday, city officials deployed more than 300 plows and salt spreaders with the goal of keeping roads clean and helping people stay safe. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.
The NWS on Monday night urged Illinois residents to be extremely careful during the trip, predicting that the winter storm in the region will peak in the late evening.
The storm, which has already dropped more than a foot of snow on some parts of the area, will hang in the area until Tuesday morning.
Lake and Cook counties are expected to take the brunt of the storm, with snow affecting the lake, contributing to the total snowfall numbers. According to the NWS, a few more inches of snow are possible before the storm moves out of the area, with the highest total within five to ten miles of Lake Michigan.
Already at Chicago’s Midway Airport, 15.9 centimeters of snow fell, while 13 centimeters were reported in the southern suburban Oak Lawn and 12.3 centimeters in Harwood Heights.
More snow combined with stormy winds will ensure continued low visibility on roads through the morning shuttle Tuesday.
Additional snowfalls of a few inches are expected, with the highest accumulation along and east of Interstate 57.
Brant Miller