“That’ll be taking the vast majority of the heavier snowfall with it,” he said. The second storm could largely miss the city as it’s expected to stay mostly south of the Kankakee River Valley, Carlaw said.
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People should plan for trips to take longer than usual if driving, they should leave extra space between their car and another person’s, have a full tank of gas, let people know where they are going and have an emergency kit in their car, according to Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications. The North Side is expected to see 4-5 inches, or even less, Carlaw said. The South Side “stands the best chance of getting some significant” snow with the first storm, with more than 8 inches possibly falling, Carlaw said. Wednesday, and it’ll stay lighter through the afternoon, Carlaw said.īy then, the city could be seeing a noticeably large difference in snowfall totals. The heaviest of that snowfall will end 3-4 a.m.
Parts of the city could get hit with 1 inch of snow per hour for a time, with the storm continuing into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather service. The first snowstorm is expected to be the more severe of the two for Chicago, and it appears like it’ll dump more snow on the South Side than the rest of the city, Carlaw said. “From there, it’ll just get steadier and heavier with time,” Carlaw said. Tuesday is looking like it “may not be a very bad day,” as it’s starting off with temperatures in the low 40s, said Lee Carlaw, a National Weather Service meteorologist.īut rain is expected to start in the mid- to late afternoon, and it’ll rapidly turn into snow around 8 or 9 p.m., Carlaw said. CHICAGO - Parts of Chicago could get more than 10 inches of snow over the next two days as storms batter the city.
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