Several hours of “pretty intense snowfall” will drop upwards of seven inches of snow Monday in parts of the Chicago area, the NBC 5 Storm Team said, as a blizzard warning and winter weather advisories in Illinois continue.
NBC 5 Storm Team Meteorologist Pete Sack said spring snow is not unheard of, with the Chicago area typically seeing an average of five inches of snowfall in March.
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Still, heavy snow hours after severe thunderstorm warnings with heavy rain and lightning in Illinois was “a little unprecedented,” Sack said.
As of 8:30 a.m., Live Doppler 5 radar showed widespread snow across the Chicago area, with heavier bands in parts to the south. Earlier in the morning, some of the heaviest snow was in counties to the north and west.
More than a dozen schools in the Chicago area were closed Monday due to the snow, and more than 400 flights at O’Hare were canceled.
Heavy snow was also falling across Wisconsin, with Kenosha schools announcing closures for Monday. In a post on social media, the Wisconsin Department of Travels said “ongoing blizzard conditions continue to make travel hazardous and dangerous across the state.”
How much snow will we get?
As the snow comes to an end later Monday afternoon, counties under the blizzard warning can expect to see between 4-7 inches of snowfall, Sack said.
“Heaviest accumulations will be in the northwest suburbs,” Sack said, where 4 or 5, 6, maybe even 7 inches of snow possible.”
In counties under the winter weather advisory, between 1-3 inches of snowfall was expected, with highest amounts in Waukegan, Aurora and DuPage, the NBC 5 Storm Team 5 snow totals map showed.
Temperatures dropping
Temperatures will drop as the snow falls, Sack said, with temperatures temperatures in the 20s and wind chills in the single digits. By Monday night, temperatures will feel “more like the middle of January,” the NWS said, with wind chills below zero.
By Wednesday, temperatures will bump back up, Sack said, with readings into the 40s and 50s through the weekend.
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