Snowfalls hit 6” toward Rockford late Tuesday
It was snowing—and snowing hard well west of Chicago as the sun set Tuesday. But, the late hour at which the snow finally reached the city spared evening rush hour commuters the mindnumbingly-long travel times in the pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm just under a week ago. That didn’t mean the city was completely spared. Up to 1-2” of snow was expected to greet early risers Wednesday who are to rise beneath sunny skies.
Snowfall had reached 6” late Tuesday evening at Ashton in Lee County, well to the west of Chicago. Other totals included 5.5” at Belvidere and Dixon, 4.8” Rockford and 4.2” near DeKalb. North suburban Lake Villa was hit by 2.4”. By contrast, through 10 p.m. the city and nearby locations measured snow in tenths of an inch—including 0.3” at Oakbrook and O’Hare and 0.1” at Midway.
Unusually chilly air gripped the West Tuesday. Highs of 47° at Las Vegas and 58° Palm Springs set records.
-Tom Skilling
