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February 29, 2008

The First Hints of Spring?

Mike Lynch of Lombard sends us a picture of what he calls his "snow crocuses." He explains:

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I noticed them yesterday, and when I heard Steve Sanders ask about daffodils last night, I decided to take a picture for you this morning. Normally my daffodils are not far behind the snow crocuses, and I'm ready for Spring!

Thanks Mike for your photo!

—WGN-TV Weather Center

Chicago's icy lakeshore through the lens of Mark Vogan of Scotland

Mark and Karen Vogan of Scotland visited Chicago just a week ago. Mark, an avid weather enthusiast whose pictures and accounts of Scottish weather have appeared on this blog before, reports this winter has been mild overall in the U.K. -- but he was most interested in arriving in the Midwest to take in the mid-winter chill. He reports:

"Here are more icy lakefront pictures we took and also from the top of the Sears Tower on a brilliantly clear day; note the lake-effect snow clouds over on the Indiana and Michigan side of the lake.

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Photos courtesy of Mark Vogan

The ice along the shore at the (Adler) Planetarium was on a day with east winds, and we witnessed the ice movement and overlapping of the slabs at they backed up against the shore. Amazing sights and sounds that I have never witnessed before."

Magnificent photos, Mark! Thanks for sharing them with us, and I'm glad you had such a good time here! All the best to you and your wife Karen!

--Tom Skilling, WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist

February 28, 2008

Snow covered the ground in February 22 days

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Snowpack cuts into Sunday ‘warmth’ a bit —40s still likely; 2 snowy systems follow next week

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January 1947 Milwaukee blizzard

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