CHICAGO: A fast-moving winter storm slammed the Chicago region Saturday, dumping heavy snow across the suburbs and creating treacherous driving conditions just days after Thanksgiving.
By 3 p.m., preliminary snowfall totals showed several communities already buried under six to seven inches, with the heaviest bands still pounding the area. Mount Prospect topped the list with 7.4 inches, followed closely by McHenry, Aurora, and Clarendon Hills at 7 inches each. Hinsdale and Bradley reported 6.6 inches, while Peotone recorded 6.4 inches and Evanston measured 6.3 inches.
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In northwest Indiana, DeMotte picked up 5.5 inches, Dyer saw 6 inches, and Winfield reached 6 inches. Other notable totals included 5.8 inches in Homer Glen and Wood Dale, 5.5 inches in Naperville and Logan Square, and 4 inches in Bourbonnais and Mokena.
NBC Chicago meteorologist Pete Sack said the storm’s peak intensity was hitting between noon and 8 p.m. “Snowfall rates are picking up right now,” Sack warned. “Most locations will end up with 6 to 10 inches by the time this system pulls out overnight.”
Road crews worked nonstop to keep pace, but low visibility and rapidly accumulating snow led to slow travel times on interstates and side streets alike. Illinois State Police and local departments reported numerous slide-offs but no serious injury crashes as of late afternoon.
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The sudden blast of winter weather served as an early wake-up call for residents who were still unpacking holiday decorations. With more snow in the forecast for parts of Sunday, many Chicago-area families spent the evening digging out driveways and checking flight boards at O’Hare and Midway, where dozens of cancellations had already been posted.