Chicago Weather Prognosis: Snow Storm moves into the area with 3-6 inches of snowfall accumulation expected | Radar

Chicago (WLS) – A winter storm on Wednesday is expected to dump more inches of snow over the Chicago area on Wednesday.

ABC7 Accuweather -Meteorologist Tracy Butler said the storm could dump three to six inches of snow over our area, where isolated areas got more than six inches near the Wisconsin border.

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ONE Winter weather advisory has been issued for the entire Chicago area, including Boone, Cook, Dekalb, Dupage, Will, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lasalle, Lake and Mchenry Counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana from 9 Wednesday to 3 AM Thursday .

ONE Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 1 p.m. 9 Wednesday to 7 p.m. 3 Thursday for Racine and Kenosha counties in Wisconsin.

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Nordindiana was also upgraded to one Winter Storm Watch Until Thursday at. 7 for Dekalb, Eastern St. Joseph, Elkhart, Lagrange, Marshal, Noble, Northern Kosciusko, Northern Laporte, Southern Kosciusko, Southern Laporte, Starke, Steuben, Western St. Joseph and Whitley.

Butler says the most important blizzard will begin to move between 7 p.m. 7-9, with tonight’s commuting and see the greatest influence.

The heaviest snow is expected to fall between 7 p.m. 11 and 16

Butler says in the evening that the precipitation may end up with freezing drip.

At Chicago’s airports, 29 aircraft were canceled at O’Hare with 40 flight cancellations on Midway per day. 8:30

With most all out of practice dealing with snow and ice so far this season, doctors expect to see a bit of an increase in visits to the emergency room.

“More people are injured in walking their dog under the snow,” Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Dr. Tom King.

Dave Hauke ​​in West Chicago would make sure he is ready for the snow, so he made sure his neighbor’s snow blower would start.

“We haven’t started our snow blower since probably November. We want to make sure it’s running,” Hauke ​​said.

The Department of Streets and Sanitation and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management has reminded the residents of driving conditions, parking limits at night, clearing of sidewalks of snow and warm -up centers.

ISP also reminds drivers of giving way to emergency vehicles, especially while they tend to traffic accidents.

Temperatures remain in the 20s on Wednesday, and Thursday will see some bitter cold temperatures move in, with wind litter from 5 to -5 degrees.

Friday will be quiet, but snow showers are expected to arrive later in the evening, and the ABC7 Accuweather team also sees a storm system for Saturday. It could bring more accumulating snow, Mowry said.

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