Falling and or blowing snow reducing visibility to less than a quarter mile The storm needs to have sustained wind or frequent gusts to 35 miles-per-hour or greater In order for a blizzard warning to be issued, the following conditions need to prevail for three hours or longer: Customers can also call 1-800 EDISON1 (1-80), or report outages via the website at /report or use the ComEd app.ĬomEd warns people never to approach a downed power line and not to approach ComEd crews to ask them about restoration times as they may be working on live electrical equipment. We have strengthened our system over the years to reduce the impacts a storm like this can have on our customers."ĬomEd customers can text OUT to 26633 (COMED) to report an outage and receive restoration information as well as following ComEd on Twitter or on Facebook. Avoiding power outages and restoring service quickly is critical. "We realize that any interruption is an inconvenience to our customers, especially during the holidays. "We are positioning our people and equipment to respond quickly and safely to any interruptions that result from this snowstorm," said Terence Donnelly, president and COO of ComEd. Some were getting an earlier start than their usual Christmas Eve shopping plans, while others were no longer confident in their online orders arriving in time, so were out buying backup gifts.ĬomEd said it is positioning people and equipment to be able to respond quickly to potential power outages. Snow throwers are especially popular, given the amount of snow expected.Īnd last-minute shoppers as well as some who placed holiday gift orders online flocked to the stores, unable to wait any longer.
And hardware stores like JC Licht Ace Hardware in Bridgeport said rock salt, snow melt and shovels have been selling fast. Many used Tuesday to stock up on provisions at bustling grocery stores, which are likely to get busier as the storm gets closer. Now the models are showing a range of 3 to 8 inches, with many areas seeing less than 6 inches of snow, Mowry said. Accounting for sunlight, Chicago, in longer summer days, basks in as much as 15.2 hours of daylight with extended sunshine hours of up to 10.6. fluctuating in a range of 36.9☏ to 73.9☏. Detailed climate information with charts - average monthly weather with temperature. Models show much lower snow totals than predicted Monday, when models were predicting up to 19 inches of snow in some areas near the lake. Chicago, Illinois - Climate and weather forecast by month. Thursday, with the city seeing snow by 12 p.m. That means the western suburbs could start seeing snow by 9 a.m. for areas in northwest Indiana.ĪBC7 Meteorologist Larry Mowry said the timing of the storm has moved up and it is now expected to hit earlier in the day on Thursday. Saturday, with the alert starting at 3 p.m. For the rest of the Chicago area, the alert is in effect from noon Thursday until 6 a.m. for DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, Grundy, Livingston and McHenry counties. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the entire Chicago area and northwest Indiana. More than 200,000 customers were without power in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana, reported.Early projections show the storm has the potential to bring several inches of snow by the weekend.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - A Chicago winter storm this week is forecast to dump several inches of snow on the area on Thursday and Friday ahead of the Christmas holiday, along with very strong winds and dangerous wind chills.
The storm system referred to as a bow echo because of its arc-like appearance on radar has a history of producing wind gusts close to 90 mph and has knocked the power out for thousands.Ī wind gust of 88 mph was reported in western Illinois early Thursday afternoon. Powerful thunderstorms raced through parts of the Midwest, blowing out the harmful smoke from Canadian wildfires. Massive storm plows through Midwest, clearing out smoke with hurricane-force wind gusts NBC 5 Meteorologist Paul Deanno updates your forecast. The storms came as air quality levels in the area remain at unhealthy levels. Above average temperatures will be with us for the next 7-10 days starting Wednesday.
Illinois State Police reported several rolled over semitrailers on southbound Interstate 57 downstate due to heavy winds in the afternoon and early evening. Some isolated storms moved through the area early Thursday morning, and an afternoon system sparked alerts, but severe storms by and large did not materialize in the Chicago area. Rain and storms moved through the Chicago area Thursday, though more severe storm damage is being reported downstate near Champaign and Springfield.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Rain and storms moved through the Chicago area, primarily to the south and into Northwest Indiana Thursday, though more severe storm damage is being reported downstate near Champaign and Springfield.
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