A number of other locations are at 3″ and counting as the snow continues to fall. My WGN meteorological colleague Paul Merzlock reports nearly 4″ down on Joliet’s west side as Wednesday morning dawned. The highest snowfall rates, associated with a Winter Storm Warning, are expected to occur between 2:00 p.m. It’s been snowing since then, though snowfall rates have dropped off markedly and temps are hovering at or just above freezing slowing if not completely forestalling additional accumulations: Mark Carroll, my WGN meteorological colleagues, produces this list from COCRAHS volunteer observer reports through 6am CST Wed morning. A snowstorm that started Tuesday night continued into Wednesday afternoon, with parts of the city and south suburbs reporting up to 10 inches of accumulation. The heaviest thus far running in the 3 to 4.5″ range. CHICAGO Some parts of Chicago have already gotten 9 inches of snow and more is on the way. Here’s a list of the snow accumulations of 1.5″ or more which have been reported with Wednesday’s snow system. It’s also more snow than has fallen here in the past 39 days combined. The 3.5 inches preliminary O’Hare snow total makes this not only this season’s heaviest officials city snowfall to date, it’s the Chicago O’Hare’s heaviest snow tally since 5.2″ fell last Feb 2, 2022, just under a year ago. Chicago saw its first measurable snowfall of the winter Tuesday, marking a new date for the latest measurable snow in the Chicago area. Wednesday saw the Chicago area’s heaviest snowfall of the lackluster 2022-2023 snow season. The highest snowfall total reported by the National Weather Service in the Chicago area came in McHenry County, where 4.2 inches of snow fell in Greenwood. Three of Chicago’s five top snowstorms have occurred in this January/early February period, so to have a winter storm on its. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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