Chicago Weather: Heavy Lake-Effect Snow Combining With Winter Storm System - CBS Chicago

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CHICAGO (CBS) — A biphasic winter storm was clobbering the Chicago area Monday afternoon, and was not to let up anytime soon.

Late Monday afternoon, bands of lake-effect snow were hitting parts of Cook County, with possible snowfall rates amounting to 2 inches per hour and visibility near zero at times.

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As of 5 p.m., steady snow was pounding the Near West Side near the Eisenhower Expressway between Damen and Ashland avenues, and also near Midway International Airport extending south to Burbank and Worth and north to the city’s West Side.

Localized intense bands of snow were also seen in Northwest Indiana, and were combining with the storm system snow that earlier struck the southern states and was blowing in late in the afternoon.

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LIVE UPDATES: Heavy Lake-Effect Snow Expected To Continue For Hours; Totals Could Exceed 12 Inches In Spots

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The intensity will increase after sunset, with 1 to 2 inches per hour through midnight and steady accumulation in the overnight hours.

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A Winter Storm Warning continues until noon Tuesday for Cook and Lake counties in Illinois, and until 9 a.m. Tuesday for DuPage, Will, Kendall, Grundy, and Kankakee counties, and all of Northwest Indiana.

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The highest snow amounts – possibly in excess of a foot – are expected near the lakefront due to lake-enhanced snow bands. The lake-effect snow will continue through the night and through Tuesday morning, with those monstrous totals possible near the lake due to the storm system combining with the lake enhancement.

The highest accumulation is expected from sunset to sunrise.

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The low for Monday night is 8. The high for Tuesday is 19, with lakeside snow showers, but partially sunny skies inland. On Wednesday, it will be mostly cloudy with a high of 21.

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