CHICAGO (WLS) A deep freeze is moving into the Chicago area following another round of snowfall that is sure to slicken streets and make for treacherous travel.
Hard and fast snow started falling around 1 p.m. Thursday, and lasted until about 7 p.m. The heaviest snowfall is over, though flurries are expected to continue later into the night. Those flurries shouldn t add much accumulation, but there is still a lot of snow left over from last week.
About 2 to 5 inches of snow was expected across the Chicago area, with some higher totals north.
Snow ends Thursday night, but bitter cold air had already arrived by 7 p.m. With winds up to 45 mph, blowing snow and frigid wind chills will be a problem. Lows below 0 are forecast, with wind chills making it feel colder than it has in two years, since the last polar vortex.
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A deep freeze is moving into the Chicago area following another round of snowfall that is sure to slicken streets and make for treacherous travel.
Hard and fast snow started falling around 1 p.m. Thursday, and lasted until about 7 p.m. The heaviest snowfall is over, though flurries are expected to continue later into the night. Those flurries shouldn t add much accumulation, but there is still a lot of snow left over from last week.