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The area normally can expect 38.4 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Chicago was warmer than average during the 2022-23 season due to a La Niña climate system, which meant snow ...
• Arctic air funneled into Chicago shortly after the start of winter, causing the mercury to drop below zero and remain there for more than 24 hours. The high temperature on Dec. 23, 2023, was 1 ...
Part of the Chicago metro area is bracing for one of its biggest snowstorms of the winter thus far, just ahead of the weekend. Heavy snow is expected to pile up on the South Side of the Windy City ...
As a result of the winter storm, a state of emergency was declared for several jurisdictions across the state. [54] The winter storm was the most impactful in the state of the 2022–23 North American winter. [55] More than 15,000 power outages occurred in Maine, and an additional 13,000 outages occurred in Connecticut. [44]
The first winter storm, named Winter Storm Finn by The Weather Channel, hit the Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast on January 8–10, 2024. [23] Interstate 70 was closed from Watkins, Colorado to the Kansas state line due to the storm. [24] Winds in Colorado gusted up to 80 mph (130 km/h), while winds in New Mexico reached 76 mph (122 km/h).
A snow emergency was declared due to the storm in Bridgeport, Connecticut. [131] Despite the snow that fell, however, it wound up being one of the least snowy December–February periods across the region, [132] and the least snowy winter on record in Central Park. [133] The snow led to a 15-car pileup on the Massachusetts Turnpike. [134]
With more snow on the way, this winter may soon overtake the winter of 2017-2018 as the 10th snowiest season on record. During that winter five years ago, the airport measured 78.3 inches of snow.
AccuWeather meteorologists warn that the storm is likely to bring heavy snow to Chicago and Milwaukee, a moderate amount of snow to Detroit and Boston and enough snow for roads to become slippery ...