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Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
Winter outlook update The National Weather Service has released an updated winter outlook for December through February and more snow could be in store for Illinois. A predicted weak La Niña ...
Description of the NESIS scale. The Northeast snowfall impact scale (NESIS) is a scale used to categorize winter storms in the Northeast United States. [1] The scale was developed by meteorologists Paul Kocin and Louis Uccellini, and ranks snowstorms from category 1 ("notable") to category 5 ("extreme").
Out of the nearly 600 historical winter storms assessed since 1900, only 74 storms have been given a category 4 or above ranking, 48 of which were category 4 storms. The highest ranking category 4 winter storm is the March 2–8, 1915 United States blizzard, which had an RSI of 17.67. The most recent storm to receive a category 4 ranking is the ...
A winter storm is expected to blanket much of Illinois with snow, sleet and freezing rain starting early Sunday morning. Leading up to the weekend, a Winter Storm Watch has been issued for ...
Winter storm leads thousands without power Many Illinoisans are digging out from a weekend winter storm. Thousands remain without power in southern Illinois after the storm produced ice in many ...
Shingles were blown off the roofs of homes, tree branches were downed, and street signs were damaged. The tornado stuck a commercial area in town before it dissipated, where some damage occurred to signs and the roofs of businesses. A food truck was moved, a small construction trailer was tipped over, and a traffic signal was damaged as well ...
The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning. As of 2024, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.