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The 23 inches (58.4 cm) inches of snow that fell on Chicago for 29 hours from the morning of January 26, 1967 is a record for a single storm. [1] [3] [8] [10] The 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) that fell on January 26–27 was the greatest amount of snow for a 24-hour period, later surpassed by Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 with 20.0 inches (50.8 cm ...
The storm produced 22 inches (55 cm) of snow in Chicago and was rated by the National Weather Service as the second worst blizzard to hit Chicago in the 20th century, after the Blizzard of 1967. Soon after the snow ended, record low temperatures occurred with values of −20 °F (−29 °C) or lower in parts of Illinois and surrounding states ...
The North American blizzard of 1996 was a severe nor'easter that paralyzed the United States East Coast with up to 4 feet (1.2 m) of wind-driven snow from January 6 to January 8, 1996. The City University of New York reported that the storm "dropped 20 inches of snow, had wind gusts of 50 mph and snow drifts up to 8 feet high." [2]
The February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm was a crippling, large and major winter and ice storm that had widespread impacts across the United States, Northern Mexico, and parts of Canada from February 13 to 17, 2021. The storm, unofficially referred to as Winter Storm Uri by the Weather Channel, [ 14][ 15] started out in the ...
Ice Chunks Undulate on Freezing Lake Michigan as Storm Buries Chicago in Snow. February 1, 2021 at 10:38 AM ... Crews rescue 30 people trapped upside down high on Oregon amusement park ride. News.
Seasonal snowfall totals through March 1 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Overall, 17.9 inches of snow has fallen so far this season at O'Hare, which is well below the historical average ...
CHICAGO — The National Weather Service confirmed at least eight tornados touched down across the Midwest in the last two days — with at least one EF-1 tornado touching down in downtown Chicago.
The Chicago blizzard of 1979 was a major blizzard that affected northern Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 13–14, 1979. It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [ 1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected [ 2] but by the end ...