CHICAGO (WLS) — An early Saturday morning snowfall within the Chicago space prompted some slick highway circumstances.
The Chicago climate forecast known as for as much as 2 inches for a lot of the space. The remainder of day will stay cloudy with fog attainable Saturday afternoon.
ABC7 Meteorologist Jaisol Martinez stated a lightweight to reasonable snowfall additionally decreased visibility.
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Snow fell steadily from 5 a.m. to six a.m., after which scattered for the remainder of the morning.
Most places within the Chicago space will see about 1 to 2 inches of snow on Saturday.
Tom Sheridan stated Channahon acquired 4″ of snow from the in a single day storm.
The remainder of day remained cloudy with highs into the mid-30s.
Slick circumstances led to a automobile sliding off the roadway in In unincorporated Dundee Township at round 4 a.m. The automobile ended up crashing within the heart ditch and catching fireplace. An IDOT plow driver stopped to assist and name 9-1-1, based on the East Dundee Hearth Chief, Jason Parthun. Nobody within the automobile was harm.
A automobile catches fireplace after sliding off the highway and crashing in a ditch in Unincorporated Dundee early Saturday, officers stated.
Because of the snowfall, federal officers stated all FEMA Catastrophe Restoration Facilities in Prepare dinner County will open two hours late Saturday. Hours shall be 10 a.m. to five p.m. Regular hours resume on Monday, Jan. 8, climate allowing.
Early morning snow showers blanketed components of Aurora on Saturday.
The Chicago Division of Streets and Sanitation stated it deployed a fleet of salt spreaders Salt spreaders will give attention to addressing ice alongside Chicago’s arterial routes and Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive to make sure they’re secure and satisfactory for emergency autos, public transportation, and motorists, officers stated.
Flurries are additionally anticipated on Sunday morning.
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