Chicago Storm

bump with an update through yesterday...

that would be january, not march. march usually features enough ups to compensate for the downs.

Clipper/WAA snows dusted the area last night/this morning, with 0.4" at ORD and 1.1" at RFD. …2025/26 Season Snowfall... 34.1" - ORD 30.8" - RFD

Peak wind gusts with this storm system... 44MPH - ORD 47MPH - MDW 40MPH - RFD

ORD received 1.3" of snow from this event (A bit low-balled), with 5.7" at RFD. …2025/26 Season Snowfall... 33.7" - ORD 29.7" - RFD

ORD received 1.76" of precip on yesterday, which broke the record precip total for the date of 1.43" (1943).

Chicago/O'Hare received 1.76" of precipitation on March 15th, which broke the record precipitation total for the date of 1.43" (1943).

ok, doc.

It wasn’t off based, and did the best within 18-24 hours. Sniffed out the south trend and latched on to it.

due south of you, but well south, along i-88.

Flipped fully over to snow now, with about a 1/2" down.

Flipping between snow and ice pellets since then.

Flipped to ice pellets here a bit ago. Probably 0.1” of accumulation or so.

Looks like guidance finally has a handle on things, as confirmed by how radar is shaping up. Kudos for the Euro leading the way over the past 18-24hrs. There’s going to be one heck of a snowfall gradient from NW-SE across the heart of the LOT CWA.