American, Delta, United, Southwest Airlines Offering Change Options as More Than 500 Flights Canceled at Chicago Airports
"If [airlines] are offering you a travel waiver where they will change your ticket for free, no charge, and put you on a couple of days later after the storm, get on it now while there are still seats available, if there are still seats available" DiScala said.
a winter storm warning will go into effect at noon Thursday through Saturday morning for the entire Chicago area, stretching as far south as Kankakee, as far west as Naperville and as far north as Waukegan. In some western suburbs, including Crystal Lake, McHenry, Woodstock, Ottawa and Elgin, the warning will go into effect even earlier, beginning at 9 a.m. In Porter County in northwest Indiana, a blizzard warning beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday will go into effect. Latest forecast models show snow and blowing snow may result in"white- out conditions" that lead to zero visibility at times, making travel"extremely difficult." As dangerously temperatures plummet from 30 degrees to 16 degrees and wind chills as low as 25 to 35 degrees below zero move in Thursday afternoon, roads are expected to become quickly iced-over. Conditions for frostbite are expected, and power outages are also a possibility, thanks to wind gusts up to 50 miles-per-hour. And although the latest snow total predictions remain between three and six inches, with most of it occurring Thursday afternoon and into the evening, the combination of"gusty winds, and plummeting temperatures will make travel conditions treacherous from Thursday afternoon onward," the NWS says. The bottom line, the Illinois State Police warns, stay off the roads"for the next couple of days" unless travel is"absolutely necessary." "If travel is absolutely necessary, allow enough time for travel and remain focused on the hazardous road conditions," the ISP said. "Slow down AND move over for those vehicles stranded on the side of the road and for those emergency vehicles and personnel assisting them," the message read.
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