A dangerous combination of heavy snow, fierce winds and bone-chilling cold will combine to create potentially “life-threatening” travel conditions later this week in the Chicago area, with motorists urged to avoid travel if possible during the height of the storm.
A dangerous combination of heavy snow, fierce winds and bone-chilling cold will combine to create potentially “life-threatening” travel conditions later this week in the Chicago area, with motorists urged to postpone unnecessary travel if possible during the height of the storm.
There is also the chance of some ice accumulation due to the rapid drops in temperatures, and all three of those events will cause rapidly-deteriorating road conditions, especially late Thursday and into Friday. That comes amid one of the busiest travel times of the year, with the Illinois Tollway estimating that 1.7 million vehicles are expected to use the tollway system on both Wednesday and Thursday.
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