Lake-effect snow showers are forecast for Chicago through Monday, while a winter storm bringing heavy snow and ice impacts downstate Illinois.
Snow showers are set to hit the Chicago area overnight through Monday, as winds turn off the lake close to sunset Sunday evening.Areas south of Chicago are expected to see the largest amount of snow from the system.Meanwhile, a winter weather advisory has been issued for Lake County, Illinois, from midnight to 4 a.m. Monday. The National Weather Service advises total snow accumulations in parts of that area could amount to 3 to 5 inches.
The City of Chicago also advised residents to be prepared for lake-effect snow overnight, along with cold weather throughout the week to come.Meanwhile, downstate Illinois was getting clobbered by a snowstorm Sunday afternoon. A winter storm warning was in effect throughout central and southern Illinois until Monday—at 6 a.m. in some counties and noon in others.CBS affiliate KMOV 4 in St. Louis warned of snow totals of 8 to 12 inches or more in some downstate Illinois communities—including Bowling Green, Carlinville, and Vandalia.Farther south, including in St. Louis, a heavy mix of snow and sleet was falling late Sunday. Farther south still in Missouri and parts of downstate Illinois, mostly freezing rain was seen, and power outages were anticipated.Illinois State Police Troop 6—which patrols highways in 12 downstate counties including Sangamon County, where Springfield is located—has advised motorists in those areas not to travel at all unless absolutely necessary due to hazardous road and visibility conditions caused by the snowstorm, CBS affiliate WCIA in Champaign reported.This system, again, will affect parts of the Chicago area, but not nearly as severely.Wind off the lake on Monday will keep snow showers around. Accumulations of 1' to 4' will end Monday evening.
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