Weather in Chicago: Residents dig after winter storm leaves a blanket of ice, snow and slush on New Years Day; more expected

CHICAGO (WLS) – Chicagoans dig on Saturday after a blast of wintry weather on Friday that brought snow, ice and rain to the area. And more snow is expected this weekend.

The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation began clearing residential streets early on Saturday.

Illinois State Police said winter rainfall caused at least a dozen incidents overnight.

There was also an accident on a slippery road off Lake Shore Drive around 6:30 p.m. in which a 26-year-old woman was injured.

The Chicago area only experienced its first major storm of the season earlier this week, with several inches of snow and freezing rain.

More snow is expected early Sunday morning after midnight, said Greg Dutra, the ABC 7 metologist. Up to 3 inches could fall, but a widespread 1 to 2 inches is expected south of Interstate 80, with lighter totals in the north.

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Some areas under Friday’s ice storm warning are expected to see up to half an inch of ice. Other areas could also see about a tenth of an inch of ice.

A wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain began moving through the southwestern suburbs after 7 a.m. Friday and reached the city after 10 a.m. Ice accumulations are expected to be higher in places like La Salle, Morris and Pontiac, but Naperville, Joliet and Kankakee could see significant icing as well.

There have been reports of 0.25-inch ice buildup from Valparaiso to Kankakee and even 0.37-inch in Grundy County, ABC 7 Chicago meteorologist Larry Mowry said.

In the evening, the melting snow of the day has refrozen into ice.

Several accidents were reported on the Dan Ryan Freeway, and there were several diversions on I-80 and Interstate 57 in the southwestern suburbs, and trees and cars covered in ice.

You could also see people walking cautiously around the northwest suburbs.

“We’ve all finished 2020, and if that’s what 2021 has in store for us, we’re ready for it,” said Alex Jay, a Chicago resident.

The Illinois Department of Transportation loaded a fleet of rotary salt trucks at Villa Park, and more than 200 plows and salt trucks tried to keep the streets clear in Chicago.

Until 5:00 p.m., light rains and a winter mix fell across the region without significant icing as temperatures remained at or above the freezing point. Between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m., temperatures are expected to drop and between 1 and 4 inches of spectacle are expected to accumulate, with higher totals in the northern suburbs.

Lake County (IL) and northern Cook County could see snow totals greater than 4 inches if the lake improvement occurs, ABC7 meteorologist Larry Mowry said.

ComEd said as of 3:10 pm, 112 power outages had been reported, affecting 2,910 system-wide customers. The hardest hit area was Kankakee County, where 690 customers were without power. In Chicago, 178 customers are without power, the company said.

In Northbrook, the snow seemed heavy and wet enough to knock down some power lines.

A similar situation occurred in Mackinaw, near Peoria, but flames and smoke were visible there.

It happened just after 8pm on Shermer Road in downtown Northbrook. Some of the lines were sparking on the wet pavement, but ComEd was able to quickly resolve the issue, Northbrook police said.

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The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation has deployed 211 snow vehicles to keep the roads clear, focusing first on Chicago’s arteries and Lake Shore Drive.

Illinois Tollway said Friday morning it was mobilizing its full fleet of 196 snowplows and opening its snow operations center to manage the agency’s response to the system-wide winter storm.

O’Hare and Midway airports experienced minor flight delays. As of 3:15 p.m. O’Hare reported 220 canceled flights while Midway reported 42 canceled flights.