The Chicago Blizzard of 1967 shut down O'Hare Airport and stranded 20,000 cars and 1,100 CTA buses. The storm was officially dubbed a blizzard Sunday morning, a classification defined as a storm that has sustained winds of 35 miles per hour or more and at least three hours in which there is less than a quarter-mile of visibility because of snow. This weekend's storm had several hours when the criteria were met, according to the weather service. Plows were continuing to focus on the city's arterial streets early Monday but began to transition to neighborhood streets about 8:30 a.m. At least four other trains were stopped behind it at one point, the agency said. On Monday morning, as the fifth-largest blizzard to ever hit Chicago moved east, Chicago-area residents woke to more than 19 inches of snow on the ground and a morning commute that was difficult at best.
On the Milwaukee District North and West lines, delays were 15 to 20 minutes, and both the SouthWest Service and Metra Electric District Line had delays of up to 20 minutes. Along with the city's Department of Transportation and Department of Water Management, Streets and Sanitation was "deploying more than 150 pieces of heavy equipment" to clear streets and remove snow piles built up from continuous plowing, according to the statement. All trains were running normally as of about 7:30 a.m., according to the agency website. Humor aside, it looks like we came through pretty good." ComEd Estimates Some Chicago Area Residents Won't Have Power Restored Until Saturday Following Major Storms "They are all passable. The great blizzard of 2011 roared into Chicago with mighty force at around 3 p.m. and continues to pound the area. The deluge of snow and wind … During 35 hours on January 26-27, a total of 23 inches of snow fell on the city and suburbs. And Mother Nature did not disappoint. "This will be a storm that a lot of people remember for a long time," said In response a number of Chicago area hotels have issued special rates for snowbound commuters.For those who are lucky enough to make it home from work, Streets and Sanitation Chief Tom Burn asked Chicago residents to be mindful not to park on arterial streets.The Streets and San team continues to have its entire fleet of snow-fighting trucks out working to keep the main streets open.School kids won't have to worry about thier commute. Robin Lehner Will Start Game 1 for Golden Knights vs. Blackhawks, DeBoer Says DePaul University also canceled all classes Monday. The McHenry Public Library will open at 1 p.m. instead of the usual 9 a.m. That kind of delayed opening is common across the region, perhaps for the same kind of reason it happened with the Vernon Hills Park District fitness centers: Staff members need time to clear the snow from parking lots and walkways. "Main city streets downtown leading to the expressways are now JAMMED," said reporter Predictions called for up to 24 inches of white stuff, and as of 1 a.m. it doesn't seem unlikely. The worst conditions were on I-80 and I-57, officials said. The 20.2 inches of snow that fell by midday in Chicago made the storm the city's third-largest on record, with still more coming down. The blizzard swept through Chicago exactly four years after the Groundhog Day blizzard of 2011. AP/The Huffington Post. That infamous storm, the third If this weekend's snowfall totals rise by more than an inch, this year's storm moves into fourth place past the 20.3 inches that fell during the snowstorm Jan. 12-14, 1979.Get updates on the coronavirus pandemic and other news as it happens with our breaking email alerts About 7:30 a.m., weather service officials said lake-effect snow was tapering off, ending a storm that started Saturday evening and produced nearly nonstop snowfall.
Inbound trains on the Union Pacific Northwest Line ran up to 35 minutes behind schedule because of weather-related switch problems, the agency said, and trains on the Union Pacific West Line were up to 30 minutes late because of manpower problems.
In addition, the agency said one outbound BNSF train would not go beyond Lisle because of weather conditions and another was canceled. "The road crews did a heck of a job," he said. The Chicago Tribune has this nice photo collection of the 1979 blizzard and its impacts on the city. As of about 9 a.m., nearly 800 Monday flights at O'Hare had been canceled and about 175 more had been delayed, according to FlightStats, which tracks airline and airport performance. The damage cost businesses $150 million, and 60 people died. The Union Pacific North Line also experienced trouble, with at least four trains, two outbound and two inbound, canceled because of "manpower and weather issues." A huge blizzard that slammed the East Coast in 1993 became known as "the Storm of the Century." In McHenry County, most school districts are closed Monday, said David Christensen, director at the McHenry County Emergency Management Agency. Of the five cars I did see in the ditch, all of them were SUVs. Midway reported about 100 canceled flights and 40 delayed flights. It was the Big Snow. The plows had been busy battling the storm for more than 30 hours by Monday, according to a department statement. The district of nearly 400,000 students also closed two days last month because of cold weather. More than 1,400 flights had been canceled Sunday at O'Hare, and an additional 319 flights were canceled at Midway.