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Snowfall Totals for Chicago Suburbs

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The Wheaton and Glen Ellyn area got more than 7 inches of snow, while more than 18 inches reportedly fell in Gurnee during Chicago's most-recent snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service. 

The snowstorm that started New Year's Eve and continued through today is being hailed as the largest to hit the area since the the Ground Hog Day blizzard of 2011, according to the Chicago Weather Center blog. 

Snow could continue to fall this afternoon in some suburbs with a lake effect snow warning in effect for Lake, Cook, DuPage and Will counties.  A wind chill advisory will take effect for much of the area from 9 p.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday with temperatures between -8 to -18 expected and wind chill values between -15 and -25 degrees. 

The National Weather Service reported two-day snowfall totals as of 9:25 a.m. Thursday with Gurnee topping its chart with 18 inches of snow. Here is a look at what other communities recorded for snowfall: 

  • Gurnee: 18.0
  • Highwood: 15.1 
  • Riverwoods: 13.8 
  • Mundelein: 13.7 
  • Buffalo Grove: 13.7 
  • Inverness: 13.5 
  • Beach Park: 12.9 
  • Elk Grove Village: 12.8 
  • Harwood Heights: 12.8 
  • Schaumburg: 12.7 
  • Arlington Heights: 12.3 
  • Lake Villa: 11.9 
  • Waukegan: 11.8 
  • Park Ridge: 11.8 
  • Elmhurst: 11.0 
  • Lincolnwood: 10.8 
  • Genoa: 10.4 
  • Barrington: 10.3 
  • Botanic Gardens: 9.7 
  • Hoffman Estates: 9.4 
  • Winfield: 9.1 
  • Elgin: 9.1 
  • St. Charles: 9.0 
  • Oak Park: 9.0 
  • Harvard: 9.0 
  • Bull Valley: 8.8 
  • Carol Stream: 8.6 
  • Woodstock: 8.0 
  • Rockford: 8.0  
  • Downers Grove: 8.0 
  • Midway: 7.5 
  • Geneva: 7.5  
  • LaGrange Park: 7.4 
  • North Aurora: 7.2 
  • Burr Ridge: 7.2 
  • Oak Brook: 6.9 
  • Lisle: 6.7  
  • Batavia: 6.7 
  • Bartlett: 6.5
  • Aurora: 6.5
  • Plainfield: 6.3 
  • Marengo: 6.0 
  • O'Hare: 5.8 
  • Bolingbrook: 5.5
  • Palos Park: 5.1 
  • Yorkville: 4.5 
The Chicago Weather Center Blog reported the snowfall totals from reports received this morning from a snowstorm that started New Year's Eve and continued through Jan. 2. Here is a look at other snowfall totals, according to the blog: 
  • Schaumburg: 14.5 inches
  • Gurnee: 16 inches
  • Arlington Heights: 16 inches
  • Evanston: 10 inches
  • Cary: 11.8 inches
  • Mundelein: 13.7 inches
  • Wheaton: 7 inches
  • Streamwood: 11.9 inches
  • Winfield: 9.1 inches
For those heading back to work on Thursday, slippery roads slowed traffic and the Illinois State Police reported spin-outs but no major accidents, according to the Chicago Tribune. Hundreds of flights were cancelled Thursday morning at O'Hare, according to the article.



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