Update: First Snow of the Season Arrives
Winter storm warning in effect until early Friday morning.
The season's first winter storm has pushed into the area. As expected, the rain seen most of Thursday turned into snow as temperatures started to drop during the late afternoon. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 3 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service is reporting. The NWS, as of 7:30 p.m., expected snow totals to be closer to the four-inch range, with the higher amounts across the far north and northwest suburbs. Winds will be up to 30-40 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph. "The combination of the intense snowfall and very strong winds will result in greatly reduced visibilities and possibly near blizzard conditions. Falling temperatures will cause roads to become snow covered and (make) travel treacherous. This will …
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