Fast-moving snow blitz moving though the north portions of the Chicago area
Posted on: February 5th, 2013 1:52 PM by Steve Kahn
A brief, but intense band of snow moving south from Wisconsin has reached the north portions of
the Chicago area. The snow becomes moderate to heavy for a short period of time dropping the
visibility to 1/2 mile or less as it deposits a quick 1 to 2 inches of snow. The snow will be
moving through the heart of the city and the Chicago Metro area between 1 and 3 pm reaching
the south suburbs and northwest Indiana by about 4pm.
CHICAGO AREA WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
100 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2013
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
* THESE STATIONS ARE NOT UNDER NWS QUALITY CONTROL. THEY ALSO MAY NOT
REPORT WEATHER SUCH AS PRECIPITATION OR FOG.
ILZ005-006-012>014-019>023-052000-
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
OHARE LGT SNOW 29 23 78 W15 29.78F
MIDWAY CLOUDY 30 23 75 SW14G22 29.80F
AURORA CLOUDY 30 25 81 SW13 29.80F HAZE
LANSING* CLOUDY 31 26 81 SW18 29.81S
WAUKEGAN SNOW 26 22 84 VRB6 29.78S VSB 1/2
DUPAGE AIRPORT LGT SNOW 28 24 85 SW13 29.79F VSB 1
WHEELING LGT SNOW 28 24 85 W8 29.80F FOG
NORTHERLY IS NOT AVBL
$$
WIZ051-052-058>065-066-070>072-052000-
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
MILWAUKEE LGT SNOW 25 21 85 W7 29.77S FOG
RACINE* LGT SNOW 25 21 86 W9 29.79S VSB 1
$$
INZ001>003-010>013-019-020-052000-
NORTHWEST INDIANA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
GARY NOT AVBL
$$
LMZ740>746-052000-
SOUTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN
STATION/POSITION TIME SKY/WX TEMP WIND PRES VSBY
AIR DIR/SPD
(UTC) (F) (DEG/KT) (MB) (MI)
HARRISON CRIB 1800 28 220/ 15 N/A
BURNHAM HARBOR 1800 30 230/ 5 N/A
CALUMET HARBOR 1800 30 220/ 7 1010.2F
BURNS HARBOR 1800 30 220/ 17 1009.8F
MICHIGAN CITY 1800 29 180/ 14 N/A
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