Waves on Lake Michigan will build through the day Thursday, so areas along the lakeshore may experience some flooding as well.Ī Lakeshore Flood Advisory is in effect from 6 a.m. "We're also reaching out to contractors and other resources to make sure that we've got enough people on the system, so that if we start to see some impact from this weather, we're ready to get on it right away," ComEd spokesperson John Schoen said. With ice and heavy snow potentially snapping tree branches and knocking out power, ComEd is beefing up staffing. "Running up and down the lines to just make sure that there is no ice accumulating on those overhead wires," Metra spokesperson Michael Gillis said.
Metra will be running those trains overnight. That ice could also impact rail travel, especially trains that rely on overhead wires, like the Metra Electric and South Shore lines. Especially in the beginning of this, even though the roads look clear, they could be very slick." A jarring shift in mid and late week Chicago temps is in our future. "But you want to get it down there before it really starts icing over. The potentially stormy weather situation coming together in the next two days is firming up. "You don't want to do it in the midst of a heavy, heavy rain, it basically gets washed away," IDOT spokesperson Maria Castaneda said. Thursday, becoming the first of a doubleheader. On Wednesday, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox game was postponed to Thursday as New York City experienced the worst air quality conditions in the citys history. Temps in the 50s, gusty southwest winds to 45 mph. Yankees, Phillies still on track to play postponed games Thursday. Thursday.Ī Winter Weather Advisory for northern Cook and DuPage counties will go into effect at 12 a.m.
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Chicago, central and southern Cook, Grundy, Kankakee, Kendall, La Salle, Livingston and Will counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana from 3 a.m. There's even a chance you'll hear some rumbles of thunder. The storm will bring heavy rain and potential ice before dropping 4 to 7 inches of snow on parts of the area Thursday. as heavy rain turns to icy snow.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Wednesday was the warmest day of the year so far as temperatures rose into the 50s, but another winter storm is forecast to slam the Chicago area on Thursday. A Winter Storm Warning takes effect at 3 a.m.
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