Snowfall

A girl gets ready to sled outside Whittier Elementary School in Downers Grove on Feb. 26, 2013. (Supplied to CBS)

Chicago Snow Totals

Here are snowfall totals, reported to the National Weather Service, from Tuesday’s winter storm.

CBS Chicago–2013/02/27

Snow Plow (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Measurable Snow Causes A Few Problems

After a season of nearly no snow, the state’s plow drivers are in full gear this Saturday morning. Overnight on the Kennedy Expressway, drivers slowed down to better navigate the snowy, slushy mess.

2013/02/02

A snowstorm that moved through Illinois on Dec. 20, 2012, left only a dusting snow in the Chicago area, including northwest suburban Barrington, despite predictions of up to 4 to 6 inches in some spots. (Credit: CBS)

Chicago Area Misses Out On Big Snow Predictions, Gets Only A Dusting

The Chicago area got only a light dusting of snow overnight, after forecasts called for as much as 4 to 6 inches in some northwestern suburbs.

CBS Chicago–2012/12/21

A snowplow at work in north suburban Libertyville. (CBS)

Heavy Snow To Pile Up; 7 Inches Possible

CBS 2 Meteorologists Megan Glaros and Steve Baskerville report a winter storm watch and a winter weather advisory for all Chicago area counties from Thursday evening until Friday morning.

CBS Chicago–2012/02/22

Chicago Snow Totals

Here are some snowfall totals for Chicagoland, January 12, 2012.

2012/01/12

CHICAGO - DECEMBER 26th, 2011: Hundreds of people congregate in Millennium Park for the winter to enjoy a family night of ice skating. The ice rink is open everyday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through March with weather permitting. (credit: Steve Hardy/CBS Local)

This Winter Continues To Be One Of Chicago’s Least Snowy On Record

With the snowfall for the season not expected to exceed two inches by next week, this winter, which has already gotten off to a remarkably slow start with regards to snowfall, is shaping up to be one of the least snowy on record for the Chicago area.

2012/01/07

Pedestrians cross Washington Street in the Loop amid a burst of snow flurries on Nov. 10, 2011. (Credit: CBS)

Sssh! Don’t Tell Mother Nature: Shouldn’t We Have More Snow By Now?

Chicagoans may not want to hear it, lest it jinx the nearly snow-free season we’ve enjoyed so far, but the National Weather Service says we’ve gotten off to a late start for the 2011-2012 snow season and that could bode well for the amount of snow we’ll see this winter.

2011/12/04

Chicago Sets New February Record For Snow

Chicago broke a 115-year-old record for snowfall on Saturday and the city could still see more snowfall before the month is over.

2011/02/26

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