Chicago area socked with more snow as temperatures plummet
Mother Nature is really piling it on. The latest winter storm to hit the Chicago area was expected to dump four more inches of snow Saturday — on top of more than a foot that has already blanketed the region.
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, 0.6 inches of snow was reported at Midway Airport and 0.4 inches at O’Hare.
“Some seriously cold” wind chills will follow, making it feel as bad as 30 degrees below zero early Sunday morning, National Weather Service forecaster Kevin Birk said.
No snow is expected during the day Sunday, but temperatures will only top out around 7 degrees, with wind chills bottoming out at minus-22, forecasters said.
Amid the dangerous cold, the weather service urged residents to limit time outside and dress warmly. Chicago also opened its six community centers to serve as warming centers.
The centers, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, are:
◆ Englewood Community Service Center, 1140 W. 79th St.
◆ Garfield Community Service Center, 10 S. Kedzie Ave.
◆ Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center, 4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
◆ North Area Community Service Center, 845 W. Wilson Ave.
◆ South Chicago Community Service Center, 8650 S. Commercial Ave.
◆ Trina Davila Community Service Center, 4312 W. North Ave.
For more information, residents can call City Services at 311 or visit chicago.gov/fss.
A list of suburban Cook County warming centers can be found at cookcountyemergencymanagement.org.