Winter Storm Linus Recap: Top 5 Snowstorm For Chicago

Winter Storm Linus spread a swath of snow from the southern Rockies to the Midwest, Northeast and New England in the days prior to and including Groundhog Day 2015.

Snow fell on Friday in portions of New Mexico and Colorado and then spread into the central Plains on Saturday. Heavy snow then impacted a large swath of the Midwest Sunday. On Monday, the storm delivered its sharpest punch in the Northeast. A subsequent flash freeze lead to severe delays on Boston's train system Tuesday morning, and some delays on MTA's system in the New York City metro, as well.

Linus was the third heaviest snowstorm on record in Detroit and the fifth heaviest on record in Chicago. Locations in four states reported 20 inches or more of snow, including parts of the Chicagoland metro.

Below are some select snow and ice amounts reported during the storm.

Illinois

- 22 inches near Lincolnshire
- 21.5 inches in Oak Lawn
- 20 inches in Sauk Village
- 19.3 inches at Chicago O'Hare airport (5th heaviest snowstorm on record)
- 14.4 inches in Moline
- 11.9 inches in Rockford
- 6.4 inches in Peoria
- Blizzard conditions were recorded in Elburn and Chicago. Elburn experienced a snowfall total of 16.1 inches with whiteout conditions (strong winds gusting over 40 mph, visibility reduced to 0.25 mile). Chicago experienced whiteout conditions as well as a snowfall total of 13 inches of snow on the ground and sustained winds blowing at 25 mph (gusting to 40 mph) for at least three hours

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