Chicago Winter Storm

Chicago Pelted by Snow and Sleet

A winter weather advisory is in effect until tonight as the Chicago area is getting hit with sleet, freezing rain and snow that is making travel hazardous and grounding hundreds of flights.

The National Weather Service expects the heaviest snow to fall this afternoon. Winds gusting at 35 to 40 mph will reduce visibility and glaze roads, the weather service warned in the advisory.

"Snowfall rates in excess of an inch per hour could occur at times," it said. "This will likely be a heavy wet snow sometimes referred to as heart attack snow."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-heavy-snow-expected-to-hit-the-evening-rush-20130226,0,4350095.story