Thursday storm subjects Chicago to the full gamut of wintry weather; first ice, then liquid and on to accumulating snow

The storm behind Thursday’s varied array of wintry Chicago weather is destined to produce a blizzard of historic proportions over the Northeast U.S. Friday and Saturday. What happens meteorologically there is likely to dwarf this system's impact on the nation's mid-section. Still, Thursday's weather here should be approached with care. 
The day's icy open in Chicago, the product of rain falling into sub-freezing ground-level air, is likely to yield to rain as temperatures break above freezing by lunchtime and into the early and mid-afternoon period. The hours which follow could bring deteriorating weather conditions into the metro area.

Posted on: February 6th, 2013 11:50 PM by Tom Skilling

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