Monday morning, as the fifth largest blizzard to ever hit Chicago moves east, Chicago-area residents woke to more than 19 inches of snow on the ground and a morning commute that was difficult at best.
About 7:30 a.m., weather service officials said lake-effect snow was tapering off, ending a storm that started Saturday evening and produced nearly nonstop snowfall. Coupled with drifting snow and wind gusts of up to 45 mph, the storm made for a rough morning commute, though Metra and the CTA had vowed they would be largely on schedule.
As of about 7 a.m. Monday, O'Hare International Airport had a total of 19.3 inches of snow, making it the fifth-largest multiday storm on record, according to the National Weather Service. Midway Airport recorded 18.4 inches at midnight Sunday, and Rockford saw 11.9 inches, according to the weather service. Sunday, which saw a total of 16.2 inches of snowfall, is officially the snowiest February day in the history of Chicago and the fourth-snowiest calendar day ever, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Gino Izzi.
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