CHICAGO (CBS/STMW) –The worst of the latest lake-effect snowstorm is over now for the Chicago area, but plows scrambled overnight to clear the roads before the morning rush.
A lake-effect snow advisory remains in effect for Lake and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana until noon Thursday. As of the 5 a.m. hour, snow was still falling in those areas, as northwest winds blew over the relatively warmer waters of Lake Michigan.
Only 1 or 2 more inches of snow are expected for Northwest Indiana on Thursday. Scattered flurries are expected on the Illinois side of the lake, while the western suburbs can expect sunshine, CBS 2′ reported.
Still, the lake effect snow was severe enough for the Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation to call out 175 snow-fighting trucks to plow main routes and Lake Shore Drive for the Thursday morning rush.
Conditions were horrific in many areas Wednesday night. For one example, as of around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, traffic was moving at a speed of about 20 mph on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway and the Eisenhower Expressway, and cars were swerving and spinning out. There were near-whiteout conditions along the route from DuPage County to the city’s West Side.
A total of 2 to 4 inches fell in the immediate Chicago area.
Highs for Thursday are expected to reach about 28 degrees.
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