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A winter storm warning is set to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday
A winter storm warning is set to commence at 8 p.m. on Monday for various counties in Illinois, while the remaining areas of the Chicago region will continue to be under a winter weather advisory. With the anticipation of the season’s first substantial snowstorm, some counties in the Chicago area will be under this warning, and there’s the potential for nearly a foot of snow in certain locations, significantly impacting travel.
In the specified counties, the winter storm warning starting Monday evening is expected to bring heavy, wet snow, along with wind gusts reaching up to 35 mph. Meteorologists predict snowfall rates exceeding 1 inch per hour, with visibility dropping to as low as a half-mile, according to the alert. Snow totals in some areas may surpass 10 inches.
