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3 - 6 in
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2:00 PM
Saturday, 1/24
End
9:00 PM
Sunday, 1/25
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Chicago: Lake-enhanced snow in store this weekend
While the Chicago area will remain on the northwestern fringe of a massive storm with snow and ice in the southern and eastern United States this weekend, Lake Michigan will add enough moisture for highly variable snow accumulations. Around 8 inches of snow is forecast to pile up downtown with 3 inches or so around O'Hare. Locally higher amounts are likely just inland of the southwestern edge Lake Michigan into Sunday evening. Given the frigid conditions, most ice-melting compounds may be ineffective. Roads will be packed with snow and slippery as a result.
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