![]() ![]() It appears this blast of cold air will be fairly brief. And it's upwards of about 2,000 fatalities and more than 500,000 injuries because of snow and ice. Sinclair said about half of all bad weather-related crashes occur during one season – winter. You throw in a bad snowstorm into that, and it really wreaks havoc." "We're anticipating hundreds of thousands of breakdowns during the year-end holiday travel period. "It could be very, very difficult indeed," Sinclair said. This winter storm will likely have a significant effect on travel. "We're talking about places like Milwaukee and Green Bay (Wisconsin) that have a good chance of seeing some significant snow." "It is going to be mainly those of you in the Upper Midwest," FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer said. Millions of people will be affected starting Wednesday, with peak impacts expected from Thursday through early Saturday (Christmas Eve). The biggest impact should be Thursday night and into Friday with a combination of heavy snow and winds gusting over 40 mph.Ĭhicago is not the only place that will be hit by the far-reaching, highly impactful storm system. Saturday - blustery and much colder (wind chills -5 to -25 degrees).Friday afternoon - snow tapers off but very strong winds (blizzard or near blizzard conditions).Friday morning - heavy snow with blowing and drifting (blizzard or near blizzard conditions).Thursday night into early Friday morning - heavy snow and strong winds (blizzard or near blizzard conditions).Thursday afternoon - snow becomes more steady and heavier, winds pick up.Thursday morning - light snow continues at times.Wednesday evening - light snow develops.There are a lot of elements to this weather system to consider from the bitter cold to significant snowfall. The GFS model has wind chills dipping down to more than 20 degrees below zero in parts of the area. Bitter cold air will wrap behind this storm sending our wind chills well below zero by early Saturday. ![]()
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