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Time-lapse video of the heavy snow in Owatonna, Minnesota on May 1-2, 2013. A record 15 inches of snow fell from the late evening of May 1, 2013 to the early morning of May 2, 2013. Snowfall rates were actually measured here and were consistently 2.5″/hour for several hours. A couple boxes were placed in [...]

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Snow outlook showing a 50 percent chance of accumulation less than one inch Sunday until about 6:00 a.m. Monday. UPDATE: Less than one-half inch expected Sunday through Monday morning. When there is a 50 percent chance of snow, there’s a 50 percent chance of no snow, but that wouldn’t be much of a headline. Some [...]

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Snow accumulation outlook Sunday 6 AM to Monday 6 AM from National Weather Service. The National Weather Service models indicate about 1.5 inches of snow is expected to accumulate between 7:00 a.m. Sunday and 7:00 a.m. Monday. The heaviest snowfall rate is expected to occur between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Sunday. At this point [...]

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Photo at O’Hare International Airport Terminal 3 submitted at about 9:47 a.m. Tuesday. By 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, more than 1,000 flights had been canceled at O’Hare and Midway airports. ***************************** MIDNIGHT UPDATED SNOW MEASUREMENT: 9.0 inches measured in Arlington Heights, Illinois at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Very light snow was still falling. ***************************** [...]

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Forecasters have dropped back on the snow accumulation forecast and have pushed back the timing of the warning in effect. The Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from 9 AM until 1 AM, while last night the warning was in effect from 3 AM until midnight. Radar and satellite images don’t look that impressive, [...]

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Model issued Monday morning for snow accumulation from 6:00 a.m. Tuesday March 5, 2013 thru 6:00 a.m. Wednesday March 6, 2013 (HPC Winter Weather Desk). The Cardinal is forecasting snow accumulation of 9.0 inches by Wednesday morning at 6:00 a.m. in Arlington Heights. The City of Chicago may see 9-10 inches accumulation. An experimental weather [...]

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Today’s snow accumulation forecast depends on cooling of the atmosphere as the snow starts to fall. Snow or sleet is not likely to accumulate initially. Snow, sleet and rain is likely to begin falling by about 9:00 a.m., but significant snow is not expected to begin accumulating until noon or later. About 4.9 inches of [...]

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Too early to forecast, but a weather system in northern Texas and northern New Mexico has the potential to become a major winter storm in Chicagoland some time on Tuesday. At this point, areas could be in for high winds, rain, sleet and snow that doesn’t accumulate; or some deep wet snow. The current model [...]

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There is a Winter Weather Advisory with an accompanying prediction of up to about 5 inches of snow for Arlington Heights. The Cardinal is going to take a chance and forecast considerably less snow accumulation — possibly 2 or 3 inches, and possibly less than 2 inches for our area and much of Chicagoland. URGENT [...]

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Forecast for Arlington Heights accumulation upped to 5.2 inches with thundersnow between 9 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. Radar shows and small band of snow just southwest of Naperville and Joliet. The edge of the major area of the storm has passed Peoria — moving southwest to northeast. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE [...]

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Too early to determine accumulation forecast, but scientific weather models and weather forecasters indicate we might be receiving the most significant widespread snow storm of this 20012-2013 Winter Season. One thing is certain; a winter storm will approach from the southwest, and the storm appears to be slowing down its approach. The most significant snow [...]

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A total of 3.75 inches of sleet and snow fell from about 1:00 p.m. Thursday until Friday at 1:00 a.m. Snow cover at 6:30 a.m. Friday in Arlington Heights was 8.75 inches on grassy areas and unplowed pavement areas. The snow was wet and good packing, but is now brittle and crunchy. At 6:45 a.m. [...]

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