The National Weather Services predicts 6 to 11 inches of snow will accumulate throughout the day. It caused hazardous travel conditions in parts of the Midwest and causing hundreds of flight cancellations.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the snowy weather was creating delays for other flights nationwide, averaging around an hour.
Meanwhile, Midway worldwide Airport, located in the southeast part of the Windy City, had 200 cancelled and just over 100 delayed departing and arriving flights, according to Flightaware.
Frigid temperatures Saturday night are expected to follow the several inches of snow that felli in DeKalb County by Winter Storm Bella.
Indianapolis received 1.3 inches of snow – half an inch more than the record for November 21, which was set in 1996.
“A lot of people complaining about it, nobody wants to be out in it”, he said.
“Northern IN, we’re used to snow”. The National Weather Service forecast 20 degrees or lower across six states from North Dakota to IL.
The weather service also issued a winter storm watch for northern IN, saying snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches are possible.
Snowfalls in northwest OH weren’t expected to come anywhere close to what fell in the Chicago area, but there was more than enough to turn unpaved surfaces white and make roads slick.
By 7 p.m., the National Weather Service office in Cleveland said 3 inches of snow had fallen at Toledo Express Airport, with snowfall diminishing.
Partly sunny but cold weather was forecast to prevail today in the Toledo area, with temperatures expected to rise only to around the freezing mark after falling into the 20s overnight. Depending on temperatures, there could be rain or snow.
The Weather Channel advised travelers heading out for the holiday in affected areas to “slow down, leave extra time if you must travel, or consider postponing your trip”.
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Polk County Engineer Kurt Bailey said Iowa’s county snow plow operators have been ready to go since mid-October, anticipating the first snow usually around the weekend of Thanksgiving. But don’t look for it to be the picturesque light, fluffy snow that often occurs in the dead of winter, he said – much of it will be wet and heavy.
