The next round of bitter cold was set to envelop the southern U.S. on Tuesday, after the first significant winter storm of the year blasted a huge swath of the country with ice, snow and wind.
A huge swath of the U.S. was blasted with ice, snow and wind on Monday as the polar vortex that dipped south over the weekend kept much of the country east of the Rockies in its frigid grip, making many roads treacherous, forcing school closures, and causing widespread power outages and flight cancellations.
Colder weather will remain throughout the week with temperatures below normal.
Colder weather will remain throughout the week with temperatures below normal.
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.
A major winter storm forecast to produce heavy snow, significant ice and frigid temperatures was set to begin in the central U.S. on Saturday and move east over the next several days, according to the National Weather Service.
A system will be coming across central Illinois Sunday and Monday, bringing a healthy amount of snow to parts of central Illinois.
A strong snow and ice storm followed by brutally cold conditions will soon smack the eastern two-thirds of the United States as frigid air escapes the Arctic, plunging as far south as Florida, meteorologists forecast.
Light snow is expected in parts of north central and northeast Illinois with higher accumulation in Indiana where between 1 to 3 inches may affect travel.
Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Jan. 2, according to the Tribune’s archives.