I know it's a little late but I wanted to do a recap of the Feb 8th and 9th snowfall. Overall, most of the Stateline saw anywhere between 4"- 8" between Monday night and Wednesday morning. Rockford picked up just a little over 7" in some spots, while others saw close to 9". Snow began late in the evening Monday and continued until early Wednesday morning. Two storm systems were at play; one moving south from the northern Plains and the other moving north from the southern states. As the low moved into the Ohio River Valley, snowfall from lake effect resulted in over a foot of snow in the counties that surround Lake Michigan in Illinois and Wisconsin. 12.6" fell at O'Hare Airport breaking the old daily record of 8.9" set back in 1885, also making it the highest single daily total in February for Chicago since records started! Wow! As the low continued to move east, winds began to pick up late in the day Tuesday and continued into Wednesday morning. This caused blowing and drifting early on Wednesday before winds subsided Wednesday afternoon. Thankfully, no snow like that is in the forecast for the next week. Light snow showers are possible Monday but at this point, we're looking only at minor accumulations.
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