Nice view out the window earlier in Des Plaines… IMG_1254.mp4

This is a nice surprise how intense it has become... Edit: ORD has a ground stop...40-50mph winds and wind whipped snow!!

My sister and friend sent me some awesome video's of near whiteout conditions right now with the polar front making its way down the lake and I think its tapping into some lake moisture! The Wrigley Earth cam is showing it nicely... https://www.earthcam.com/usa/illinois/chicago/wrigleyfield/?cam=wrigleyfield_hd

And GFS AI is a December 1996 redux

Polar Front knocking on Chitown's door in a pretty interesting fashion....