Arctic spigot open and delivering coldest temps in 27 days-but cold punch to be short-lived

WGN WEATHER HEADLINES

FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE (2/16/2024)—QUITE A FRIDAY SNOW IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA

• The heaviest tallies 6″ and greater accumulations: downstate in corridor from St. Louis and Springfield, IL across to Decatur and Champaign across through the Indianapolis area.
• The snow was the product of a CLIPPER-LIKE SYSTEM which raced out of the Plains and heads toward the East Coast Friday evening.

HERE’S A COLOR-ENHANCED GOES EAST WEATHER SATELLITE ANIMATION OF FRIDAY’s DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS AND INDIANA SNOW SYSTEM

• Superimposed on the satellite image are surface weather reports indicating where snow and rain was falling.

HERE ARE SNOW TOTALS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UP TO FRIDAY EVENING:

24 HOUR NWS SNOWFALL REPORTS through 6pm CST Friday evening

“‘DOOZY’ OF A CAREER: AFTER NEARLY A HALF CENTURY ON AIR, TOM SKILLING NEARS HIS FINAL FORECAST”

Thanks to Robert Channick and the Chicago Tribune for this article:

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/16/tom-skilling-wgn-retirement/?fbclid=IwAR02zsUmj2KG0r4REY3n4DgHLYWh1g3weOqrUz9sacRWGzCAAoYKjQRuKsU

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