Lake View Gets 6.8 Inches of Snow

By Stan Golovchuk 

An estimated 6.8 inches of snow reportedly fell in Lake View during Chicago's most-recent snowstorm, according to the National Weather Service. 

The snowstorm that started New Year's Eve and continued through today is being hailed as the largest to hit the area since the the Ground Hog Day blizzard of 2011, according to the Chicago Weather Center blog. 

A wind chill advisory will take effect for much of the area from 9 p.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday with temperatures between -8 to -18 expected and wind chill values between -15 and -25 degrees. 

The National Weather Service reported two-day snowfall totals as of 9:25 a.m. Thursday with Gurnee topping its chart with 18 inches of snow. Here is a look at what other communities recorded for snowfall:

• GURNEE 2W (LAKE): 18.0
• HIGHWOOD 1S (LAKE): 15.1 
• RIVERWOODS (LAKE): 13.8 
• MUNDELEIN (LAKE): 13.7 
• BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE): 13.7 
• INVERNESS 2S (COOK): 13.5 
• BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE): 12.9 
• ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK): 12.8 
• HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK): 12.8 
• SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK): 12.7 
• ARLINGTON HEIGHTS 2NNW (COOK): 12.3 
• LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE): 11.9 
• WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE): 11.8 
• PARK RIDGE (COOK): 11.8 
• ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE): 11.0 
• LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK): 10.8 
• GENOA (DE KALB): 10.4 
• BARRINGTON (LAKE): 10.3 
• BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK): 9.7 
• HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK): 9.4 
• WINFIELD (DU PAGE): 9.1 
• ELGIN (KANE): 9.1 
• ST. CHARLES (KANE): 9.0 
• OAK PARK 2S (COOK): 9.0 
• HARVARD (MCHENRY): 9.0 
• BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY): 8.8 
• CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE): 8.6 
• WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY): 8.0 
• ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO): 8.0  
• DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE): 8.0 
• MIDWAY COOP (COOK): 7.5 
• GENEVA 1SSW (KANE): 7.5  
• LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK): 7.4 
• NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE): 7.2 
• BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE): 7.2 
• OAK BROOK (DU PAGE): 6.9 
• LISLE (DU PAGE): 6.7  
• BATAVIA (KANE): 6.7 
• BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE): 6.5
• AURORA (KANE): 6.5
• PLAINFIELD 2SSE (WILL): 6.3 
• MARENGO (MCHENRY).: 6.0 
• O'HARE (COOK): 5.8 
• BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE): 5.5
• PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).: 5.1 
• YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL): .4.5 

The Chicago Weather Center Blog reported the snowfall totals from reports received this morning from a snowstorm that started New Year's Eve and continued through Jan. 2. Here is a look at other snowfall totals, according to the blog: 

• Schaumburg: 14.5 inches
• Gurnee: 16 inches
• Arlington Heights: 16 inches
• Evanston: 10 inches
• Cary: 11.8 inches
• Mundelein: 13.7 inches
• Wheaton: 7 inches
• Streamwood: 11.9 inches
• Winfield: 9.1 inches

For those heading back to work on Thursday, slippery roads slowed traffic and the Illinois State Police reported spin-outs but no major accidents, according to the Chicago Tribune. Hundreds of flights were cancelled Thursday morning at O'Hare, according to the article.