A total of 2 inches of snow fell in Arlington Heights from about 5:30 PM Saturday December 17, 2016 until 2:30 AM Sunday December 18, 2016. The recent snow period lasted about 9:00 (hours:minutes). The previous snow cover was 4 inches. The current snow cover is 6 inches.
The snow quality was dry and light — not good packing snow, but easy for shoveling. Snow accumulated equally on grassy and paved areas.
Some drifting is occurring, and high northwest winds and gust are expected until about 4:00 p.m. Ends of driveways covered by snow thrown from city snow plows are covered by dry, light snow. Snow melting substances may cause solidification or ice packing of plowed snow, but this is not likely because of extreme cold conditions.
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Snow ending from west to east early this a.m. Shallow areas of blowing snow, especially in open locations continues pic.twitter.com/lA4FByvZdH
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) December 18, 2016
Radar showing snow band with embedded vortices into NW IN. Wind gust measured at 48 mph at near the shore. Whiteout conditions observed. pic.twitter.com/WPsdPtzo4t
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) December 18, 2016
Heavy lake effect snow with near white out conditions over portions of NW IN through early this morning. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/LP76ELFKvV
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) December 18, 2016
Small correction made to previous graphic regarding lake effect snow impacting ern Cook & then into Lake & Porter Indiana. #ilwx #inwx pic.twitter.com/lUtHNcdt93
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) December 18, 2016