2013-02-27 Snowfall Totals
“Records were set for snowfall at both O’Hare and Midway on Tuesday. 3.6″ of snow fell at Midway, a new record for February 26th. O’Hare’s 4.8″ was also a record for the date.” Taken from the wgn weather blog Posted on: February 27th, 2013 6:52 AM by Tim McGill “So far this month we have […]
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2013-Spring
Winter Events: Before After As we wrote this article, we are preparing for the first measurable snow event of the 2012-2013 winter season. Before the snowfall, we had the longest stretch of snowless days since 1994. However, we all know that can change in the Midwest and at the Road District we continually plan […]
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2012-Fall
Bridge Replacement cont’d: Existing Proposed We are in the midst of resubmitting plans for the replacement of the Briarwood Lane Bridge within the Plum Grove Estates Subdivision which crosses Salt Creek; and have had many successful meetings with the community to discuss options and designs. The original was […]
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2013-02-26 Winter Storm Update
A WINTER STORM WATCH has been replaced with a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY for this afternoon and evening… Taken from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Chicago, IL “A potent late-winter storm system will move through the Midwest today and tonight, spreading a mixed bag of rain, sleet and wet snow north across the area this morning. Precipitation […]
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2012-02-26 Winter Storm
Taken from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Chicago, IL “A deep low pressure system over Texas will strengthen as it moves east across the Red River Valley of the south today, then will begin to weaken as it lifts northeast across southeast Missouri by early Tuesday morning. Heavy snows and blizzard conditions […]
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2012-Summer
Bridge Replacement: As we wrote this article, we are in the midst of resubmitting plans for the replacement of the Briarwood Lane Bridge within the Plum Grove Estates Subdivision which crosses the Upper Reach of Salt Creek. The original was built in the 50’s and has lasted longer than it probably was designed for. There […]
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2012-02-22 Winter Storm Update
Taken from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Chicago, IL “Moderate to heavy snow will overspread the region this evening from southwest to northeast with the onset of the heavier snow likely to be rather sudden. So while there may be some spotty light snow or flurries ahead of the main batch of […]
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2012-02-22 Winter Storm
Taken from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Chicago, IL “Snow will spread north over the area on Thursday evening with snowfall rates potentially heavy at times by late evening. Snow will taper in intensity by daybreak Friday, however light snow potentially mixed with freezing drizzle or light freezing rain will continue in […]
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2012-02-21&22 Winter Storm Forecast
Taken from the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for Chicago, IL “By now, many of you have probably heard about a big storm coming next week and talk of it possibly being a big snow, but what is important to remember is that any forecast of a storm that far out holds a LOT […]
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2013-02-07 Snowfall Totals
This picture taken in Palatine by Brian Stennett appeared in the wgn weather blog Posted on: February 7th, 2013 4:32 PM by Steve Kahn Taken from the wgn weather blog Posted on: February 8th, 2013 12:47 AM by Tom Skilling is a recap of Thursday nights’ snow storm that came through our area during the evening commute… “You […]
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