Chicago experienced another winter storm that ushered in an arctic airmass on gusty west winds. Before the front hit, winds combined with snow rates exceeding 1.5 inches per hour during the afternoon rush hour slowing traffic tremendously. With temperatures just above freezing, the snow had a difficult time accumulating on roadways with mostly salt operations noted.
Shot Description
Shots 1-5 – Blowing Snow along Valley View Road in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Shots 6-7 – McHenry County Sheriff on scene of a single vehicle spinout that was ended up far off the roadway and was barely visible.
Shots 8-9 – POV driving shots of the extreme snowfall rates on the Edens Expressway in Chicago, Illinois.
Shots 10-12 – IDOT salt truck operations on the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, Illinois.
Shot 13 – A Chicago Streets And Sanitation worker trying to free a jammed salt spreader on south Halsted Street in the Greektown neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
Shot 14 – A private contractor clears the sidewalk on Harrison Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
Shot 15 – The Eisenhower Expressway recovering from extreme snowfall rates looking eastbound towards the Chicago Skyline.
Shot 16 – The Willis Tower shrouded in clouds and snowfall from Racine Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, Illinois.
Shot 17 – The John Hancock building in Chicago shrouded in clouds and snowfall.
Shots 18-19 – Lake Shore Drive during moderate snowfall from Oak Street in Chicago, Illinois.
Shot 20 – POV driving shot of traffic crawling along the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago, Illinois.
SID: Jesse Walters