Blizzard hits Midwest
February 14, 2015
Northern Illinois was affected by a blizzard on the first of February. Due to the winter storm named Linus, Chicago had nearly shut down for a day. Hundreds of flights to and from Chicago were cancelled, the South Side of the city lost power and multiple people were left with no choice to stay in their homes Superbowl Sunday.
The storm swiftly went from Chicago to Boston within of 24 hours. Chicago saw almost 20 inches of snow, rounding up at 19.3 inches at O’Hare and 19.2 inches at Midway. As a result, thousands of people around Chicago spent their day shoveling since roads were extremely dangerous.
“It’s not wise to travel, unless you have an emergency,” stated David Beachler, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Many people were stranded in their homes because of the extreme snow cover on the roads. In addition, many state highways were not plowed completely until late Monday evening. However, the Illinois Department of Transportation worked extremely hard to clear the roads of all the snow. Unincorporated Glen Ellyn and Lombard, plowed by Milton Township, did not see plows until early Monday morning.
Due to the extreme weather, Glenbard School District 87 and multiple other school districts ultimately decided to close school on Monday, February 2. In its announcement, Glenbard tweeted, “Due to inclement weather, all Glenbard D87 H.S. schools & admin center will be closed on 2/2/15.”
This announcement sparked excitement from many students. Freshman Nick D’Ambra said, “I was very pleased with the snow day. I got to sleep in and enjoy my day.”
