A mix of rain, sleet, ice and thunderstorms covered the Chicago area Sunday causing slick roads, car accidents and flight delays.
WGN Weather Center lightning detection equipment showed dozens of lightning strikes this evening.
The National Weather Service had issued a freezing rain advisory for northeast Illinois that warns of an ice storm that is expected to last until 9 p.m.
O’Hare airport was reporting delays up to 90 minutes Sunday afternoon.
The icy, thundery weather finally eased around 8 p.m. as temperatures rise above the freezing point, or 32 degree.
Temperatures should continue to rise overnight as precipitation decreases in intensity. By the Monday morning rush, readings will be hovering around 40 degrees, which will melt most of the ice and sleet that accumulated earlier today.
For up to date forecast and radar log on to the Chicago Weather Center’s severe weather blog.
14 Comments to “Thundery weather subsides, warmer temps expected for morning rush”
January 27, 2013 at 9:01 AM
man! poor soul of chicago!! Da Bears!!
January 27, 2013 at 1:05 PM
Wow the bears
January 27, 2013 at 2:07 PM
so far they wrong again damn i want their job
January 27, 2013 at 2:50 PM
Where's the freezing rain?
January 27, 2013 at 2:53 PM
I need to get a job reporting the weather. The easiest thing ever you get paid for being inaccurate. I called off work because of the so called ice.
January 27, 2013 at 7:29 PM
Where are you at Beth we got iced over here in DuPage county
January 27, 2013 at 3:25 PM
Its in the Loop right now actually.
January 27, 2013 at 5:58 PM
We’re getting plenty of freezing rain here in Palatine. Thunder and lightning too!
January 27, 2013 at 10:06 PM
It was not that bad
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