Pedestrians walk on snow-covered sidewalks along Wabash Avenue with Trump Tower in the background in Chicago, the United States, Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday. More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
CHICAGO, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice.
Snow-plow trucks are in full steam sweeping the streets and spreading salt.
Meteorologists are expecting three to six inches of snow accumulation by evening. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory in Chicago from 9 a.m. Wednesday to 3 a.m. Thursday.
Following the snow, temperatures will drop significantly, with highs dropping around minus 6.67 Celsius degree on Thursday. Wind chills may drop to be as low as minus 26 to minus 28.89 Celsius degree Monday morning, local media reported. ■
A man carries a little girl across a slush-covered State Street in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
Two women step into the subway entrance along State Street in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 12, 2025 shows a scene on a slush-covered State Street in Chicago, the United States. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
A woman walks on a snow-covered sidewalk in downtown Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
Pedestrians cross State Street in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
Park workers use snow blowers to clear the area around the Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
A man pedals a bike on Dearborn Street in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
A man walks through Federal Plaza in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
A couple is pictured near Crown Fountain in Millennium Park after a snowfall in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
People walk amid cold wind in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
Two men cross a snowy Dearborn Street in Chicago, the United States, on Feb. 12, 2025. Chicago is bracing for its first major winter storm of the season as moderate to heavy snow blanketed the U.S. third largest metropolitan city Wednesday.
More than 100 schools in Chicago closed. A ground delay went into effect at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning 12 p.m. An alert from the Federal Aviation Administration said departures to airport are delayed an average of 90 minutes due to snow and ice. (Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua)
