CHICAGO _ Blizzard warnings were canceled in the Chicago area Monday morning after one of the largest November storms on record dumped as much as 13 inches of snow, jamming the morning commute, canceling more than 460 flights at the city's airports, shutting hundreds of schools and knocking power out to more than 300,000 homes and businesses.
As of 7 a.m., 7.4 inches of snow was recorded at O'Hare International Airport, the city's official measuring station. Crystal Lake got 7.6 inches and some areas of McHenry County got 13.1 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Lindenhurst got 9 inches and Downers Grove 4.1 inches.
The north suburbs and southern Wisconsin bore the brunt of the storm. A winter storm warning remains in effect after blizzard warnings issued Sunday night expired early Monday morning.
