Well, the weather conditions from last night and today were like none I've experienced before! I'm not sure the exact totals of the blizzard that swept through our area last night through mid-morning today, but it was somewhere between 15-24 inches. The drifts were probably the most crazy thing about this storm, because some areas were completely covered by snow (such as the area right outside our garage) but then out our front door there was very minimal snow.
This storm falls in #3 in the most snowfall totals for Chicagoland. The official snowfall reading comes from O'Hare, which measured at 20.2". This is definitely a storm I will remember, especially considering my 8 month old baby and I were at home alone, while my husband was stranded in San Francisco, California (rough life, I know! :)). He was supposed to take a red-eye back Tuesday night/Wednesday morning which was literally in the peak of the storm - and clearly that wasn't happening. O'Hare was completely shut down all day today, so we are just praying he actually gets out of Cali and back home tomorrow safe and sound.
Below are some pictures that I took from inside my house today. Although it's truly hard to capture what I saw without actually going outside, hopefully it gives you a little taste of the incredibleness of the storm.
This was the snow drift we saw waking up (yes that is a camping chair that has yet to come off our balcony...oops!)
Hard to completely tell, but the wind gusts were up to 50+ mph.
At least a good 3-4 feet of snow with the drifts, being plowed away from our driveway. Thank you association! Finally good to see our monthly dues be put to use.
The morning after the big snow...now we're just waiting for Daddy to make it home safely!
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