First snowstorm of season breaks day's snowfall record at O'Hare

The Chicago Tribune reports:

The first snowstorm of the winter season dumped more snow at O'Hare than any single-day snowstorm in December since 2005 and broke the record for snowfall on Dec. 4 set in 1964, according to the National Weather Service.

Light to moderate snow began Sunday morning and continued into the early evening in Chicago and surrounding areas, according to the National Weather Service. The total snowfall of 6.4 inches at O'Hare was the heaviest in a single day since 6.7 inches fell on Dec. 8, 2005, and surpassed the record 4.6 inches that fell on Dec. 4, 1964, according to the weather service.

In addition, the weather service recorded 8.1 inches of snow in Romeoville, where the Chicago-area weather forecast office is located. Meanwhile, about 7.2 inches of snow had fallen in Batavia by 6 p.m. Other hard-hit suburbs included North Aurora, with 7 inches by about 7:45 p.m.; Downers Grove, with 6.9 inches by about 7:45 p.m.; Buffalo Grove, with 6.9 inches before 7:30 p.m.; New Lenox, with 6.5 inches by about 7:45 p.m.; and Midway Airport with 5.3 inches of snow by about 6 p.m., according to the weather service.

Conditions on many area roadways continued to be hazardous after the storm.

No word yet on this story from Senator Barbara Boxer who said this couldn't happen in the year 2016.