The evolution of the Blizzard of 02-04 January 1999 — which impacted large portions of the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the US, as well as parts of eastern Canada — was captured by GOES-8 Water Vapor (6.5 µm, 8-km resolution) images (above; also available as a 61-Mbyte animated GIF). Thousands were out celebrating the first weekend of 1999 when snow slowly pushed into the Midwest late on New Year’s Day. A 60-car pile-up occurred in Wisconsin on January 2nd, and a 100-mile stretch of I-65 in Indiana was closed for two full days. Snow battered the region through January 3rd before the system began its march into the Northeast but by then a stripe of 12-28” of snow had been smeared across southwest Michigan and northern Indiana with over 15-20” in northern Illinois and Wisconsin. The storm dumped a total of 21.6 inches of snow on the city over two days. Major auto accidents involving The storm cost the city of Chicago roughly $44 million dollars in snow removal and salt, and took nearly 100 lives from accidents and storm-related ailments.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google The Blizzard of 1999 How Did The Communities Respond The unexpected blizzard had a major impact on society. States from Illinois to Ohio and Michigan were under the radar for a major snow event, but it would be Chicago and bordering areas around Lake Michigan that would take the brunt of the storm. One of the worst winter storms of the 20th Century buried the east coast of the United States under feet of snow 25 years ago, with devastating impacts from the Gulf Coast to Canada. On 01 January, the water vapor image signature of a shortwave trough over New Mexico and Texas could be …
Thousands were out celebrating the first weekend of 1999 when snow slowly pushed into the Midwest late on New Year’s Day. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Skies were clear early Monday morning in Chicago. Many of the worst impacts were associated with the storm's effects on transportation. It would go down as the second-worst blizzard of the 20th Century according to the National Weather Service. The blizzard impacted many different parts of life across the Midwest, including travel and economic activity. A blizzard that hit the city on Jan. 2, 1999, was one of the worst in Chicago history. January 11, 2018 // Article by: Nathan Wiles. But conditions were very different on this day 18 years ago.Chicago looting devastates downtown businesses, over 100 arrested Chicago streets reopen, CTA service resumes downtown after access limited to Loop Illinois reports 1,319 new coronavirus cases, 1 deathChicago police exchange shots with suspect amid lootingLIVE RADAR: Chicago AccuWeather Alert Day; Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued MondayCleanup underway after stores looted in North Side business district Shooter hurt after gunfire exchanged with police in Englewood: CPD NASA drops 'insensitive' names including 'Eskimo Nebula'TSA officers uncover guns 3x more often than last year103-year-old gets tattoo, motorcycle ride after lockdown1 dead, 4 rescued after Baltimore gas explosion levels homesChicago Weather: Hot, muggy with showers and storms MondayChicago looting devastates downtown businesses, over 100 arrested Chicago streets reopen, CTA service resumes downtown after access limited to Loop Railroads were stalled or delayed by 12 to 24 hours. The Blizzard of 1999?