Snow, Cold In April Is One For The Record Books

More snow fell overnight, and, on top of that, this April is now the second-coldest on record.

And, CBS 2’s Megan Glaros reports that it hasn’t been this cold in April here in 137 years.

Snow caused a few accidents overnight and snowplows were deployed in several suburbs and area expressways.

Spring is finally in our future #Chicago! So excited to feel the 50s and 60s all next week! @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/1PjBmzcZsI

— Megan Glaros (@MeganGlaros) April 19, 2018

CBS 2’s Lauren Victory was in Northwest Indiana, where a coating of snow was already melting.

#Beautiful but #SNOWY #wakeup in #NorthwestIndiana. It’s officially the #coldest #April for anyone alive right now…#cold #brrr #aprilsnow #snow #sprinter #spring #whereisspring #goawaywinter #NWIndiana #NWIN #INWX #indianaweather #saintjohnindiana #stjohnindiana @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/I7AUqVc5hk

— LAUREN VICTORY (@LaurenVictory) April 19, 2018

It is a trend that is expected to continue as temperatures finally rise into the 50s going into the weekend.

One upside to a cold spring, is the lack of severe weather. Since 2001, this is latest in year @NWSChicago has gone without issuing a severe t-storm or tornado warning. Also, latest since '01 we've gone with no severe t-storm or tornado watches in our area!

— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) April 18, 2018

One silver lining to the cold weather: There have been no severe weather alerts this year.

 

from CBS Chicago https://ift.tt/2J6QyWu