A few hours to the north of me, Chicago has been getting hammered with a blizzard of biblical proportions. That may not be right...was there ever a blizzard in the Bible?
Our friends at WMAQ, NBC 5 Chicago have some information on the blizzard. As of 8AM CST:
9p.m.: Reported time when the storm was at its worst
24: Inches that some parts of Chicago could see before the storm ends
17.3: Inches at O'Hare
17: Inches at Midway
40: Miles per hour winds to expect
1: CTA line suspended; no lines closed
5: Metra lines closed
60: Miles closed on I-80
274: Plows currently stationed on main street routes, plus garbage trucks with plows
1,800: Flights canceled at O'Hare
12: Years since Chicago closed public schools
500: National Guard Troops activated
7: Buildings reportedly damaged, including Wrigley Field
300: ComEd crews working this morning to fix down lines
174,000: Homes that lost power last night during the storm
103,000: Homes were power outages that have been restored, as of this morning.
76,000: Homes still without of power, as of this morning; 50,000 of the homes are in the city.
98: Street lights reported out
22: Poles reported down
14: Wires reported down
1: Fatality. No other serious injuries were reported.
