Winter storm watches have been issued from Oklahoma to West Virginia beginning late
tonight and extending into Wednesday.
The Chicago area may receive 1 to 3 inches of snow, with the greater amounts far south
trending to just a trace far north.
Low pressure is expected to move east-northeast Tuesday out of Oklahoma through Arkansas
and Kentucky; on Wednesday it's poised to track over West Virginia and affect the
Northeast.
If the storm follows the path indicated, a wide band of icing could cover portions of
Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky. Heavy, wet snow will fall north of the low, with southern
portions of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio in line for 5 to 10 inches. A band of 3- to 5-inch
snowfall would fall north of the heavier snow through central portions of those states,
with lesser totals across northern portions, including the Chicago area.
--By Paul Dailey, WGN Weather Center Meteorologist
WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.
