Thundersnow

Well, looks like the thundersnow blizzard came and went. Something like 15 hours of nonstop howling winds, thunder, lightning, snow -- although the accumulation looked like it wasn't anywhere near the two feet they were predicting. Maybe six inches? Maybe seven and three quarters? I haven't gone out there to check for sure. But that crazy, endless wind finally stopped. That was really something. The city is pretty quiet today, except for the periodic wind howls.

Looks like the 'burbs got hammered.

The forecast calls for 2 to 5 inches more this morning, with high winds continuing into the afternoon, at times gusting to 40 mph. Total accumulations will be in the 12- to 18-inch range over north central Illinois and the 15- to 24-inch range in the Chicago area, the weather service said.

State police said all other Chicago area expressways were "impassable" and that ramps had three- to four-foot-high drifts.

Okay, so I guess the big snowfalls did hit the city, after all. I had thought the 'burbs got it worse, but apparently the whole city got nailed.