CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Lake-effect snow was expected to hit the Chicago area Sunday evening, possibly dropping more than three inches of snow by Tuesday.
A winter storm watch was issued for Sunday evening through Tuesday by the National Weather Service.
Snow will develop across much, especially along and southeast of Interstate 55, the weather service said. The heaviest snowfall was expected near the lake in northwestern Indiana.
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Meanwhile, the area was under a wind chill advisory until noon Monday, with Valentine’s Day in the running to be one of the coldest in years.
The high temperature Sunday was forecast 6 degrees, which could break the last coldest high temperature set on Feb. 14 in 1943, when temperatures peaked at 8 degrees.
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