CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Chicago sent out hundreds snow plows Monday as the city braces for a foot — and possibly more — of fallen snow by Tuesday.
The Department of Streets and Sanitation activated a Phase III, deploying 287 snow vehicles to respond to the winter storm moving across the area.
Salt spreaders will focus on keeping arterial routes and Lake Shore Drive safe and passable for motorists and buses until the snow stops, then will transition to residential streets as needed.
To view the city’s snow fleet in real time visit www.chicagoshovels.org.
Lake-effect snow on Monday will bring about 7 to 15 inches at Midway Airport, according to the National Weather Service. With more snow likely Tuesday, O’Hare Airport could see a foot.
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Meanwhile, Sunday’s high temperature peaked at just 4 degrees, breaking the record for the lowest high temperature on Valentine’s Day – 8 degrees. That record was set in 1943, according to the weather service.
(WBBM Newsradio and the Chicago Sun-Times contributed to this report.)