Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Snowpocalypse, Part 1

Early on in the Blizzard of 2011, we had a Snow-nado ...


... and the traffic started getting heavy on Lake Snow Drive.

Later, a series of accidents on Lake Shore Drive between Belmont and North Avenue caused some looooonnnnng back-ups and ...

... Lake Shore Drive was eventually closed.

But I hear Puxatawney Phil the Groundhog did not see his shadow so Spring is just around the corner!
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8 comments:

  1. SharonFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    I just heard this news story on the radio and now I have the pictures to go with it! Thanks and stay warm!

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  2. LoisFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:31 AM

    Stay safe! These pictures are amazing.

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  3. GunnFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Yes, stay safe!!

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  4. RedPatFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    We got the snow during the night and it seems as if everyone stayed home today so no huge traffic like yours. Great shots!

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  5. JoannaFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    The groundhog did not see his shadow, which is the predictor for early spring.

    Great shots of Lake Shore Drive! I hope that's enough snow for a while.

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  6. Daily Chicago PhotoFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Thanks everyone for the comments. You are correct, Joanne, Puxatawney Phil did predict an early Spring since he did not see his shadow -- I fixed my typo in the text on that (Thank you!)

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  7. Petrea BurchardFebruary 3, 2011 at 10:32 PM

    Fantastic post. You really did a great job--the photos, the text. Wow.

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  8. JoannaFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    You're welcome. Love your photos every day.

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