10 Years Later, Snowmageddon Is Still Fresh In Chicago’s Memory

Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 when several feet of snow fell on the Chicago area.

By Meha Ahmad
2011 blizzard
A blizzard on February 2, 2011 left cars stranded on Lake Shore Drive. Douglas Feinstein
2011 blizzard
A blizzard on February 2, 2011 left cars stranded on Lake Shore Drive. Douglas Feinstein

10 Years Later, Snowmageddon Is Still Fresh In Chicago’s Memory

Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 when several feet of snow fell on the Chicago area.

By Meha Ahmad
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It was a snowstorm for the ages. Monday marks the 10-year anniversary of the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 when several feet of snow fell on the Chicago area. Ground, rail and air transportation came to a grinding halt, and more than 80,000 people were left without power. And who could forget the image of cars abandoned mid-commute on Lake Shore Drive? Reset revisits one of the biggest snowstorms in Chicago history with meteorologist Jon Davis.

GUEST: Jon Davis, chief meteorologist at RiskPulse