Name: Lake-effect snow triggers whiteouts, snarls traffic in parts of Midwest
Uploaded: 2025-11-11T14:42:56.177Z
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Description: An early snowstorm slammed the Great Lakes region as whiteouts near Chicago led to several crashes and more than a foot of snow fell in parts of Indiana. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano reports.

An early snowstorm slammed the Great Lakes region as whiteouts near Chicago led to several crashes and more than a foot of snow fell in parts of Indiana. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano reports.

Chicago

A severe early winter storm delivered intense lake-effect snow to the Midwest, particularly impacting the Chicago area and northern Indiana, where over a foot of snow fell in some locations. The storm led to numerous highway accidents, including a train collision with a semi-truck in Gary, Indiana, and forced school closures and service disruptions.

Record low temperatures were reported across the South and East Coast, with freeze warnings in effect and daytime highs remaining well below average. The snowstorm marked the largest November snowfall in South Bend, Indiana, since 1977, and lake-effect snow continued to affect areas as far east as New York and Ohio.

Lake-effect snow triggers whiteouts, snarls traffic in parts of Midwest

To the weather now, a very cold morning in much of the east and the Great Lakes region is still cleaning up after a severe snowstorm. Bad weather led to a series of highway accidents in the Chicago area and some parts of northern Indiana got more than a foot of snow. And a reminder, that is a lot of snow for the month of November. CBS News meteorologist Rob Marciano reports. An arctic blast of early winter air triggering whiteouts across Chicago, shrouding the windy city with gusts up to 50 miles per hour. People were backed up on the ramp for over an hour. Everyone was getting stuck in the ice. Intense lake effect snow causing cars to spin out on Interstate 65 in northwest Indiana. Traffic backed up for miles. Well, it appears everything has come to a halt. In Gary, Indiana, a train slamming into this semi-truck after it got stuck on the tracks in the snow. The driver taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. That wreck, one of dozens keeping the Indiana State Patrol busy. Here in central Indiana, we've investigated more than 130. That doesn't take into account the other 13 state police districts. In South Bend, more than 14 inches of snow fell Sunday and Monday. The biggest November snowstorm since 1977. And in Ohio, the lake effect snow also reaching east of Cleveland. Gary and Lee spoke with Russell Stovall, digging out of the snow in the Chicago suburbs. Definitely a surprise. They called the kids off of school. The garbage didn't come. And then, you know, I just started shoveling. Well, the kids will take the day off for school in November for sure. Most of them have today off because it is Veterans Day. It is a cold one here in New York City. We're along the Veterans Day parade route. 20,000 people will participate. It's the biggest in the country been going on over 100 years. And this one may very well be one of the coldest. Freeze warnings out here and across the South. Look at some of these numbers. These are record lows, 28 degrees in Mobile, Baton Rouge, 30 degrees, 23 degrees in Montgomery. My goodness, this is this and 25 in Macon. So you get the idea. We'll warm up somewhat, but it's going to be well below average, not just across the South, but up and down the East Coast. We won't get out of the lower 40s here in the Northeast. I certainly feel like more like mid-December than mid-November for sure. And then overnight lows with the wind chills tonight, tomorrow morning out to work, off to the bus stops will be very, very cold. The snows keep coming off the lake. So that's still an issue. Matter of fact, we got flurries all the way down here into the New York metro area. There you see the radar very active. Another pulse for Chicago. But Syracuse, East of Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Binghamton, you're all getting it. But just a few inches of snow expected there and then moderating temperatures. Thankfully, as we go towards the end of the week, that's always a good idea. Nate, you know, LaRocca gave me this, gave me this hat. Got to rep the brand. It's a little thin, but, you know, every little bit helps. It looks good on you, man. The scarf, the gloves, the beanie, you're all bundled up, man. It's that time of year. It's very brisk. Rob, thank you so much. We appreciate you, man. Have a good one.

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