**Not for Broadcast** Very close preview video of the tornado that lasted 10+ minutes near Creston Illinois around 5:45pm. #ilwx @NWSChicago

@juststormchasin It's balmy

I see were all setup for disappointment with this next winter storm this weekend... bring on spring already

8:40am Snowfall reports Impressive totals across northwest Illinois while the rest of us were disappointed with a dry slot. #ilwx

9pm Road Condition Update! - Roads are not in good shape as many are completely snow-covered and icy after this round of heavier snow. Reports of hazardous conditions tonight so take it slow and steady. Roads will improve significantly overnight as the snow ends and crews clean them up. #ilwx

we soooooo good

@tornadopaigeyy all positivity, you will only do better next chase! And its only February!

830pm: Update on This Weekends Accumulating Snow Event (Fri-Sun) Summary: 2 Rounds of snow are likely this upcoming weekend both rounds have the potential to produce accumulating snow across northern Illinois. 1st Round (Friday late afternoon into Friday evening) - A quick moving round of snow for northern Illinois starting late Friday afternoon and ending later Friday evening. A quick couple of inches of snow is possible. Snow may continue across Wisconsin into Saturday. 2nd Round (Saturday late morning into Sunday morning) - A long-duration snow event potentially with accumulating snow at times during this time frame from Saturday late morning into Sunday morning. Several inches of snow is possible. This round has the most uncertainty right now on the duration/intensity of snow and amounts. Could be a lot or could be very little for accumulations depending on what model you want to favor. - Overall, a lot of variables exist in this weekend's snow event. Multiple rounds of snow starting Friday afternoon and ending Sunday morning will make for a tricky forecast. Any snowfall forecasts being posted to social media should be taken with a grain of salt because consistency with models right now does NOT exist. We hope to have more answers for you sometime tomorrow. #ilwx

back end winters suck so much, January mainly exists for cold and snow!

2.0 inches in Somonauk IL as of 7:40pm. still snowing steady @NWSChicago

@jonbonballs im so lazy ill just wait for it to either blow away or melt

@jonbonballs havent walked outside lately, maybe i should go look

@WxZachary @ChaserJake94 they all trash

@ren1816 no reports in or nearby

@schindler5_matt Long duration snow event, a couple of inches possible

@FloodedAlpaca69 Long duration storm, a couple inches are possible. Not a blockbuster

People are nervous about the timing of the storm instead of the overall impacts and totals. The best way to stay informed as a someone from the public is keep an eye to the latest forecast. As you can see models and forecasters are not perfect. Until they improve, it's hard to say this won't happen again unfortunately. It's impossible to see coming. I hate to cry wolf because that is the wrong solution but cancelling activities for a winter events that happens a couple days a year is not a bad solution even if snow isn't as bad as it could be. Safety of students, parents, and everyone else is key. Everything can wait till tomorrow.

@kevinjames624 Snow should return