The wind and the extreme cold is the biggest concern. Quiniones visited with workers Thursday morning as they loaded up trucks. "We understand that we need to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible." "There's never a good time to lose power but especially during the holidays and when we expect to have minus degree temperatures," ComEd CEO Gil Quiniones said. Workers went over safety plans at the utility company's Chicago North Regional Office. "Once you see this truck, right here pull up, you know Chino is in town." "I will be actually the person who will be working on the lines," he said. He's dressed in several layers including protective gear, ready to work 16-hour shifts in the winter storm. Customers can also call 1-800 EDISON1 (1-80), or report outages via the website at /report or use the ComEd app.Ĭhino Watts has been a line worker for ComEd for 39 years. They said they will have more than 1,800 utility workers on the system including 350 line workers from around the country to respond to any potential outages.ĬomEd customers can text OUT to 26633 (COMED) to report an outage and receive restoration information as well as following ComEd on Twitter or on Facebook. We have strengthened our system over the years to reduce the impacts a storm like this can have on our customers." Avoiding power outages and restoring service quickly is critical. "We realize that any interruption is an inconvenience to our customers, especially during the holidays. "We are positioning our people and equipment to respond quickly and safely to any interruptions that result from this snowstorm," said Terence Donnelly, president and COO of ComEd.
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Friday was already a scheduled day off.Ĭlick here to see a full list of school closures ComEd prepares for power outagesĬomEd said it is prepared and in position to assist people quickly in the event of power outages. Anyone who may be waiting outside for a bus is advised to bundle up.Ĭhicago Public Schools are open Thursday, but after-school activities are canceled. Metra will run a more limited schedule due to the weather, but will have extra staffing on-hand to battle the elements.ĬTA said it will run trains and buses as normal on Thursday and Friday, but warned there could be delays due to the weather. Cook County is also deploying about 65 drivers, and 16,000 tons of salt is available.
Sixty snow plows are on hand to both salt and clear the roads. Meanwhile, Cook County said it's prepared for the snow. "Make sure you have enough wiper fluid and you can be looking at a clean street right in front of you and you can go up two blocks and it's going to be blizzard-like conditions."
Make sure you have enough fuel in your car," Stallard said. Brian Brettschneider posted the graphic below recently that shows the number of winters that had above average during the presence of a moderate to strong La Niña.In Chicago, Department of Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Cole Stallard said they had 287 snow vehicles ready to go Thursday morning. National Weather Service climatologist Dr.
Falls have a tendency to be cooler in the north and wetter in the southeast.Summers have a tendency to be warmer and drier in Illinois.Jim Angel, these are impacts of La Niña in Illinois: We can go back in the record books and see the influence of previous similar conditions on our winters. This is an example of a teleconnection or more simply, "changing conditions in one part of the world can affect areas far from the source."Ī moderate La Niña is predicted for our winter months. The temperature of Pacific Ocean near the equator compared to average can have a big impact on our winter weather. Probably the biggest influence on a winter forecast is the presence or absence of an El Niño or La Niña.
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