Pattie Crum of DeKalb shovels the snow from her walkway on Monday in DeKalb. "I love it," Crum said of shoveling snow. "It's calm and monotonous, and when there's no wind, I love it."
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(Caption: Roger Olsen of DeKalb uses a snow blower to clear his sidewalk on Monday in DeKalb. Olsen has been using a snowblower for years to clear his driveway and sidewalk, saying that it saves a lot of wear and tear on the body.)
Snow is expected to stop by 1 p.m., but will be followed by temperatures dropping to 10 degrees and wind chills below zero, according to the weather service.
Although the weather could have made for hazardous road conditions, in Sycamore, Assistant Fire Chief Todd Turner said they'd received no weather-related calls over the weekend.
"We've just had routine-type calls, or ambulance calls," he said.
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(Caption: Darryl Crum of DeKalb uses a snowblower to clear away the snow from his sidewalk on Monday in DeKalb.)
Sergeant Christian Kuhns of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported that roads are partially snow covered and that the department had responded to a handful of incidents of drivers ending up in ditches.
"The holiday has kept many people off the road," he said.
Overnight, temperatures will continue to drop into the single digits and wind will pick up to gusts of 25 mph.
SYCAMORE – Originally expected to last until noon, the snowfall that blanketed the area Monday continued into the evening commute, with the forecast calling for snow to continue overnight and possibly until noon Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
Across DeKalb County, Somonauk saw 5 inches of snow, DeKalb saw 4.6 inches and Genoa saw 4.2 inches.
Although the weather could have made for hazardous road conditions, in Sycamore, Assistant Fire Chief Todd Turner said they’d received no weather-related calls over the weekend and just one call Monday for a minor vehicle collision.
“We’ve just had routine-type calls, or ambulance calls,” he said.
The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office said it responded to two calls on Perry Road that were caused by the weather, one at Route 23 and the other at Somonauk Road. Neither resulted in any injuries, Sgt. David Randa of the sheriff’s office said.
The National Weather Service said the area was would remain under an elevated cold risk through Wednesday because of the plunging temperatures.
