WeatherFanatics: LIVE: Flight Delays Mount as Fast-Moving Storm Heads Into Mid-Atlantic

February 17,2014; 9:37PM,EST

A storm system is quickly dumping heavy snow and ice along parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes region. This system will continue to push to the east and will impact the mid-Atlantic and New England on Tuesday.
Nearly 1,550 flights were canceled nationally Monday, mainly out of the Chicago O'Hare and Midway airports, St. Louis and Minneapolis St. Paul.
Airway and roadway travel will remain concerns in throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast as snow and ice will make for slick conditions.
Up to 6 inches of snow are possible for many major cities, including Detroit and Pittsburgh.
As of Monday evening, Chicago received an average of 4 to 5 inches, however some regions around the city had one or two more.
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"Into late Monday night, the snow will hit the cities of Dayton, Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh," according to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Brian Edwards. "Southern Michigan through Ohio and western Pennsylvania will receive the worst of it."
Following the storm, a brief warmup will take place for a few days before another round of cold air moves in.

REPORTS: (All times are listed in EST)

9:20 p.m. EST Monday: Freezing rain east of Mansfield, Ohio, near Hepburn, reports trained spotter.
8:30 p.m. EST Monday: Heavy snow and near zero visibility reported at the Cleveland International Airport, Ohio.
8:15 p.m. EST Monday: A trained spotter reports 5 inches of snow in Greenville, Mich. A traffic camera along M-14 west of Sheldon Road shows snow-covered roadways in the area:

7:15 p.m. EST Monday: Flight delays top 4,000 nationally, as the storm heads for the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes.
7:05 p.m. EST Monday: 3.2 inches of snow fell in northern New Haven, Ind., in 90 minutes, according to a trained spotter. This means that the snow in that area fell at a rate of approximately 2 inches an hour.
6:30 p.m. EST Monday: Another band of snow is headed for Chicago, according to AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Justin Povick. This band could bring up to an inch of snow locally.
6:20 p.m. EST Monday: The Illinois Department of Transportation urges drivers to take it slow, as road conditions around Chicago have deteriorated.
5:40 p.m. EST Monday: National delays surpass 3,500 with the majority of those delays into and out of Chicago O'Hare, Chicago Midway, Minneapolis St. Paul and St. Louis International airports.
5:10 p.m. EST Monday: A trained spotter reports 4.8 inches of freezing rain near the border of Illinois and Iowa in Erie, Ill.
4:25 p.m. EST Monday:
4:15 p.m. EST Monday: In just 75 minutes, 3.2 inches of snow has fallen near La Porte, Ind., a trained spotter reports.
4:00 p.m. EST Monday: Near-zero visibility in Chicago, as heavy snow creates whiteout conditions in the area:

(Photo/David Jakubiak)
3:15 p.m. EST Monday: A trained spotter reports 2.5 inches of heavy snow in Wheatfield, Ind.
2:45 p.m. EST Monday: National flight cancellations top 1,200, as delays hit 3,000 with nearly 1,100 of those cancelations and delays in and out of Chicago O'Hare International, according to FlightStats.
2:10 p.m. EST Monday: Multiple reports of thunderstorms accompanying snow in northern and central Illinois.
1:30 p.m. EST Monday:
12:30 p.m. EST Monday:

Ice builds up on a window in Monticello, Ill. (Photo/Gigi Swanson)
11:55 a.m. EST Monday: Watch the latest edition on AccuWeather LIVE for current storm updates:
11:20 a.m. EST Monday: Co-op observer in Vesta, Minn., report 4.5 inches of snow so far this morning.
10:40 a.m. EST Monday: Excessive flight delays listed for Des Moines, Minneapolis/St. Paul, O'Hare and Lambert-St. Louis.

(Map/FlightStats)
10:00 a.m. EST Monday: More than 12,000 power outages reported by Ameren Illinois.
9:25 a.m. ET Monday: The NWS office in Polk City, Iowa, reports about 2 inches of snow and an instance of thunder this morning.
9:15 a.m. EST Monday: Traffic accidents mount in the St. Louis area as snow and ice accumulate:
9:00 a.m. EST Monday: FlightStats lists more than 600 flight cancellations out of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.

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