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Lake Michigan steams as Chicago gets hit with extreme cold

By Fox 32 Digital Staff
Published  January 14, 2024 2:50pm CST
Winter Weather
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Lake Michigan steams as Chicago gets hit with extreme cold

Chicago was issued a Wind Chill Warning Sunday with temperatures in the negatives. It was so cold that Lake Michigan was steaming for most of the day. Fox 32 viewer, Johnny O sent this video captured from the end of Navy Pier.

CHICAGO - Lake Michigan was steaming from the frigid temperatures in Chicago on Sunday. 

The low was around -8 degrees with a wind chill between -20 to -40 degrees. Cook County was under a Wind Chill Warning until 12 p.m. 

DeKalb County, DuPage County, Grundy County, Kane County, Kendall County, La Salle County, Lake County, McHenry County, Northern Cook County, Northern Will County, and Southern Will County will remain under a Wind Chill Warning until 12 p.m. Monday.

If you're spending time outdoors amid these dangerous temperatures, make sure to bundle up to avoid frostbite or even hypothermia. Limit how much skin is exposed to the outside air. 

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