Snowiest November Day Ever Recorded In Chicago Cancels Flights, Causes Hundreds Of Crashes

CHICAGO ? It was a record November snow day for Chicago, with 8.4 inches recorded Saturday at O'Hare International Airport. According to the National Weather Service, that number beats the previous high of 8.0 inches, recorded on Nov. 6, 1951.

NWS said the snow storm delivered the most snow to the area overall since Jan. 30-31, 2021. It also crushed the previous record for Nov. 29 at O'Hare, which was only 3 inches in 1942.

Saturday's snowstorm has caused thousands of flight cancellations at O'Hare and Chicago Midway International Airport, which has stranded Thanksgiving travelers trying to get home from the area, or return to Chicagoland. CBS Chicago is reporting more than 1,400 flights were canceled as of Saturday night, with snow continuing to fall Sunday. Of those, 1,232 were canceled at O'Hare and 246 at Midway, according to the outlet.

Illinois State Police were reporting the snowstorm led to 500 crashes on area highways, including 66 crashes involving injuries. State police also responded to about 300 drivers in need of assistance on snowy roads.

Here's a look at snowfall totals for Saturday across the area from NWS:

Cook County

• Chicago (Midway Airport) ? 7.2 inches
• Chicago (O?Hare Airport) ? 8.6 inches
• Chicago (Mount Greenwood) ? 7.8 inches
• Chicago (West Ridge) ? 7.5 inches
• Lansing ? 7 inches
• Oak Lawn ? 8 inches
• Palatine ? 10.4 inches
• Skokie ? 10 inches
• Tinley Park ? 8.5 inches
• Wheeling ? 9.7 inches

DeKalb County

• DeKalb ? 8.5 inches
• Genoa ? 5.3 inches

DuPage County

• Carol Stream ? 7.5 inches
• Hinsdale ? 8.5 inches
• Naperville 8.5 inches
• Westmont ? 9.5 inches
• Wood Dale ? 8 inches

Kane County

• Batavia ? 8.4 inches
• South Elgin ? 9.5 inches
• Aurora - 8.6 inches

Kendall County

• Yorkville - 7.5 inches

Lake County

• Antioch ? 10 inches
• Bannockburn ? 7.5 inches
• Highland Park ? 8 inches
• Lindenhurst ? 10.5 inches
• Round Lake Park ? 10.3 inches
• Wadsworth ? 9.5 inches
• Wauconda ? 8 inches

LaSalle County

• Sandwich ? 7 inches

McHenry County

• Algonquin ? 7.4 inches
• Bull Valley ? 9.6 inches
• Union ? 8.9 inches

Will County

• Bolingbrook ? 7.8 inches
• Joliet ? 8.1 inches
• Mokena ? 7.5 inches
• Plainfield 7.4 inches
• Morris ? 8 inches
• Naperville ? 9.2 inches
• Peotone ? 9.1 inches
• Romeoville (NWS Office) ? 8.5 inches

Winnebago County

• Rockford Airport ? 8.7 inches