CHICAGO, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- A clipper system that brought Chicago snow followed by bitter cold headed east Tuesday.
The National Weather Service said the system was expected to move from the Ohio Valley in the morning and be off-shore by evening. Forecasters said most of the northeast would get from 1 to 3 inches of snow but some areas in southern Ohio, West Virginia, northern Virginia and southwest Pennsylvania could get as much as 7 inches.
The snow was expected to be followed by the bitter cold already hitting the Chicago area.
In Chicago, officials prepared to deal with temperatures in the teens and below. Commuter trains were delayed Tuesday morning by weather-related problems and transit agencies warned riders the problems could persist into Wednesday.
The city got about 2 inches of snow Monday and early Tuesday. Chicago's 280 snowplows spent the night clearing major arteries and were then used to get snow off side streets.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced Monday that the state Department of Human Services was opening 100 warming centers.
In the Chicago area, the temperature was expected to top out at 14 degrees Tuesday, dropping to 4 degrees below zero Tuesday night. Forecasters said Wednesday would be even more frigid with a high of 2 degrees and overnight lows of 7 below in the city and 10 below in the suburbs.
The wind chill factor was expected to make those low temperatures feel like something well down in the minus range.
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