The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Wheaton effective from 3 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12 through noon Saturday, Jan. 13. Our area is anticipated to receive more than 8 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 45 mph, making travel difficult to impossible. If you must be out on the roads, please use extreme caution.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
- After 2" of accumulated snow, there is no parking allowed on City streets. This is to allow City crews to safely clear streets to the curb. Violators will be ticketed and may be towed at the owner's expense, as it is important for snow plows to be able to make roads safe and passable for emergency vehicles and others on the roads.
- Blowing or shoveling snow into the street is prohibited. This hinders the efforts of snow removal crews and creates a hazard for other drivers. Do not push snow onto opposite parkways.
- If power outages occur, please contact ComEd at 800-Edison (800-334-7661).
- In extreme temperatures, the Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., serves as a warming site during its open hours. For other locations in DuPage County, see the County's website.
- The Public Works Department uses a prioritized system to clear roads, starting with main thoroughfares, high volume areas and potentially dangerous areas; then they clear secondary & residential streets; cul-de-sacs and dead-ends are last plowed, as pickup trucks are used rather than large snow plows.
- Follow the National Weather Service for weather updates.