A heavy band of wind-whipped snow made for near white-out conditions and prompted a snow squall warning for several Chicago-area counties Wednesday morning, but just how much snow is expected to fall?

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first snow of the season typically happens later in fall for most in the U.S. However, the record earliest snowfalls have ...