Periods of light snow with blustery winds continue overnight as temperatures fall below freezing for the first time this season for Chicago. The heaviest snow is expected Thursday morning, when a strong burst of snow with heavy rates around 1 inch per hour is forecast between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The Chicago area is experiencing its first snowfall of the season, and officials are beginning to issue reports on just how much snow has fallen.

Residents in the Chicago area were hit by a wintry scene on Thursday morning, as the season’s first accumulating snowfall blanketed the region.