Blizzard blankets the Great Lakes; send us your snow shots!

A multi-day blizzard blanketed Great Lakes cities last week with an average of one foot of snow, according to recent National Weather Service figures. Some parts of the region got as much as two feet.

Chicago was especially hard hit, according to the weather service. Antioch, Ill., a city about 15 miles from Lake Michigan in the Chicago metropolitan area, reported 27 inches of snow after the blizzard ended – the most in the region.

Illinois and Wisconsin cities along the western edge of Lake Michigan got the most snow, according to the figures.

Kenosha and Racine, two Wisconsin coastal cities, got 24 and 23.5 inches of snow respectively.

Minnesota and Pennsylvania cities reported the least snow in the region; most had less than foot, according to the weather service figures. Roseville, Minn., a city in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, got the least at 4 inches.

See how other Great Lakes cities fared here (Google Spreadsheet).

The recent National Weather Service totals represent snow on the ground after the blizzard ended in each area. Not all cities reported totals.

Send us your blizzard pics!

Did you make a giant snowman? What about an eight-foot-tall, fire-breathing snowzilla like this Washington D.C. couple?

Send your best snow shots to greatlakesecho@gmail.com and we’ll feature them this weekend.

Check out this shot from Echo’s graphic designer, John Kalmar. The National Weather Service reported 12.2 inches of snow on the ground here at Echo’s home base in East Lansing, Mich.

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