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Mike Hamernik

@MikeHamernik

Born & raised in Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan. Breaking Weather. Travel. Meteorologist for WGN-TV, WGN720.

 Chicago, IL
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Joined June 2009
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I am Mike’s sister, Kathleen; I am here with the heart-breaking news that our dear meteorologist died this morning from lung cancer. He was home, surrounded by love and at peace. Please know he cherished all of you, his Twitter followers & weather enthusiasts. ♥️⛈❄️☔️☀️
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WGNTV@WGNTV4 Mar 2021
WAY TO GO, @SKILLING! Writes our Tom: "One year ago, I weighed in at 292 pounds. This morning I’m at 172 pounds! Not only that but my diabetes is gone, my cholesterol is the lowest it’s ever been and the doctors are thrilled—so am I!"
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Bill Snyder@billyweather26 Feb 2021
NO ARCTIC OUTBREAKS at least the next 2 weeks! Highly regarded European model suggests a warm open to March. Climatology supports this notion. Average date of first occurring 50°+ day is January 27th (we're overdue), first 60°+ day March 1. #ilwx @WGNNews
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A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 12AM for the purple highlighted counties. Lake effect #snow, heavy at times, could produce localized 2-4" snowfall accumulations. Plan on slick roads & reduced visibility. @WGNNews @WGNTV #Chicago #ilwx
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We can see on radar there is a band of lake effect #snow in Evanston. We can use the @NorthwesternU @WeatherBug camera along the Lake Michigan shoreline to see what it looks like inside that snow band. @NWSChicago @MikeHamernik @WGNNews @WGNTV #ilwx
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9:50AM Radar Check: Heavy lake effect snow squall rolling into the city & central Cook County. #ILwx #LakeMichigan
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Nick Ulivieri@ChiPhotoGuy7 Feb 2021
A little peek of the Chicago skyline through icicles and ice shards deposited along the lakefront // #ILwx
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Per @ILStatePolice, roads have deteriorated and travel is hazardous. Please limit your travel if you can. #DontCrowdThePlow Road conditions as of 6:55 pm via gettingaroundillinois.com/Wi….
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Stu Ostro@StuOstro4 Feb 2021
#Thundersnow⚡❄️ #iawx #ilwx
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3:12PM Radar Check: New round of snow squalls rolling in. Not quite unite as intense as the one that hit central Chicago earlier this P.M. Note the thundersnow near Bloomington. ⚡️
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1:47PM: Heavy Snow Squall that brought some traffic to a temporary standstill in central Chicago will be moving out over Lake Michigan by 2PM.
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Nick Ulivieri@ChiPhotoGuy2 Feb 2021
I made this boomerang-esque clip last night from 24 still frames to illustrate the rolling waves churning with ice 🧊🧊 – at Chicago, IL
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Winter Storm Warning continues until 6PM. Additional accumulation this afternoon & evening: -Up to 3” downwind of the lake (Cook, Will, Lake-IN) -Around 1” or less elsewhere
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Noon Radar Update: Downwind lake enhancement over Cook County is clearly visible on this radar loop.
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4:50PM CST Radar Check: We’re underway. #ILwx
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11AM Storm Update: -Precipitation ETA remains 3-6PM. -Heaviest snow (1”-2” per hour) is expected between 6PM-Midnight. -Keep any travel tonight very local as road crews will struggle to keep up with snowfall rates (avoid expressways) -Storm totals 5”-9” by Sun Eve.
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Image from Mike Hamernik (@MikeHamernik)
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GOOD MORNING! It's still snowing around the area. @MorganKolkmeyer has your updated forecast all morning on @WGNMorningNews! wgntv.com/live
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2PM Storm Update: Long duration snowfall tonight into Tuesday. Slight drop in expected metro snow totals to 4”-7”, although locally higher numbers (8”-9”) downwind of the lake (10-20% of the area) are still possible.
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Late Monday-Monday night-Tuesday storm continues to zero in on northern Illinois. Analyzed as well as raw model data suggests a swath of 5”-8” of new snow for most of the metro, the bulk of which wil fall Monday night.
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