Winds along with the snow ramp up, which will create blowing and drifting snow, reducing visibility and slicking up surfaces.

A powerful and deadly winter storm that has been slamming the Plains and Midwest Wednesday morning moved into Chicago, Detroit and the Great Lakes during the afternoon.

Repeatedly in Lake Forest Wednesday, very light waves of snow would pick up significantly throughout day. Thus, as fast as crews went in to plow, the roads got blanketed again in a matter of minutes.

The first bands of moderate to heavy snow moved across Chicagoland on Wednesday afternoon. Snow and slush will create hazardous travel for the Midwest as a snowstorm treks across the region. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray reports from downtown Chicago where snow is covering the cityscape.

Some in the Chicago area were waking up Tuesday morning to light flurries as a weak cold front passed through parts of Northeast Illinois, with a dusting or a coating of snow possible on area roadways,