(Watchers) – An unusually strong late-season snowstorm hit parts of United States on April 27 and 28, 2019, dropping heavy snow and causing hundreds of flights to be canceled. Chicago O’Hare International airport received 6.3 cm (2.5 inches) of snow on April 27, breaking the record for the date set in 1950 at 0.5 cm (0.2 inches). The snow forced cancelations of more than 700 flights at the airport. The last time this much snow fell this late was back in 1910,
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alan Reppert said. The latest date on record for any measurable snow is May 11, 1996, Reppert said. Some snowflakes, however, have been seen as late as May 22 in 1917. As of 21:00 local time, April 27, Rockford, IL received 9.3 cm (3.7 inches) snow. This is its first snow since 2014, first accumulating snow since 1994 and the first time the city received 5+ cm (2+ inches) od snow since records began in 1906. READ MORE
