‘Bomb cyclone’ could hit Chicago area Friday night — and no matter what they call it, it’ll be nasty

Pedestrians on Foster Avenue in Edgewater try to shield their faces from the wind Friday morning during the first wave of a snowstorm. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Another strong bout of weather was expected to hit the Chicago area Friday night, meteorologists said.

The storm brought heavy snow to the area Friday morning. Some areas recorded upward of 2 inches of snowfall per hour, said Jake Petr, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Romeoville. That precipitation transitioned to rain in most areas as temperatures warmed.