Chicago is gearing up for a windy wintery snow storm tonight. Photo Booth of the Stars attendants leave an extra two hours early during inclement weather. We will never be late for your event and have back up attendants scheduled should an attendant get held up by the weather. This snowy evening got us thinking….”what were the worst blizzards Chicago has ever seen?” We did some research and thanks to the Chicago Sun-Times here’s what we found.

Jan. 26-27, 1967

Starting in the early morning hours on Jan. 26, the blizzard began dumping snow at a rate of 2 inches per hour. Wind gusted to 53 mph, as snow drifted 6 feet in some areas. When it was all over, there were 23 inches of snow on the ground.

Jan. 13-14, 1979

Between 7 and 10 inches of snow were already on the ground, after an earlier blizzard the previous New Year’s Eve. More snow began to fall with a vengeance on the night of Jan. 12, and it kept piling up until 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14.

Jan. 1-3, 1999

New Year’s weekend, the city was socked with a snowstorm that left 21.6 inches on the ground over its two-day wrath. On Saturday, Jan. 2, alone, it dumped 18.6 inches of snow on the ground –- the greatest single-day snowfall ever recorded in Chicago.

Well there you have it! The three worst blizzards Chicago has ever had! Today’s snow will in no way match up to these blizzards. Photo Booth of the Stars is prepared to handle Chicago’s weather! Leave early, drive slow, be safe! Contact us for our spectacularly snowy January and February specials!