# @nbcchicago on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUJdVPnEo5A
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54900207-nbcchicago-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-30T20:12:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

A ground stop was issued for Chicago's O'Hare Airport Friday afternoon amid a "prolonged" period of lake effect snow, according to the FAA.⁠
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Around 1:08 p.m., the departures to O'Hare Airport were grounded "due to snow or ice," according to an update from the FAA.⁠
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Departures from O'Hare were delayed an average of 30 minutes as of 1:50 p.m. Delays were increasing, per the FAA.⁠
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The ground stop could potentially end around 2:30 p.m., according to the FAA's alert. However, the FAA also says there is a medium probability of extension.⁠
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#ohare #airports #chicagoweather #groundstop #travel

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chicagoweather, groundstop, travel, ohare, airports

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