How Chicago TV covered the November blizzard

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A blizzard moved through the Chicagoland area Nov. 25 and 26, and all local stations were out in full force with coverage.

Most stations offered expanded newscasts and had multiple forecasters working.

Here’s a look at how the station covered the blizzard:

What is with these graphics, @Skilling and @WGNNews? Looks like someone went crazy with WordArt. pic.twitter.com/1lGe6NQoY6

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 26, 2018

#NBCChicago's @SusanCarlson111 in Storm Chaser tracking the Nov. 26 blizzard pic.twitter.com/FNDy2WtsH8

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— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

.@nbcchicago's team coverage of the storm includes @SusanCarlson111, @AndyAvalosNBC5 and @PeteSackweather pic.twitter.com/Yd47dFfHGA

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

Throughout its team coverage of the Nov. 26 blizzard, @nbcchicago used OTS locator maps for its reporters, including this one next to @LaurenPettyNBC pic.twitter.com/zZi7yGLrsZ

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

An icy title card for @nbcchicago's coverage of the Nov. 26 winter storm in Chicagoland pic.twitter.com/jtMJZch306

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

#Fox32Chicago's @coreymcpherrin and @DawnHasbrouck in front of a dramatic 'Weather Alert' video wall background pic.twitter.com/Du4QY77Mh1

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— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

.@fox32news' @coreymcpherrin and @DawnHasbrouck toss to @MarkStrehlWx whose live image is blended into the video wall backdrop behind the anchors pic.twitter.com/S1fOF4SFQe

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

#CBSChicago team coverage of the storm lead by @RobJohnsonCBS2 and @IrikaSargent plus @MaryKayKleist pic.twitter.com/iJPY928bnM

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

.@cbschicago anchors @RobJohnsonCBS2 and @IrikaSargent join @MaryKayKleist for a debrief in the station's weather center pic.twitter.com/JUpyIBqLDs

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

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#ABC7Chicago's @SchwarzABC7 pulled out #AugmentedReality during storm coverage pic.twitter.com/RivHTtqcCN

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

Also, @KrasheskyABC7 joined @SchwarzABC7 in the weather center for a debrief pic.twitter.com/wwDvwYYwAm

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018

#ABC7Chicago also used its #VideoWalls to showcase large snowy graphics for its Nov. 26 coverage of the weather pic.twitter.com/5ogp0x1YsO

— Chicago TV Critic (@ChicagoTVCritic) November 27, 2018