and some freezing rain. As the area of low pressure moved off the coast early on February 2, it began to rapidly intensify, with warm air being thrown into coastal front, and stronger winds which resulted in blizzard conditions, heavier snowfall totals and snowfall rates of about per hour. As it continued to move to the east, the snow began to gradually taper off as snowbands pulled away, the system continued to intensify before peaking at late on February 3, and dissipating a day later. Preparations and impact Midwest The majority of impacts were felt in the Midwest, especially in and around the areas around Chicago. On February 1, a blizzard warning was issued for the region. Several school closings were announced across most of the Midwest due to predicted snowfall accumulations of more than a foot. Chicago received up to , making it the fifth heaviest snowstorm to strike the city on record. Detroit received , which made this the third heaviest snowstorm in the city. The same day, Springfield Governor Rauner activated the State Incident Response Center. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that they would have approximately 1,700 snow trucks ready to plow snowfall on roadways and 3,700 employees on standby for help. Southern Ontario of snow were reported across Southern Ontario. Many schools were closed across the region. In Toronto, more than 200 flights were cancelled or delayed at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and dozens more at Billy Bishop Airport. Snowfall reports This is a list of the largest snowfall reports by state impacted by the storm. Maine near Ellsworth New Hampshire near Bow Vermont in Woodford Massachusetts in Lunenburg Rhode Island in West Glocester Connecticut in Weston New York in Webster New Jersey in West Milford Pennsylvania in Cranesville Maryland in Oakland Ohio near Waterville Michigan in Kalamazoo Ontario in Windsor Indiana near Plymouth Wisconsin near Pleasant Prairie Illinois near Lincolnshire Iowa near Polk City Missouri near Hurdland Minnesota in Albert Lea Nebraska in Pender South Dakota in Yankton Kansas in Corning Colorado near Louisville New Mexico near Los Alamos Utah in East Willow Creek See also February 2016 North American winter storm December 17–22, 2012 North American blizzard January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard January 31 – February 3, 2021 nor'easter References 2015-01-31 2015 meteorology 2015 natural disasters in the United States 2015 in Maine 2015 in Massachusetts January 2015 events