In a repeat performance of last year’s Valentine’s Day blizzard, the northern Illinois area was pounded by whipping snows.

The temperature dropped from a high in the middle or upper 30s Wednesday to just above 10 degrees Thursday.

“We received a bit over 2 inches of snow,” said Michael Bell, forecaster for the National Weather Service.

In addition to the 2.4 inches of snow dumped throughout the day, Bell said he expected to get less than an inch of occasional light snow and considerable blowing snow Thursday night.

Today should be partly sunny and very cold with the mercury not climbing past 10 degrees above zero, he added.

Forecasters don’t expect snow again until Sunday, when there will be a chance of rain or snow. Monday should be dry again, he said.

“We’re in pretty good shape,” said NIU groundscrew worker Tom Anderson.

He said there was a slight problem when a hydraulic line broke n one of the snowplows. It was fixed before it caused any problems, he added.

Anderson said there might be some problems with the weather in the future. “The wind blowing could cause some problems,” he said.

There were no weather-related accidents reported to the University Police. DeKalb police said the accidents reported were not yet determined to be weather-related.