When it snowed, it poured.

After a mild and unseasonably warm November, DeKalb had a rude awakening Friday as it found itself on the receiving end of more than a foot of snow, causing accidents and an NIU closure.

According to President Peters, this was only the second time in ten years that NIU closed operations due to inclement weather.

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office received more than 300 calls and “an immeasurable… amount of radio communications” between 6 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday, according to a statement. About 14 units from the Sheriff’s Office responded to more than 160 of the calls. The Sheriff’s Office said many of the calls were in reference to motorist problems and accidents.

The Sheriff’s Office said they kept midnight shift deputies on duty after their shifts and also called in day shift deputies early to handle the situation.

A variety of accidents involving plowing and police vehicles also occurred, according to Sheriff’s Office press releases.

A plowing vehicle struck another vehicle head-on after its plow dug into the road, causing it to lose control and strike into the other vehicle on Peace Road. The driver of the other vehicle was injured and taken to Kishwaukee Community Hospital.

Another plow truck’s blade struck an oncoming vehicle after the blade hit a snow drift and was forced into the center of the roadway on Ill. Route 23.

A motorist struck a Sheriff’s Office squad car on Ill. Route 72, east of Annie Glidden Road as the two deputies were out helping a snow plow driver get his truck out of a ditch.

Despite the number of incidents, no serious injuries resulted from any accidents that involved Sheriff’s Officers, according to the statement.

“My thanks to the telecommunicators, deputies and village or town police departments who assisted today,” said DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott.

Kenneth Lowe is the Police and Fire reporter for the