The Ellenburg family should have been in Iowa on Thursday, kicking off a long holiday weekend with family near Cedar Rapids. Instead, they were among the thousands of people descending on or stranded at Chicago’s two airports by the onslaught of an ill-timed winter storm. Tammy and Dennis Ellenburg of Portland, Oregon, were supposed to fly out Wednesday night, along with their youngest granddaughter, 4-year-old Angevelle Montgomery. “They canceled the original flight last night and again this morning,” said Tammy Ellenburg, a grandmother to eight. She was holding Angevelle while her husband waited in line at O’Hare Airport to find another flight. The family expected to pause in Chicago for just a little while on their way to Iowa. Instead, “we had about six hours in the airport yesterday before leaving and again today. It’s been crazy,” she said. It’s been quite a ride for Angevelle. Several, in fact. “She’s gotten to ride a train, an elevator, an escalator,” Tammy Ellenburg said. “She’s had quite an adventure.” That wasn’t the word the National Weather Service used in issuing a winter weather warning for the Chicago area. Wind-whipped snow fell for much of the day, with temperatures dropping 20 to 30 degrees within hours. That meant bridges and overpasses could suddenly freeze over. The warning is in effect until 6 a.m. Saturday. Read the full story through the link in our bio. Photos: Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times, Pat Nabong/Sun-Times