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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

ILZ003-004-008-010-011-019-020-101200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON...
DEKALB...OTTAWA...OSWEGO
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING...THEN END LATE
  TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN
  SNOW IS LIKELY TONIGHT INTO VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR. THE
  LONG DURATION OF THE STORM WILL RESULT IN SNOWFALL TOTALS
  REACHING 7 TO 11 INCHES.

* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE LONG DURATION ACCUMULATING
  SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
  THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP
  IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
  DURING THE SNOW STORM THROUGH TONIGHT. DUE TO THE LONG
  DURATION OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EVEN MAJOR ROADS AND
  HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
  TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN
  OUTLYING AREAS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ005-006-012>014-022-023-INZ010-101200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-WILL-KANKAKEE-NEWTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...AURORA...
WHEATON...CHICAGO...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...MOROCCO
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH
  PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE LATE THIS EVENING. CONSIDERABLE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW IS LIKELY
  TONIGHT INTO VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL RATES MAY APPROACH ONE INCH PER HOUR
  LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVIER LAKE ENHANCED SNOW
  BANDS. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED...THOUGH THE LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE SNOW MAY RESULT
  IN LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS.

* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO THE LONG DURATION ACCUMULATING
  SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
  PARTICULARLY IN MORE OPEN AND OUTLYING AREAS. THE POTENTIAL
  EXISTS FOR NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN RURAL AREAS
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED BY
  THE SNOW STORM. SNOW MAY FALL HEAVILY ENOUGH AT TIMES THAT EVEN
  MAJOR ROADS AND HIGHWAYS COULD BECOME SNOW COVERED. BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN NEAR GROUND BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS IN OUTLYING AREAS MAKING TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS...AND WILL
  LIKELY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING`S RUSH
  HOUR. THE SNOW STORM IS ALSO SEVERELY AFFECTING AIR TRAVEL WITH
  HUNDREDS OF FLIGHTS ALREADY CANCELLED TO AND FROM CHICAGO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ021-032-033-039-INZ019-101200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1500Z/
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
FOWLER
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /1054 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...INCLUDING
  OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WILL BE
  POSSIBLE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL RESULT
  IN SNOWFALL RATES OF GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR.
  THE LONG DURATION OF THE SNOW EVENT WILL RESULT IN STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST
  WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH
  TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS
  COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW WILL RESULT IN
  SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH OCCASIONAL
  PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
  DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN MAJOR
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING AREAS...
  WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ001-002-011-101200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100210T1800Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...RENSSELAER
954 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH SNOW POSSIBLY
  BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
  MAINLY PORTER COUNTY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
  AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...INCLUDING OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF NEAR-
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS EVENING
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS
  EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES INCREASING AS SNOW BECOMES
  INCREASINGLY ENHANCED BY LAKE MICHIGAN. DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...SNOWFALL RATES NEAR ONE INCH PER
  HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST SNOW BANDS. STORM TOTAL
  SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH UP TO AROUND A
  FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY BY
  MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* HAZARDS...IN ADDITION TO ACCUMULATING AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY
  SNOWFALL...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE FRESHLY FALLEN
  SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...
  WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY HAMPERED
  DURING THE STORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH EVEN MAJOR
  ROADS AND HIGHWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AT TIMES. SEVERE
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...PARTICULARLY IN OUTLYING AREAS...
  WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD
  CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL MAKE
  TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...ICE...OR STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

BOXELL
National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
