Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
102145-
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE ILLINOIS-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE INDIANA-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
333 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010 /433 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE 6 TO 10 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING OF SNOW WITH OCCASIONAL NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
POSSIBLE.

PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THERE WILL BE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PORTIONS OF THE FOX RIVER WILL REMAIN IN FLOOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION.

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COMPLETE FORECAST INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE NWS CHICAGO
WEBPAGE: WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO

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Winter Storm Warning

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

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.

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