URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH SUNRISE... ILZ013-014-020>023-INZ001-002-121600- /O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1600Z/ DUPAGE-COOK-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OSWEGO...MORRIS... JOLIET...KANKAKEE...GARY...VALPARAISO 334 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE BEFORE ENDING SOON AFTER. * SNOW RATES...UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR THROUGH SUNRISE. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES BY EARLY THIS MORNING. * MAIN IMPACTS...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...COMBINED WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO 35 MPH THROUGH SUNRISE...WILL LEAD TO GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS INTO THE MORNING COMMUTE DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS FROM HEAVY RATES OVERNIGHT AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF OHARE AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS WILL LIKELY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 10:26:05 +0000
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