#winterweatherupdate #portercounty #lakecounty URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 ...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL USHER IN ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL...THE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /502 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST /8 PM EST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY... * NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. * ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY... * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING AND REMAIN UNDER 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. BRING PETS INDOORS.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Jan 2014 22:44:47 +0000
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