Snow Weather Alert for Arlington Heights, IL (60004)
Snow flurries have begun at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK- LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES
OF…ROCKFORD…WOODSTOCK…WAUKEGAN…
OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…CHICAGO…OTTAWA…OSWEGO…
MORRIS…JOLIET…KANKAKEE…GARY…VALPARAISO 1126 AM CST TUE DEC 16
2008
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA BY
THIS AFTERNOON…AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTE
AND INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. SNOW
WILL LIKELY BE AT ITS PEAK AROUND RUSH HOUR…WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES MAKING FOR SLOW AND SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS DURING
THE EVENING COMMUTE.
AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO CAN BE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE
SNOW ENDS OVERNIGHT…BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES
ACROSS THE AREA. THE AXIS OF LARGEST AMOUNTS NOW APPEARS TO BE ALONG
INTERSTATE 80…WITH LOWER AMOUNTS NORTH AND SOUTH OF THIS AREA.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING SHOULD PLAN ACCORDINGLY…LEAVING EXTRA TIME TO GET TO THEIR
INTENDED DESTINATION.