URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
340 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF…CHICAGO
340 PM CDT THU APR 5 2012
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR
AREAS OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TEMPERATURES…WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S BY EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING FOR AREAS AWAY FROM THE CITY OF CHICAGO.
* IMPACTS…WITH THE RECORD WARM MARCH BRINGING VEGETATION
GROWTH FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE…SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE
DAMAGED OR KILLED BY THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
Arlington Heights is expected to dip into the 30’s starting about 11:00 a.m. Winds will be light (2-3 mph NE) from the Northeast after about 11:00 p.m. until about 9:00 a.m. when winds are forecast to increase (about 7 mph ENE).
Most areas should hit their coldest temperatures starting about 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. through about 6:00 a.m.
FREEZE WATCH LOWS FOR CHICAGOLAND SUBURBS ISSUED YESTERDAY (left)
FREEZE WARNING LOWS FOR CHICAGOLAND SUBURBS ISSUED TODAY (right)
Forecast Lows for THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING as of Early Thursday Morning …
Arlington Heights … 32°F … 33°F
Antioch … 27°F … 29°F
Aurora … 29°F … 30°F
Barrington … 29°F … 30°F
Barrington Hills … 29°F … 30°F
Batavia … 29°F … 29°F
Bensenville … 33°F … 34°F
Bloomingdale … 30°F … 32°F
Buffalo Grove … 29°F … 31°F
Cary … 27°F … 29°F
Champaign … 33°F … 32°F
Crystal Lake … 29°F … 29°F
Elgin … 28°F … 30°F
Elk Grove Village … 31°F … 32°F
Fox River Grove … 27°F … 29°F
Grayslake … 28°F … 28°F
Hoffman Estates … 28°F …
Joliet … 31°F … 31°F
Kankakee … 32°F … 32°F
Kenosha, WI … 33°F … 34°F
Lake Geneva, WI … 30°F … 29°F
Lake Zurich … 29°F … 30°F
Long Grove … 28°F … 31°F
Mount Prospect … 33°F … 34°F
Palatine … 30°F … 32°F
Prospect Heights … 32°F … 33°F
Rockford … 31°F … 29°F
Rolling Meadows … 30°F … 32°F
Schaumburg … 29°F … 32°F
St. Charles … 28°F … 30°F
Streamwood … 28°F … 31°F
South Barrington … 28°F … 31°F
Waukegan … 31°F … 31°F
West Dundee … 28°F … 30°F
Wheeling … 32°F … 33°F
Woodstock … 29°F … 30°F
Zion … 32°F … 32°F
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