URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1213 PM CST SUN FEB 3 2013
Arlington Heights — Expecting snow to start about 9:00 p.m. Sunday with about one-half inch to one inch accumulation by midnight. Snow expected to continue until 5:00 p.m. Monday with total accumulation almost 4 inches. Expecting almost 3 inches accumulation by 8:00 a.m. Monday, so tomorrow morning’s rush could be a rough time on the roads.
…ACCUMULATING SNOW TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
.A WELL ORGANIZED CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTH-
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND FAR NORTHWEST INDIANA LATE THIS
EVENING THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY. THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM JUST NORTH OF ROCKFORD TO CHICAGO TO VALPARAISO. THERE MAY BE
A FAIRLY SHARP CUTOFF IN SNOW AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 INCHES
SOUTH OF THIS LINE. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS GIVEN THAT LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE LATE
MONDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON FROM COOK COUNTY TO LAKE AND
PORTER COUNTY IN INDIANA.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO
1213 PM CST SUN FEB 3 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST MONDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDDAY MONDAY…THOUGH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATION…2 TO 5 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED
ALONG AND NORTH OF A ROCKFORD TO CHICAGO LINE. LOCALIZED
SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS COOK COUNTY IF LAKE
ENHANCEMENT CAN OCCUR LATE MONDAY MORNING.
* MAIN IMPACT…SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO ONE INCH PER HOUR MAY
OCCUR AT TIMES LEADING TO RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS.
THE HEAVIEST INTENSITY IS EXPECTED FROM APPROXIMATELY 11 PM TO 4
AM FROM THE ROCKFORD TO MARENGO AREAS AND BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY
3 AM AND 8 AM FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN AREAS OF THE CHICAGO
METRO AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES…INCLUDING DURING THE
MONDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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