URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013
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Snowfall Forecast for Arlington Heights
Continuous snow starts this afternoon between 1 PM and 4 PM and ends about 5 PM Thursday.
2.7 inches by midnight Tuesday/Wednesday
4.2 inches by 6 AM Wednesday
5.0 inches by noon Wednesday
5.7 inches by 6 p.m. Wednesday
6.3 inches by midnight Wednesday/Thursday
6.8 inches by 6 a.m. Thursday
7.7 inches by noon Thursday
8.2 inches by 5 p.m. Thursday
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LAKE IL-COOK-LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAUKEGAN…CHICAGO…GARY
1026 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2013
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY…
…LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT
TIMES TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW COULD LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL.
* ACCUMULATION…SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH A CHANCE OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.
FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH…
* TIMING…LAKE EFFECT SNOW SQUALLS COULD AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE
LAKE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* OTHER IMPACTS…THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR INTENSE SNOW SQUALLS TO
DEVELOP AND AFFECT AREAS NEAR THE LAKE WITH SNOWFALL RATES WELL
IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY…IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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