Snow accumulation in Arlington Heights is expected to amount to 7.8 inches starting about noon today and finishing about 5:00 p.m. Sunday. The winter storm will be accompanied by wind gusts up to 30 mph on Sunday [LIVE RADAR].
LIFE-THREATENING COLD MONDAY …
THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE FOLLOWED BY LIFE-THREATENING COLD WEATHER. A LOW OF -18 DEGREES IS FORECAST FOR 7 AM MONDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL OF -45 DEGREES.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1046 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WHEATON…CHICAGO…OTTAWA…OSWEGO…
MORRIS…JOLIET
1046 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014
…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING…SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT…PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THIS AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY COULD RESULT IN 5 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATION…LEADING TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THERE WILL
ALSO LIKELY BE DELAYS AT AREA AIRPORTS…SUCH AS AT O`HARE AND
MIDWAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS…PERIODS OF SNOW…ALONG WITH BRISK NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…
FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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