About 1.8 inches of snow are expected between 1 PM and 9 PM Thursday. Gusty winds could be as high as 40 mph between 1 PM and 5 PM.
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
403 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
KENDALL-WILL-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCKFORD…BELVIDERE…WOODSTOCK…
WAUKEGAN…OREGON…DIXON…DEKALB…AURORA…WHEATON…CHICAGO…
OSWEGO…JOLIET…GARY…VALPARAISO
403 AM CST THU JAN 8 2015
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY…
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY…
* TIMING…THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES…25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS
MORNING…THEN IMPROVING ABOVE 20 BELOW BY MID TO LATE MORNING.
* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.
* CONFIDENCE…IT IS POSSIBLE THAT A FEW LOCATIONS MAY SEE COLDER
THAN 30 BELOW WIND CHILL READINGS JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK FOR A
BRIEF TIME…BUT THE GENERAL AREA SHOULD EXPERIENCE 25 BELOW TO
30 BELOW READINGS.
FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY…
* TIMING…NOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES AND SNOW AMOUNTS…5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION.
* IMPACTS…FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON EXPOSED
SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE
THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS…MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING… ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
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