...CHANGE IN THE WEATHER AS WELL AS THE CALENDAR TONIGHT...
UNSEASONABLY MILD EARLY EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL TURN SHARPLY
COLDER TONIGHT...AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY MID
EVENING...DROPPING TEMPERATURES FROM THE UPPER 40S AND 50S QUICKLY
INTO THE MID 30S. THE FRONT WILL REACH THE CHICAGO AND KANKAKEE
AREAS BY LATE EVENING...WITH THE SAME SHARP TEMPERATURE DROP.
TEMPERATURES WILL THEN CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE HOURS AFTER
MIDNIGHT...REACHING THE MID AND UPPER TEENS IN WESTERN AREAS
AROUND ROCKFORD AND ROCHELLE...AND THE 20S FARTHER EAST. WIND
CHILLS WILL FALL AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS
GUST NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES.
THE GUSTY WINDS MAY HELP TO DRY PAVEMENT WET FROM RECENT RAIN AND
SNOW MELT. HOWEVER...ICY PATCHES MAY DEVELOP IN SOME SPOTS AS
TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS...AND DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS FARTHER EAST INTO THE
CHICAGO AND KANKAKEE AREAS.
IF HEADING OUT THIS EVENING...DRESS FOR MUCH COLDER WEATHER LATER
IN THE NIGHT...AND BE ALERT FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME ICY SPOTS
ON AREA ROADWAYS ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Friday, December 31, 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 771 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS CANCELS 4 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
KANKAKEE
IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON JASPER NEWTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FOWLER...KANKAKEE...MOROCCO...
PIPER CITY...PONTIAC...RENSSELAER AND WATSEKA.
THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN ILLINOIS THIS CANCELS 4 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS
LIVINGSTON
IN EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS
FORD IROQUOIS
IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS
KANKAKEE
IN INDIANA THIS CANCELS 3 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST INDIANA
BENTON JASPER NEWTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...FOWLER...KANKAKEE...MOROCCO...
PIPER CITY...PONTIAC...RENSSELAER AND WATSEKA.
Tornado Watch
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 771
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
115 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
TORNADO WATCH 771 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0771.101231T1915Z-110101T0100Z/
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK
CLAY COLES CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND DE WITT DOUGLAS
EDGAR EFFINGHAM FORD
IROQUOIS JASPER KANKAKEE
LAWRENCE LIVINGSTON LOGAN
MACON MCLEAN MOULTRIE
PIATT RICHLAND SANGAMON
SHELBY TAZEWELL VERMILION
WOODFORD
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: CHAMPAIGN, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DE WITT, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, EFFINGHAM, FORD, IROQUOIS, JASPER, KANKAKEE, LAWRENCE, LIVINGSTON, LOGAN, MACON, MCLEAN, MOULTRIE, PIATT, RICHLAND, SANGAMON, SHELBY, TAZEWELL, VERMILION, WOODFORD.
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 771
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
115 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
TORNADO WATCH 771 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0771.101231T1915Z-110101T0100Z/
IL
. ILLINOIS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CHAMPAIGN CHRISTIAN CLARK
CLAY COLES CRAWFORD
CUMBERLAND DE WITT DOUGLAS
EDGAR EFFINGHAM FORD
IROQUOIS JASPER KANKAKEE
LAWRENCE LIVINGSTON LOGAN
MACON MCLEAN MOULTRIE
PIATT RICHLAND SANGAMON
SHELBY TAZEWELL VERMILION
WOODFORD
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: CHAMPAIGN, CHRISTIAN, CLARK, CLAY, COLES, CRAWFORD, CUMBERLAND, DE WITT, DOUGLAS, EDGAR, EFFINGHAM, FORD, IROQUOIS, JASPER, KANKAKEE, LAWRENCE, LIVINGSTON, LOGAN, MACON, MCLEAN, MOULTRIE, PIATT, RICHLAND, SANGAMON, SHELBY, TAZEWELL, VERMILION, WOODFORD.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1233 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL- 1230 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1226 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLANAGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WHILE THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE
THREAT...IT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STREATOR... PONTIAC... CORNELL...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1233 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
LA SALLE IL-LIVINGSTON IL- 1230 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1226 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FLANAGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
WHILE THIS STORM HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES A SEVERE
THREAT...IT STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
STREATOR... PONTIAC... CORNELL...
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...
AT 1207 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION ALOFT 19 MILES WEST OF
FLANAGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
FUNNEL CLOUDS...HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THIS STORM.
STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE POSSIBLE WARNING ISSUANCE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUTLAND... LONG POINT... FLANAGAN...
DANA... CORNELL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN AS TORNADOES WITH WINDS UP TO 70
MPH. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. ACT QUICKLY AND
MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
AT 1207 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION ALOFT 19 MILES WEST OF
FLANAGAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
FUNNEL CLOUDS...HAVE BEEN OBSERVED WITH THIS STORM. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS ARE CLOSELY MONITORING THIS STORM.
STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE POSSIBLE WARNING ISSUANCE.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
RUTLAND... LONG POINT... FLANAGAN...
DANA... CORNELL...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN BRIEFLY TOUCH DOWN AS TORNADOES WITH WINDS UP TO 70
MPH. THIS STORM HAS EXHIBITED SOME WEAK ROTATION. ACT QUICKLY AND
MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.
...DENSE FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT...
.MILD SOUTHERLY WINDS BLOWING ACROSS A MELTING SNOW PACK WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
INTO THIS AFTERNOON. COVERAGE OF DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES
IN VISIBILITY FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT AS THIS OCCURS.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXT.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T2200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON...
DEKALB
938 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS.
* VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN MANY AREAS.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. RAPID
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT ARE LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
.MILD SOUTHERLY WINDS BLOWING ACROSS A MELTING SNOW PACK WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
INTO THIS AFTERNOON. COVERAGE OF DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE
INTO THE AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES
IN VISIBILITY FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT AS THIS OCCURS.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXT.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T2200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...OREGON...DIXON...
DEKALB
938 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING...AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID
MORNING HOURS.
* VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN MANY AREAS.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. RAPID
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT ARE LIKELY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Friday - New Years Eve Forcast
Today: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog before 3pm. High near 53. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of rain between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy, with a south southwest wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
New Year's Day: Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Breezy, with a west southwest wind between 20 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -4. Breezy, with a west wind between 15 and 25 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
557 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.PATCHY DENSE FOG OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO THICKEN THIS EVENING. WHILE VISIBILITY
REMAINS ABOVE A MILE IN MANY AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS OUR REMAINING COLD GROUND AND SNOW COVER. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
557 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FOG WILL BECOME DENSE TONIGHT.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
557 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.PATCHY DENSE FOG OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHEAST ILLINOIS IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO THICKEN THIS EVENING. WHILE VISIBILITY
REMAINS ABOVE A MILE IN MANY AREAS EARLY THIS EVENING...CONDITIONS
WILL LIKELY DETERIORATE AS MOIST AIR CONTINUES TO SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS OUR REMAINING COLD GROUND AND SNOW COVER. THIS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN DENSE FOG ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS OVERNIGHT.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
557 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FOG WILL BECOME DENSE TONIGHT.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1115 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.FOG NOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO THICKEN WITH
TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT PRESENT...VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA ARE STILL A HALF MILE OR BETTER. HOWEVER...AS
WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MILD AND
MORE HUMID AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE REMAINING SNOW COVER...RESULTING
IN DENSE FOG.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
1115 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FOG WILL BECOME DENSE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1115 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.FOG NOW OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS IS EXPECTED TO THICKEN WITH
TIME THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AT PRESENT...VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA ARE STILL A HALF MILE OR BETTER. HOWEVER...AS
WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MILD AND
MORE HUMID AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE REMAINING SNOW COVER...RESULTING
IN DENSE FOG.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
1115 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST FRIDAY.
* TIMING...FOG WILL BECOME DENSE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...LOWERING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WIDESPREAD
COVERAGE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED
TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR
HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA AS A RESULT OF
THE RAIN LAST NIGHT...THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE...AND THE SNOW
PACK EXISTING ON THE GROUND. VISIBILITIES HAVE DECREASED IN MANY
LOCATIONS. AT THE ROCKFORD AIRPORT...VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO A
QUARTER OF A MILE. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND SLOW DOWN.
THE RAIN LAST NIGHT...THE TEMPERATURE INCREASE...AND THE SNOW
PACK EXISTING ON THE GROUND. VISIBILITIES HAVE DECREASED IN MANY
LOCATIONS. AT THE ROCKFORD AIRPORT...VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO A
QUARTER OF A MILE. PLEASE USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND SLOW DOWN.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
646 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.DENSE FOG WILL SPREAD OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER THIS
MORNING. WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE REMAINING
SNOW THIS MORNING AND FOG WILL DEVELOP.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.101230T1600Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
646 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* TIMING...THE FOG WILL BECOME THICK LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCATIONS COULD BE A QUARTER OF A MILE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
646 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...FOG WILL INCREASE AS WARM AIR RETURNS TO NORTHERN ILLINOIS...
.DENSE FOG WILL SPREAD OVER NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS LATER THIS
MORNING. WARMER AND MORE MOIST AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE REMAINING
SNOW THIS MORNING AND FOG WILL DEVELOP.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.FG.Y.0018.101230T1600Z-101231T1300Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
646 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* TIMING...THE FOG WILL BECOME THICK LATER THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON.
* VISIBILITY...SOME LOCATIONS COULD BE A QUARTER OF A MILE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Chicago ORD Weather - December 30
Today: Areas of drizzle. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Areas of drizzle before midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 46 by 3am. Breezy, with a south wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tonight: Areas of drizzle before midnight, then a chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 46 by 3am. Breezy, with a south wind between 10 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night: Rain showers likely before midnight, then rain and snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
.NOW...
RAIN...DRIZZLE AND MIST WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM THREE
QUARTERS OF A MILE...NEAR DEKALB TO 3 MILES NEAR OHARE AND MIDWAY
AIRPORTS. THE VISIBILITY MAY VARY TONIGHT WITH FOG OR MIST.
THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL END LATER THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS THE VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS
COULD DROP VERY QUICKLY...THE ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY
THIS EVENING WITH THE PRECIPITATION.
RAIN...DRIZZLE AND MIST WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THE EVENING. THE LOWEST VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM THREE
QUARTERS OF A MILE...NEAR DEKALB TO 3 MILES NEAR OHARE AND MIDWAY
AIRPORTS. THE VISIBILITY MAY VARY TONIGHT WITH FOG OR MIST.
THE RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL END LATER THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS
SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS THE VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS
COULD DROP VERY QUICKLY...THE ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY
THIS EVENING WITH THE PRECIPITATION.
RAIN...DRIZZLE AND MIST WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM ONE HALF
MILE NEAR DE KALB TO FIVE MILES. THE VISIBILITY WILL VARY
THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS
THE VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS COULD BE LESS THAN A MILE VERY
QUICKLY...THE ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.
THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE VISIBILITIES RANGE FROM ONE HALF
MILE NEAR DE KALB TO FIVE MILES. THE VISIBILITY WILL VARY
THROUGHOUT TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING AS
THE VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS COULD BE LESS THAN A MILE VERY
QUICKLY...THE ROADS COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.
FOG WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE VISBILITY AT DE KALB IS A
QUARTER OF A MILE...AT ROCHELLE AND AURORA THE VISIBILITY IS HALF
OF A MILE...AT PERU AND DU PAGE THE VISBILITY IS THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILE. THE VISIBILITY WILL VARY THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING AS THE VISBILITY IN SOME AREAS COULD BE LESS THAN A
MILE VERY QUICKLY...AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN THE ROADS
COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.
THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE VISBILITY AT DE KALB IS A
QUARTER OF A MILE...AT ROCHELLE AND AURORA THE VISIBILITY IS HALF
OF A MILE...AT PERU AND DU PAGE THE VISBILITY IS THREE QUARTERS
OF A MILE. THE VISIBILITY WILL VARY THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT...AS RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING AS THE VISBILITY IN SOME AREAS COULD BE LESS THAN A
MILE VERY QUICKLY...AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RAIN THE ROADS
COULD BECOME SLIPPERY AS WELL.
...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...
AREAS OF FOG...LOW CLOUDS...AND SOME DRIZZLE WILL SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE...EVEN AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING...HOWEVER ITS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD BE A PERIOD
OF FREEZING DRIZZLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON...AND
ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE TO MAKE WALKING AND DRIVING DIFFICULT.
PERSONS VENTURING OUTDOORS ONCE THE FOG AND DRIZZLE ARRIVE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ICY
CONDITIONS.
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AND EVENING...
AREAS OF FOG...LOW CLOUDS...AND SOME DRIZZLE WILL SPREAD NORTH
ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE...EVEN AFTER SUNSET
THIS EVENING...HOWEVER ITS POSSIBLE THAT THERE COULD BE A PERIOD
OF FREEZING DRIZZLE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS AFTERNOON...AND
ACROSS NORTHERN ILLINOIS EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TEMPERATURES
RISE ABOVE FREEZING. IT ONLY TAKES A SMALL AMOUNT OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE TO MAKE WALKING AND DRIVING DIFFICULT.
PERSONS VENTURING OUTDOORS ONCE THE FOG AND DRIZZLE ARRIVE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR ICY
CONDITIONS.
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...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
WHILE SOME PATCHES OF DENSE FREEZING FOG MAY LINGER THROUGH 10
AM...FOG HAS BEEN LIFTING AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO
QUICKLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING.
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THE FREEZING FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING.
WHILE SOME PATCHES OF DENSE FREEZING FOG MAY LINGER THROUGH 10
AM...FOG HAS BEEN LIFTING AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO
QUICKLY IMPROVE THIS MORNING.
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December 29 - Chicago Weather
Today: Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before midnight, then areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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wxfan1978@gmail.com
Tonight: A chance of rain or freezing rain. Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 32. South wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: A chance of showers before midnight, then areas of drizzle after midnight. Areas of fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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Gregg Dubin
wxfan1978@gmail.com
Freezing Fog Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...DENSE FOG HAS FORMED IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
.THE COLD AIR AND MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE DENSE FOG. SINCE THE
AIR IS WELL BELOW FREEZING...FOG DROPLETS MAY FREEZE ON SURFACES
GIVING A LIGHT COATING OF ICE.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.ZF.Y.0005.101229T0607Z-101229T1500Z/
OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM TODAY.
* VISIBILITY...THE VISIBILITY MAY BE AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A
MILE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND SOME THIN GLAZE ON THE ROAD MAY
MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...DENSE FOG HAS FORMED IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...
.THE COLD AIR AND MOISTURE THAT HAS MOVED INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE DENSE FOG. SINCE THE
AIR IS WELL BELOW FREEZING...FOG DROPLETS MAY FREEZE ON SURFACES
GIVING A LIGHT COATING OF ICE.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.ZF.Y.0005.101229T0607Z-101229T1500Z/
OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE
1207 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...MIDNIGHT TO 9 AM TODAY.
* VISIBILITY...THE VISIBILITY MAY BE AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A
MILE.
* IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY AND SOME THIN GLAZE ON THE ROAD MAY
MAKE DRIVING DANGEROUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS.
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
December 28 - Weather
Today: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Wind chill values as low as 1. West southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South southwest wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday: Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind between 5 and 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. South southeast wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday, December 27, 2010
December 31st Marks the 22nd Anniversary of the Chicago Fog Bowl
December 31st Marks the 22nd Anniversary of the Chicago Fog Bowl
December 31, 2010 will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Chicago Fog Bowl. On December 31, 1988, the Chicago Bears faced off with the Philadelphia Eagles at Soldier Field in downtown Chicago. Midway through the second quarter of the game, a relatively small, but very dense area of fog that had been moving south down Lake Michigan moved onshore, quickly dropping visibilities to between 10 and 20 yards for the remainder of the game. The fog proved to be a particular challenge for players and spectators alike, with both teams being forced to a running game as receivers could no longer see the football, and fans and television announcers finding it nearly impossible to see the action on the field. The end of the game was a happy one for fans of the Bears, however, as they prevailed 20-12.
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| Bears and Eagles faceoff in 1988 "Fog Bowl". Image courtesy of NFL.com |
Below are hourly observations from the former Meigs Field, now Northerly Island. Note that visibilities had been around 3 miles during the morning with a west-southwest wind, but by about 10 minutes after noon, winds had shifted to the southeast, very dense fog rolled in off Lake Michigan, and visibility only went down from there!
| Time | Wind Direction | Visibility (miles) |
| 9:00 AM | WSW (250 deg) | 3.0 |
| 10:00 AM | WSW (240 deg) | 3.0 |
| 12:10 PM | SE(150 deg) | 1.5 |
| 12:54 PM | SE (130 deg) | 0.0 |
| 2:00 PM | SE (120 deg) | 0.0 |
| 3:00 PM | ESE (110 deg) | 0.0 |
| 4:00 PM | E (90 deg) | 0.5 |
--
Gregg Dubin
wxfan1978@gmail.com
Weather - Outlook
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
AREAS OF FREEZING FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING
ACROSS NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND GRADUALLY SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE
ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA OVERNIGHT. FOG MAY BECOME DENSE AT
TIMES...SEVERELY RESTRICTING VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SOME LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
WIDESPREAD FOG AND AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
WARM MOIST AIR WILL MELT MUCH OF THE SNOW PACK WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY...RELEASING HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND A HALF OF
WATER. IN ADDITION...RAINFALL OF AROUND HALF AN INCH...WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS...COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND RIVER FLOODING INTO THE WEEKEND.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FRIDAY NIGHT IT WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER AND WINDY.
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Gregg Dubin
wxfan1978@gmail.com
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(12/26/10)...
...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 6 AM OR 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(12/26/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
BEACH PARK 1W.................................9.9
GURNEE 2NE (LAKE).............................8.0
NORTHBROOK (COOK).............................7.4
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................7.0
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................6.8
EVANSTON (COOK)...............................6.1
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................5.5
MORTON GROVE (COOK)...........................4.8
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.8
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.7
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.6
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................3.5
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.5
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1NNE (COOK).................3.4
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.1
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................3.0
BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.0
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.8
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................2.4
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.1
BARRINGTON 3SW (LAKE).........................1.8
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.8
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................1.8
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................1.8
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................1.8
WORTH (COOK)..................................1.7
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.7
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................1.7
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................1.7
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................1.6
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.6
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.5
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................1.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.3
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................1.3
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................1.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................1.2
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 6 AM OR 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(12/26/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
BEACH PARK 1W.................................9.9
GURNEE 2NE (LAKE).............................8.0
NORTHBROOK (COOK).............................7.4
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................7.0
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................6.8
EVANSTON (COOK)...............................6.1
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................5.5
MORTON GROVE (COOK)...........................4.8
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.8
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.7
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.6
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................3.5
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.5
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1NNE (COOK).................3.4
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.1
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................3.0
BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.0
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.8
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................2.4
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.1
BARRINGTON 3SW (LAKE).........................1.8
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.8
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................1.8
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................1.8
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................1.8
WORTH (COOK)..................................1.7
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.7
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................1.7
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................1.7
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................1.6
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.6
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.5
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................1.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.3
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................1.3
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................1.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................1.2
SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................1.1
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................1.0
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................1.0
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................1.0
MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................1.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................1.0
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................0.8
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.8
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................0.8
GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................0.8
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.8
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.8
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................0.8
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................0.8
BATAVIA (KANE)................................0.7
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.7
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................0.7
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.7
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.6
COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................0.6
MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)...........................0.6
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................0.5
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................0.5
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................0.5
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................1.0
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................1.0
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................1.0
MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................1.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................1.0
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................0.8
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.8
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................0.8
GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................0.8
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.8
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.8
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................0.8
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................0.8
BATAVIA (KANE)................................0.7
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.7
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................0.7
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.7
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.6
COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................0.6
MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)...........................0.6
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................0.5
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................0.5
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................0.5
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................0.5
ALSIP (COOK)..................................0.4
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................0.3
DE KALB 1SSW (DE KALB)........................0.3
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................0.3
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................0.2
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.2
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................0.2
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................0.2
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................0.1
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE
DE KALB (DE KALB)...........................TRACE
ELBURN (KANE)...............................TRACE
GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK).........................TRACE
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).......................TRACE
ASHTON (LEE)................................TRACE
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)..........................TRACE
PAW PAW (LEE)...............................TRACE
ROCKFORD AIRPORT (WINNEBAGO)................TRACE
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE
SHABBONA (DE KALB)..........................TRACE
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).....................TRACE
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)....................TRACE
PORTER 1S (PORTER)..........................TRACE
ALSIP (COOK)..................................0.4
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................0.3
DE KALB 1SSW (DE KALB)........................0.3
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................0.3
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................0.2
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................0.2
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................0.2
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................0.2
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................0.1
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE
DE KALB (DE KALB)...........................TRACE
ELBURN (KANE)...............................TRACE
GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK).........................TRACE
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).......................TRACE
ASHTON (LEE)................................TRACE
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)..........................TRACE
PAW PAW (LEE)...............................TRACE
ROCKFORD AIRPORT (WINNEBAGO)................TRACE
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE
SHABBONA (DE KALB)..........................TRACE
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).....................TRACE
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)....................TRACE
PORTER 1S (PORTER)..........................TRACE
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Quieter Week .... For Now
After a seemingly endless streak of cold days and snow, the weather for the next few days look to be pretty benign. However, later this week, it will get interesting around here.
It's going to warm up significantly starting Thursday, and lasting into New Years Eve. We could see high's next Friday into the mid 50's. There is a price to pay for it though. We could see significantl arounts of rain, fog, and even thunderstorms into next weekend. Here is the outlook from the National Weather Service
It's going to warm up significantly starting Thursday, and lasting into New Years Eve. We could see high's next Friday into the mid 50's. There is a price to pay for it though. We could see significantl arounts of rain, fog, and even thunderstorms into next weekend. Here is the outlook from the National Weather Service
THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO ADVERTISE A BIG PATTERN CHANGE FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH MANY POTENTIAL HAZARDS IN THE FORECAST. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES...IS EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY A WARM FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY. INITIALLY THERE IS A THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AS TEMPERATURES AS THE SURFACE REMAIN BELOW FREEZING...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES SHOULD QUICKLY WARM THURSDAY AND PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN. THE COMBINATION OF MELTING SNOW AND HEAVY RAINS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY COULD ALSO POSE A FLOODING PROBLEM FOR SOME AREAS. SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER REMAINING SNOWPACK ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO FOGGY CONDITIONS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG.
We will have to keep our eyes out for this.
Here is the expected forecast for the next few days here in Chicago:
This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. North northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Wind chill values as low as zero. North northwest wind between 10 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind between 5 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. Wind chill values as low as zero. West southwest wind around 10 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind between 10 and 15 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Hope everyone has a great week ahead!
Snow Advisory - Expired
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY...
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS MAY SEE LIGHT
SNOWFALL THROUGH THE EVENING...HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.
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THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY.
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME AREAS MAY SEE LIGHT
SNOWFALL THROUGH THE EVENING...HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE AT NOON TODAY.
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.NOW...
THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA
WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH 1100 AM. FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF LAKE
COUNTY...SNOW WILL BE PRIMARILY LIGHT DURING THIS TIME...BUT THERE
MAY BE OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG
THE LAKE FRONT. LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MAINLY
THE NORTHERN HALF OF COOK COUNTY...WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES FARTHER
SOUTH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY.
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THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING THE AREA
WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH 1100 AM. FOR THE EASTERN HALF OF LAKE
COUNTY...SNOW WILL BE PRIMARILY LIGHT DURING THIS TIME...BUT THERE
MAY BE OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW...ESPECIALLY RIGHT ALONG
THE LAKE FRONT. LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MAINLY
THE NORTHERN HALF OF COOK COUNTY...WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES FARTHER
SOUTH. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOW ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN COOK COUNTY.
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24 Hour Snow Totals
...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 6 AM OR 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(12/26/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
BEACH PARK (LAKE).............................9.9
NORTHBROOK (COOK).............................7.1
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................7.0
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................6.8
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.8
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.7
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.6
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.5
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.1
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................3.0
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.8
GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.1
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.8
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.8
NAPERVILLE (DU PAGE)..........................1.8
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................1.8
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.7
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................1.7
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................1.6
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.6
WILLOWBROOK (DU PAGE).........................1.6
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.5
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................1.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.3
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................1.3
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................1.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................1.2
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................1.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................1.0
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.0
PLAINFIELD 4SW (WILL).........................1.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................0.8
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.8
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................0.8
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.8
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.8
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................0.8
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................0.8
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.7
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................0.7
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.7
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................0.5
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.5
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................0.3
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................0.3
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................0.2
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................0.2
BEECHER (WILL)................................0.2
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................0.1
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE
DE KALB (DE KALB)...........................TRACE
GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK).........................TRACE
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).......................TRACE
ASHTON (LEE)................................TRACE
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)..........................TRACE
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)........................TRACE
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE
SHABBONA (DE KALB)..........................TRACE
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).....................TRACE
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THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 6 AM OR 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SUNDAY(12/26/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
BEACH PARK (LAKE).............................9.9
NORTHBROOK (COOK).............................7.1
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................7.0
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................6.8
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.8
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.7
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.6
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................3.5
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.1
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................3.0
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.8
GLEN ELLYN 2SSE (DU PAGE).....................2.8
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.1
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.8
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.8
NAPERVILLE (DU PAGE)..........................1.8
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................1.8
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.7
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................1.7
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................1.6
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.6
WILLOWBROOK (DU PAGE).........................1.6
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.5
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................1.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................1.3
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................1.3
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................1.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................1.2
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................1.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................1.0
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................1.0
PLAINFIELD 4SW (WILL).........................1.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................1.0
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................0.8
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................0.8
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................0.8
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................0.8
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................0.8
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................0.8
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................0.8
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................0.7
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................0.7
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................0.7
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.6
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................0.5
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................0.5
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................0.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................0.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................0.3
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................0.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................0.3
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................0.2
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................0.2
BEECHER (WILL)................................0.2
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................0.1
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON).........................TRACE
DE KALB (DE KALB)...........................TRACE
GENOA (DE KALB).............................TRACE
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK).........................TRACE
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).......................TRACE
ASHTON (LEE)................................TRACE
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).....................TRACE
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)..........................TRACE
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)........................TRACE
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)..........................TRACE
SHABBONA (DE KALB)..........................TRACE
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).....................TRACE
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Lake Effect Snow Warning
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE BACK ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE
ACCUMULATING SNOW...BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN VARY
WILDLY OVER SURPRISINGLY SHORT DISTANCES. ACROSS LAKE COUNTY...
ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 20 TO
25 MPH ALONG THE LAKE SHORE.
* HAZARDS...THE MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. ANY UNTREATED
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS...ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. JUST
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SNOWING AT YOUR HOUSE...DOES NOT MEAN THERE
IS NOT AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER JUST DOWN THE ROAD. ANYONE
PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
INTENDED DESTINATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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TODAY...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY.
* TIMING...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER...THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE BACK ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE
ACCUMULATING SNOW...BEFORE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN VARY
WILDLY OVER SURPRISINGLY SHORT DISTANCES. ACROSS LAKE COUNTY...
ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 20 TO
25 MPH ALONG THE LAKE SHORE.
* HAZARDS...THE MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. ANY UNTREATED
ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS...ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. JUST
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SNOWING AT YOUR HOUSE...DOES NOT MEAN THERE
IS NOT AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER JUST DOWN THE ROAD. ANYONE
PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
INTENDED DESTINATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...
KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN
CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Short-Term Forecast
.NOW...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
EVENING. AT PRESENT TIME...A MODERATE BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS STRETCH FROM
PADDOCK LAKE WISCONSIN...NORTHEAST THROUGH RACINE AND INTO THE
MIDDLE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE AFFECTING NORTH AND
WESTERN LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY SHORTLY. VISIBILITIES
BECOME GREATLY REDUCED IN THE SNOW BANDS AND CAN FALL TO LESS
THAN 1/2 MILE. SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN AT A RATE OF
2 INCHES AN HOUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN...AND THIS IS
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL NOT
CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED...PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS
EVENING. AT PRESENT TIME...A MODERATE BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS STRETCH FROM
PADDOCK LAKE WISCONSIN...NORTHEAST THROUGH RACINE AND INTO THE
MIDDLE OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE TO THE
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 MPH...AND WILL BE AFFECTING NORTH AND
WESTERN LAKE COUNTY AND EASTERN MCHENRY COUNTY SHORTLY. VISIBILITIES
BECOME GREATLY REDUCED IN THE SNOW BANDS AND CAN FALL TO LESS
THAN 1/2 MILE. SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED TO HAVE FALLEN AT A RATE OF
2 INCHES AN HOUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN...AND THIS IS
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL NOT
SET UP AND REMAIN STATIONARY...BUT OSCILLATE ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL LEAD TO LOCALIZED SLICK ROADCONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS PLANNED...PLEASE USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Warming Trend?
THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY LATE THIS
UPCOMING WEEK AND INTO NEW YEARS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THAT THIS
SYSTEM MAY TRANSPORT A GOOD AMOUNT OF WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS
THE REGION. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MILD TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FOG AND RAINFALL LATE THIS
COMING WEEK. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS
NEARLY A WEEK AWAY AND UNCERTAINTY IS FARLY HIGH...THE DETAILS OF
THIS EVENT REMAIN IN QUESTION. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AS WE
GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY LATE THIS
UPCOMING WEEK AND INTO NEW YEARS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THAT THIS
SYSTEM MAY TRANSPORT A GOOD AMOUNT OF WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS
THE REGION. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MILD TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT OF WIDESPREAD FOG AND RAINFALL LATE THIS
COMING WEEK. THERE COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND
POSSIBLY SOME THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS
NEARLY A WEEK AWAY AND UNCERTAINTY IS FARLY HIGH...THE DETAILS OF
THIS EVENT REMAIN IN QUESTION. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AS WE
GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT.
Lake Effect Snow Advisory - Continued
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
SNOWSHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN VARY
WILDLY OVER SURPRISINGLY SHORT DISTANCES. LOCALLY AN INCH OR
SO OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE BY SUNSET...BUT THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING
AND LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AT
LEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH SOME POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
* HAZARDS...THE MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH UNTREATED
ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS...ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. JUST
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SNOWING AT YOUR HOUSE...DOES NOT MEAN THERE
IS NOT AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER JUST DOWN THE ROAD. ANYONE
PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
INTENDED DESTINATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
BMD
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: COOK, DUPAGE, LAKE, WILL.
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SUNDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND
INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND OVERNIGHT. LAKE EFFECT
SNOWSHOWERS SHOULD DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW CAN VARY
WILDLY OVER SURPRISINGLY SHORT DISTANCES. LOCALLY AN INCH OR
SO OF SNOW COULD ACCUMULATE BY SUNSET...BUT THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING
AND LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT AT
LEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA WILL SEE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH SOME POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS.
* HAZARDS...THE MORE INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH UNTREATED
ROADWAYS BECOMING SNOW COVERED MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT.
* IMPACTS...DUE TO THE LOCALIZED NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS...ANYONE TRAVELING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER
SUDDEN REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. JUST
BECAUSE IT IS NOT SNOWING AT YOUR HOUSE...DOES NOT MEAN THERE
IS NOT AN INTENSE SNOW SHOWER JUST DOWN THE ROAD. ANYONE
PLANNING TRAVEL IN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND SHOULD LEAVE EXTRA TIME TO GET TO
INTENDED DESTINATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.
BMD
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: COOK, DUPAGE, LAKE, WILL.
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...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SATURDAY(12/25/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................8.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................7.0
ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................6.0
GENOA (DE KALB)...............................5.7
STERLING 4NE (LEE)............................5.5
PAXTON (FORD).................................5.3
SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................5.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................5.2
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................5.1
PONTIAC 1ESE (LIVINGSTON).....................5.1
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................5.0
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................5.0
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................4.8
PAW PAW (LEE).................................4.6
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................4.5
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.5
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................4.4
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................4.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................4.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................4.2
ROCKFORD AIRPORT (WINNEBAGO)..................4.1
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................4.0
MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)...........................4.0
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................4.0
AMBOY (LEE)...................................4.0
MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE).........................4.0
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................3.8
AMBOY 3SE (LEE)...............................3.8
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................3.8
ELBURN (KANE).................................3.5
ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.4
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.3
CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.2
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................3.2
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.0
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................3.0
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................3.0
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.0
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................3.0
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................3.0
SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................3.0
BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................3.0
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................3.0
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................3.0
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................3.0
GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................2.9
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................2.8
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................2.8
PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................2.8
ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................2.8
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.7
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................2.7
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................2.7
ST CHARLES (KANE).............................2.7
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................2.6
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................2.5
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................2.5
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.5
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................2.4
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................2.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................2.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................2.4
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................2.4
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.3
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.3
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................2.2
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................2.2
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.2
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................2.2
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................2.2
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................2.1
ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.0
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.0
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................2.0
WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................2.0
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................2.0
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................2.0
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................2.0
OHARE (COOK)..................................2.0
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................2.0
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.9
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................1.9
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................1.9
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.8
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................1.8
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.8
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.7
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................1.7
WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................1.6
WAUCONDA ((LAKE)...............................1.6
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................1.5
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.5
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................1.5
SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................1.3
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.2
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................1.2
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................1.1
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................0.8
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.8
MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................2.5
HIGHLAND 1ESE (LAKE)..........................2.2
LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................2.1
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.0
CROWN POINT 8E (PORTER).......................1.8
DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................1.7
LOWELL (LAKE).................................1.7
RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................1.7
DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)........................1.5
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................1.5
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................1.4
HOBART 2E (LAKE)..............................1.3
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................1.1
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......1.1
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.1
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.1
DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................1.0
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................1.0
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................0.9
PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................0.9
VALPARAISO (PORTER)..................
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THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR SATURDAY(12/25/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................8.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................7.0
ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................6.0
GENOA (DE KALB)...............................5.7
STERLING 4NE (LEE)............................5.5
PAXTON (FORD).................................5.3
SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................5.3
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................5.2
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................5.1
PONTIAC 1ESE (LIVINGSTON).....................5.1
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................5.0
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................5.0
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................4.8
PAW PAW (LEE).................................4.6
DRESDEN LOCK/DAM (GRUNDY).....................4.5
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.5
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................4.4
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................4.4
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................4.3
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................4.2
ROCKFORD AIRPORT (WINNEBAGO)..................4.1
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................4.0
MORRIS 1SW (GRUNDY)...........................4.0
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................4.0
AMBOY (LEE)...................................4.0
MENDOTA 1N (LA SALLE).........................4.0
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................3.8
AMBOY 3SE (LEE)...............................3.8
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................3.8
ELBURN (KANE).................................3.5
ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.4
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.3
CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.2
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................3.2
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.0
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................3.0
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................3.0
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.0
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................3.0
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................3.0
SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................3.0
BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................3.0
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................3.0
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................3.0
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................3.0
GENEVA 2WSW (KANE)............................2.9
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................2.8
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................2.8
PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................2.8
ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................2.8
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.7
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................2.7
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................2.7
ST CHARLES (KANE).............................2.7
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................2.6
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................2.5
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................2.5
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................2.5
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................2.4
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................2.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................2.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................2.4
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................2.4
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.3
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................2.3
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................2.3
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................2.2
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................2.2
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................2.2
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................2.2
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................2.2
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................2.1
ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.0
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.0
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................2.0
WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................2.0
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................2.0
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.0
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................2.0
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................2.0
OHARE (COOK)..................................2.0
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................2.0
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................1.9
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................1.9
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................1.9
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................1.8
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................1.8
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................1.8
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.7
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................1.7
WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................1.6
WAUCONDA ((LAKE)...............................1.6
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................1.5
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................1.5
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................1.5
SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................1.3
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................1.2
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................1.2
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................1.1
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................0.8
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.8
MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................2.5
HIGHLAND 1ESE (LAKE)..........................2.2
LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................2.1
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.0
CROWN POINT 8E (PORTER).......................1.8
DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................1.7
LOWELL (LAKE).................................1.7
RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................1.7
DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)........................1.5
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................1.5
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................1.4
HOBART 2E (LAKE)..............................1.3
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................1.1
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......1.1
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.1
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................1.1
DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................1.0
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................1.0
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................0.9
PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................0.9
VALPARAISO (PORTER)..................
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Outlook
.TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS TODAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE MOST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS AREAS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
LAKE...COOK...DUPAGE AND WILL COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA NEAR-SHORES. AS IS TYPICAL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW
EVENTS...BANDS OF SNOW ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE PRODUCE LOCALIZED
HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW. SO...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY VARY
LARGELY OVER RELATIVELY SMALL DISTANCES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
THAT LOCALIZED AREAS WILL RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH
SUNDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST
INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA BEFORE ENDING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FLOW
ACROSS THE LAKE BECOMES WESTERLY.
THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY LATE THIS
UPCOMING WEEK AND INTO NEW YEARS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THAT THIS
SYSTEM MAY TRANSPORT A GOOD AMOUNT OF WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS
THE REGION. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MILD TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT FOR RAINFALL LATE THIS COMING WEEK. THERE
COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY SOME
THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS NEARLY A WEEK
AWAY AND UNCERTAINTY IS FARLY HIGH...THE DETAILS OF THIS EVENT
REMAIN IN QUESTION. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AS WE GET CLOSER TO
THE EVENT.
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PERIODS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
ILLINOIS TODAY. THE SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD INCREASE IN INTENSITY
TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE MOST SNOWFALL IS
EXPECTED TO FALL ACROSS AREAS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE CHICAGO
METROPOLITAN AREA. THIS INCLUDES PORTIONS OF
LAKE...COOK...DUPAGE AND WILL COUNTIES IN NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS.
LIGHTER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN
INDIANA NEAR-SHORES. AS IS TYPICAL WITH LAKE EFFECT SNOW
EVENTS...BANDS OF SNOW ABOUT 10 MILES WIDE PRODUCE LOCALIZED
HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW. SO...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY VARY
LARGELY OVER RELATIVELY SMALL DISTANCES. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
THAT LOCALIZED AREAS WILL RECEIVE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH
SUNDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS
OF NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL QUICKLY SHIFT EAST
INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA BEFORE ENDING LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE FLOW
ACROSS THE LAKE BECOMES WESTERLY.
THE LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THAT A VERY STRONG STORM
SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY LATE THIS
UPCOMING WEEK AND INTO NEW YEARS WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THAT THIS
SYSTEM MAY TRANSPORT A GOOD AMOUNT OF WARM AND MOIST AIR ACROSS
THE REGION. THIS WOULD RESULT IN MILD TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH
AN INCREASING THREAT FOR RAINFALL LATE THIS COMING WEEK. THERE
COULD EVEN BE A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND POSSIBLY SOME
THUNDERSTORMS. HOWEVER...GIVEN THAT THIS STORM IS NEARLY A WEEK
AWAY AND UNCERTAINTY IS FARLY HIGH...THE DETAILS OF THIS EVENT
REMAIN IN QUESTION. CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AS WE GET CLOSER TO
THE EVENT.
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Short Term
NOW...
A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS FAR EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS...EASTERN COOK
COUNTY...EASTERN WILL COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY
INDIANA THROUGH 1000 AM. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BAND MAY
LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BUT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
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A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL PRODUCE INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS FAR EASTERN LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS...EASTERN COOK
COUNTY...EASTERN WILL COUNTY...AND NORTHWESTERN LAKE COUNTY
INDIANA THROUGH 1000 AM. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS IN THE BAND MAY
LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BUT ONLY LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED DURING THIS TIME.
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Friday, December 24, 2010
Short Term
.NOW...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS
EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL MAINLY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE-80. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
TO FLURRIES.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING WITH SLICK
ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MILES...OCCASIONALLY
DROPPING TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE.
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EVENING WITH OCCASIONAL BURSTS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL MAINLY SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE-80. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. AFTER MIDNIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
TO FLURRIES.
DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS EVENING WITH SLICK
ROADWAYS AND VISIBILITIES BETWEEN ONE AND TWO MILES...OCCASIONALLY
DROPPING TO LESS THAN HALF A MILE.
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Mid Afternoon Snow Totals
Mid-afternoon Chicago area snow tallies: 2" Bourbonnais; 1.9" Rockford; 1.5" Paw Paw (Lee Co); 1.5" St. Charles; 1" Peotone, North Aurora, Addison, Piper City, Peru, LaSalle, Millford (Iroquois Co); 0.7 NWS-Romeoville. Farther west, up to 10" Lake Mills, Iowa; 9" Mason City IA; 8" Atkins, IA; 7" Parnell & Greely, IA; 6" Muscatine; 4.3"
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...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FROM THE
WEST AND OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
WILL FALL IN MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES GENERALLY WEST OF A ROCKFORD TO WATSEKA LINE WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* HAZARDS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A HALF MILE AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAY. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR.
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.
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: DEKALB, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, LA SALLE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, OGLE, WINNEBAGO.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FROM THE
WEST AND OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL
WILL FALL IN MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES GENERALLY WEST OF A ROCKFORD TO WATSEKA LINE WITH
LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* HAZARDS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A HALF MILE AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...SNOWFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAY. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL
MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS CLEAR.
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.
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: DEKALB, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, LA SALLE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, OGLE, WINNEBAGO.
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Winter Weather Advisory - Continued
...ACCUMULATING SNOW TO AFFECT HOLIDAY TRAVEL THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...SPREADING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FROM
EASTERN IOWA SOUTHEAST INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO
EAST TONIGHT.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101225T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-
FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
OTTAWA...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
216 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME INTERMITTENT FOR A
TIME DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS...BEFORE BECOMING MORE
WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WEST OF A LINE FROM
ROCKFORD TO MORRIS TO WATSEKA. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF TO 1
TO 3 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* HAZARDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON ROADS
PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY BECOME LOCALLY
HEAVY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE FOR BRIEF
PERIODS.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD. BRIEF HEAVIER
SNOWFALL MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS
CLEAR IN SOME AREAS.
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.
RATZER
EVENING...
.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE MIDWEST
TODAY INTO THIS EVENING...SPREADING LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE
SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS. THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY OCCUR FROM
EASTERN IOWA SOUTHEAST INTO EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FROM WEST TO
EAST TONIGHT.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-101225T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-
FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
OTTAWA...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
216 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME INTERMITTENT FOR A
TIME DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS...BEFORE BECOMING MORE
WIDESPREAD AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN GRADUALLY
TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5
INCHES...WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WEST OF A LINE FROM
ROCKFORD TO MORRIS TO WATSEKA. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF TO 1
TO 3 INCHES FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
* HAZARDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATING ON ROADS
PARKING LOTS AND SIDEWALKS. SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY BECOME LOCALLY
HEAVY...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE FOR BRIEF
PERIODS.
* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS DURING THE BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD. BRIEF HEAVIER
SNOWFALL MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS
CLEAR IN SOME AREAS.
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.
RATZER
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: DEKALB, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, LA SALLE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, OGLE, WINNEBAGO.
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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Multimedia Briefing
For a Multimedia discussion regarding the snow event for Friday into the weekend check out the following link:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=webbriefing
It appears most of the snow is going to go towards north Central IL, where 3-6 inches of snow may occur.
Most of us who are in the chicagoland area may see 1-2 inches of snow accumulation (outside of the Advisory area)
The bigger story may be the lake effect snow system that may occur over the weekend. This is discussed in a little bit more detail on the multimedia briefing.
This will NOT be a huge storm, but none-the-less, we may wake up Christmas morning to a fresh white snowy day :)
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lot/?n=webbriefing
It appears most of the snow is going to go towards north Central IL, where 3-6 inches of snow may occur.
Most of us who are in the chicagoland area may see 1-2 inches of snow accumulation (outside of the Advisory area)
The bigger story may be the lake effect snow system that may occur over the weekend. This is discussed in a little bit more detail on the multimedia briefing.
This will NOT be a huge storm, but none-the-less, we may wake up Christmas morning to a fresh white snowy day :)
SNOW ADVISORY
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
241 PM CST THU DEC 23 2010
...HOLIDAY SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT THE REGION ON FRIDAY...
.A WARM FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN
ILLINOIS DURING ON FRIDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTH-
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0013.101224T0600Z-101225T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-
FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
OTTAWA...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
241 PM CST THU DEC 23 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST AND OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL FALL IN MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES GENERALLY WEST OF THE CHIGAGO METRO AREA WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* HAZARDS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A HALF MILE AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAY. BURSTS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS
CLEAR.
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.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
241 PM CST THU DEC 23 2010
...HOLIDAY SNOWSTORM TO IMPACT THE REGION ON FRIDAY...
.A WARM FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA WILL BRING SNOW TO NORTHERN
ILLINOIS DURING ON FRIDAY. EXPECT SNOW TO BEGIN ACROSS NORTH-
CENTRAL ILLINOIS AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL
ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0013.101224T0600Z-101225T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-LA SALLE-GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-
FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...
OTTAWA...MORRIS...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
241 PM CST THU DEC 23 2010
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST FRIDAY NIGHT.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT MOVING IN
FROM THE WEST AND OVERSPREADING NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL WILL FALL IN MORNING HOURS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES GENERALLY WEST OF THE CHIGAGO METRO AREA WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
* HAZARDS...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A HALF MILE AND CREATING SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS DURING A BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL DAY. BURSTS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO KEEP ROADWAYS
CLEAR.
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.
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: DEKALB, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, LA SALLE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, OGLE, WINNEBAGO.
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Dense Fog Advisory - Expired
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
929 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXP.KLOT.FG.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-101223T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
929 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 /1029 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WHILE PATCHY FOG PERSISTS IN SOME AREAS...VISIBILITIES HAVE
BEGUN TO IMPROVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND THIS TREND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. SOME AREAS ARE STILL
REPORTING VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND DRIVERS
SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR QUICKLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK
ROADWAYS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
929 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXP.KLOT.FG.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-101223T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
929 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 /1029 AM EST THU DEC 23 2010/
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* WHILE PATCHY FOG PERSISTS IN SOME AREAS...VISIBILITIES HAVE
BEGUN TO IMPROVE ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AND THIS TREND
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING. SOME AREAS ARE STILL
REPORTING VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND DRIVERS
SHOULD BE ON ALERT FOR QUICKLY REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK
ROADWAYS.
SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
212 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...
COLD NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BLOWING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN COULD RESULT IN ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS WEEKEND.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY OR FRIDAY
NIGHT...BUT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BEGIN LATER SATURDAY AND LAST
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO EVEN GUESS HOW MUCH SNOW COULD FALL...
HOWEVER...EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT PORTIONS OF THE CHICAGO AREA
OR NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO LAST FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR LOCALLY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS.
WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
OCCUR...CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT EASTERN COOK AND EASTERN WILL
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE AT SEEING ACCUMULATING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. HOWEVER...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT ONLY A
VERY SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE FORECAST WIND DIRECTION COULD RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE LOCATION OF THE GREATEST SNOWFALL. IN
ADDITION...THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWER OFTEN RESULT IN
WIDELY VARYING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCES.
ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE IMMEDIATE
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA...INCLUDING NORTHWEST INDIANA...SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
212 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
...SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT SNOW POSSIBLE THIS WEEKEND...
COLD NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BLOWING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM
WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN COULD RESULT IN ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS WEEKEND.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS FRIDAY OR FRIDAY
NIGHT...BUT ARE MORE LIKELY TO BEGIN LATER SATURDAY AND LAST
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
IT IS FAR TOO EARLY TO EVEN GUESS HOW MUCH SNOW COULD FALL...
HOWEVER...EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT PORTIONS OF THE CHICAGO AREA
OR NORTHWEST INDIANA WILL LIKELY RECEIVE ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT
SNOW. GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO LAST FOR A
PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME...THE POTENTIAL DOES EXIST FOR LOCALLY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TOTALS.
WHILE IT IS TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT WHERE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
OCCUR...CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE THAT EASTERN COOK AND EASTERN WILL
COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST ILLINOIS...AND LAKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST
INDIANA STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE AT SEEING ACCUMULATING LAKE
EFFECT SNOW. HOWEVER...IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT ONLY A
VERY SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE FORECAST WIND DIRECTION COULD RESULT IN A
SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE LOCATION OF THE GREATEST SNOWFALL. IN
ADDITION...THE NATURE OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWER OFTEN RESULT IN
WIDELY VARYING SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OVER RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCES.
ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND IN THE IMMEDIATE
CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA...INCLUDING NORTHWEST INDIANA...SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR
ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS MORNING.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/
THIS MORNING.
* TIMING...DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MID MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...FREEZING
FOG COULD PRODUCE A LIGHT GLAZE ON AREA ROADS AND SURFACES
PROVIDING LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
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THIS MORNING.
* TIMING...DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING
BEFORE DISSIPATING BY MID MORNING.
* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN MANY LOCATIONS.
* IMPACTS...IN ADDITION TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES...FREEZING
FOG COULD PRODUCE A LIGHT GLAZE ON AREA ROADS AND SURFACES
PROVIDING LOCALLY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
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Snow Event??
The joys of Chicago Weather. As models predicted over the last few days, most of the "heavy" snow was going to go south of us.
As of the midnight models, ithere are a few models now indicating s furher North track, which would indicate the possibility of some areas in the forecast area could see some sort of accumulating snow, starting as early as late tonight. We could see a winter weather advisory issued later today for at least the southern (south of I-80) area.
The bigger story may be the lake effect potential over thw weekend as winds come off the lake (Northeast winds).
If you are traveling this weekend, especially East, be prepared. The east coast looks to get nailed with thos system.
Details should be out later today
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As of the midnight models, ithere are a few models now indicating s furher North track, which would indicate the possibility of some areas in the forecast area could see some sort of accumulating snow, starting as early as late tonight. We could see a winter weather advisory issued later today for at least the southern (south of I-80) area.
The bigger story may be the lake effect potential over thw weekend as winds come off the lake (Northeast winds).
If you are traveling this weekend, especially East, be prepared. The east coast looks to get nailed with thos system.
Details should be out later today
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Snowy Christmas Eve??
Chi area appears headed for its snowiest Christmas Eve in yrs Fri. Last 1" Xmas Eve snow: 13 years ago; last 3"+: 1951. Storm behind West Coast rains up to 26" & mountain snows of 204" in California heads to Gulf Sat & up Eastern Seaboard next wk. Could help generate to waves of lake effect snow nr Lake Michigan's west shoreline Sat& Sun. Lake snows always fickle-hitting some areas not others.
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Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
215 PM CST WED DEC 22 2010
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
215 PM CST WED DEC 22 2010 /315 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010/
...SNOWFALL TO IMPACT THE REGION THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND...
A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY
INTO FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO THE REGION. HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF THE
CHICAGO METRO AREA...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED...WHILE UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND CHICAGO.
IN ADDITION...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE MICHIGAN
THIS WEEKEND. CURRENTLY...LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED
ACROSS PORTIONS OF COOK...WILL...AND KANKAKEE COUNTIES IN
ILLINOIS AND ACROSS LAKE AND NEWTON COUNTIES IN INDIANA. STAY
TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WEEKEND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION
AMOUNTS.
HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL COULD QUICKLY DEGRADE ROAD CONDITIONS AND REDUCE
VISIBILITIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS SAFELY.
Thundersnow 101…A Scientific Review of the December 20th Thunder-Snow Event
For a scientific review of the Thunder-snow event on Monday, check out the link below.
Thundersnow Event
Credit Gino Izzi / Chicago National Weather Service
Thundersnow Event
Credit Gino Izzi / Chicago National Weather Service
Wed
TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS
IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 13 TO 17. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Dense Fog - Continued
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
842 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH BRINGING COLDER AND DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101222T0600Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-
WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...
AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...
KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...VALPARAISO
842 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
842 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA. VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
THROUGH BRINGING COLDER AND DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.CON.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101222T0600Z/
MCHENRY-LAKE IL-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-
WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...DEKALB...
AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...
KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...VALPARAISO
842 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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Holiday Winter Storm
For those of you who were looking forward to this weekend's Christmas Eve storm, it looks as though, the track is going to take it south of our forecast area. Which means we may not see any snow at all. Of course, this is still a few days out and anything can change, but it's not looking great for a "white snowy christmas"
Dense Fog Advisory - Extended (time) - Midnight
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
657 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BRINGING COLDER AND DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXT.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101222T0600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...
VALPARAISO
657 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.
* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
Winters Longest Night
Tonight at 1738 is the Winter Solstice. It is Winters Longest Night. Beginning tomorrow, daylight grows longer each day until June 21, which is the first day of Summer.
Hang in there!
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Dense Fog Advisory - Extended Areas
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING...
ESPECIALLY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY LATER THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND USHERS IN COLDER...BUY
DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXA.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101222T0100Z/
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...VALPARAISO
403 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS REPORT
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS EVENING...
ESPECIALLY OVER MOST OF NORTH CENTRAL...NORTHEAST AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY LATER THIS
EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND USHERS IN COLDER...BUY
DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.EXA.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-101222T0100Z/
DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...
MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...VALPARAISO
403 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS REPORT
AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
MILE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND FAR NORTHERN ILLINOIS
THIS EVENING...
.LIGHT WIND FLOW...AND RELATIVELY MOIST AIR LYING OVER FRESH SNOW
COVER WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF DENSE FOG THIS
EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF EXTREME
NORTHERN ILLINOIS. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE QUICKLY
LATER THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND USHERS IN
COLDER...BUY DRIER AIR.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.FG.Y.0016.101221T2043Z-101222T0100Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
243 PM CST TUE DEC 21 2010
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
* VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
* IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL REQUIRE ADDED CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(12/21/10) - REVISED
...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(12/21/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
ELBURN (KANE).................................6.0
ELBURN (KANE).................................6.0
STERLING 4NE (LEE)............................6.0
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(12/21/10)...
NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
ELBURN (KANE).................................6.0
ELBURN (KANE).................................6.0
STERLING 4NE (LEE)............................6.0
HUNTLEY (MCHENRY).........................5.8
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................5.4
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................5.0
OREGON (OGLE).................................5.0
ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................5.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................5.0
BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................4.8
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.6
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.5
MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................4.5
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................4.5
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................4.3
GENOA (DE KALB)...............................4.2
MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL).....................4.2
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................4.2
MONTGOMERY 2SSE (KENDALL).....................4.2
DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................4.2
PLANO (KENDALL)...............................4.2
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................4.1
STEWARD (LEE).................................4.1
EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................4.0
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................4.0
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................4.0
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................4.0
YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL).......................4.0
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................4.0
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................4.0
ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................4.0
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................4.0
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................4.0
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................4.0
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................4.0
PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................4.0
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................4.0
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................4.0
CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.9
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................3.9
HAWTHORN WOODS 1N (LAKE)......................3.9
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................3.9
JOLIET (WILL).................................3.9
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................3.9
JOLIET (WILL).................................3.9
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................3.9
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................3.9
ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................3.8
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................3.8
LA GRANGE (COOK)..............................3.8
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................3.8
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................3.7
PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................3.7
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................3.6
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.6
CARBON HILL (GRUNDY)..........................3.6
MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................3.6
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................3.6
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................3.6
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................3.5
CAROL STREAM 1WNW (DU PAGE)...................3.5
WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.5
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................3.5
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................3.5
SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................3.5
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................3.5
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................3.5
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................3.5
ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................3.5
KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................3.5
PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.5
BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.4
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................3.4
ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.4
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................3.4
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................3.4
MONEE (WILL)..................................3.4
MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................3.4
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................3.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.3
PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................3.3
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.3
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................3.3
MARENGO (MCHENRY).............................3.3
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................3.2
PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK).......................3.2
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.2
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................3.2
ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)............................3.2
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................3.2
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................3.2
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................3.2
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................3.2
GLEN ELLYN 1SE (DU PAGE)......................3.1
PAXTON (FORD).................................3.1
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................3.1
SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................3.1
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................3.1
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................3.1
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................3.0
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0
HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................3.0
EVERGREEN PARK (COOK).........................3.0
WORTH (COOK)..................................3.0
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................3.0
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................3.0
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................3.0
COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................3.0
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................3.0
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................3.0
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................3.0
LANSING (COOK)................................3.0
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................3.0
MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................3.0
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.0
SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................3.0
WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................3.0
ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.9
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................2.9
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................2.9
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................2.9
WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.9
FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................2.8
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................2.8
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................2.8
WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................2.8
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.7
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................2.6
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................2.5
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.5
OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................2.5
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................2.5
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................2.5
ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE)........................2.5
AMBOY (LEE)...................................2.5
LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE)..........................2.4
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.3
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................2.3
PAXTON (FORD).................................2.0
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................1.7
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.7
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................4.0
KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON)........................4.0
BROOK 4W (NEWTON).............................4.0
LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................3.5
LOWELL (LAKE).................................3.2
DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................3.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.0
MERRILLVILLE 4E (LAKE)........................3.0
MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................3.0
RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................3.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.8
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......2.7
PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................2.7
HAMMOND 3SW (LAKE)............................2.5
HOBART 2E (LAKE)..............................2.5
KOUTS 3N (PORTER).............................2.5
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................2.5
VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................2.5
DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................2.4
CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE).........................2.4
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.4
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.4
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................2.3
VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)......................2.3
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................2.2
CROWN POINT 8E (PORTER).......................2.1
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................2.1
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.0
VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................2.0
VALPARAISO 5WSW (PORTER)......................2.0
HIGHLAND 1N (LAKE)............................1.9
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................1.9
VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).......................1.8
VALPARAISO 1WSW (PORTER)......................1.4
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................5.4
DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................5.0
OREGON (OGLE).................................5.0
ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................5.0
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................5.0
BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................4.8
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.6
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.5
MARSEILLES 6WNW (LA SALLE)....................4.5
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................4.5
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................4.3
GENOA (DE KALB)...............................4.2
MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL).....................4.2
YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................4.2
MONTGOMERY 2SSE (KENDALL).....................4.2
DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................4.2
PLANO (KENDALL)...............................4.2
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................4.1
STEWARD (LEE).................................4.1
EARLVILLE 3S (LA SALLE).......................4.0
LISLE (DU PAGE)...............................4.0
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................4.0
OSWEGO 5SSE (KENDALL).........................4.0
YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL).......................4.0
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................4.0
LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................4.0
ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................4.0
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................4.0
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................4.0
OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................4.0
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................4.0
PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................4.0
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................4.0
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................4.0
CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.9
NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................3.9
HAWTHORN WOODS 1N (LAKE)......................3.9
BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................3.9
JOLIET (WILL).................................3.9
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................3.9
JOLIET (WILL).................................3.9
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................3.9
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................3.9
ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................3.8
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................3.8
LA GRANGE (COOK)..............................3.8
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................3.8
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................3.7
PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................3.7
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................3.6
HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.6
CARBON HILL (GRUNDY)..........................3.6
MINOOKA (GRUNDY)..............................3.6
HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................3.6
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................3.6
ORLAND HILLS 1S (COOK)........................3.5
CAROL STREAM 1WNW (DU PAGE)...................3.5
WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.5
LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................3.5
GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................3.5
SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................3.5
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................3.5
CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................3.5
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................3.5
ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................3.5
KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................3.5
PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.5
BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.4
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................3.4
ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.4
MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................3.4
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................3.4
MONEE (WILL)..................................3.4
MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................3.4
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................3.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.3
PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................3.3
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.3
NAPERVILLE 3ESE (DU PAGE).....................3.3
MARENGO (MCHENRY).............................3.3
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................3.2
PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK).......................3.2
AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.2
BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................3.2
ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)............................3.2
HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................3.2
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................3.2
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................3.2
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................3.2
GLEN ELLYN 1SE (DU PAGE)......................3.1
PAXTON (FORD).................................3.1
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE).......................3.1
SHERIDAN (LA SALLE)...........................3.1
LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)............................3.1
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................3.1
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................3.0
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0
HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................3.0
EVERGREEN PARK (COOK).........................3.0
WORTH (COOK)..................................3.0
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................3.0
LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................3.0
DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................3.0
COAL CITY (GRUNDY)............................3.0
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................3.0
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................3.0
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................3.0
LANSING (COOK)................................3.0
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................3.0
MCHENRY (MCHENRY).............................3.0
OHARE (COOK)..................................3.0
SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................3.0
WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................3.0
ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.9
HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................2.9
ELGIN 1S (KANE)...............................2.9
LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................2.9
WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.9
FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................2.8
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................2.8
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................2.8
WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................2.8
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.7
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................2.6
BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................2.5
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.5
OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................2.5
LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................2.5
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................2.5
ROSELLE 1ESE (DU PAGE)........................2.5
AMBOY (LEE)...................................2.5
LAKE BLUFF 1W (LAKE)..........................2.4
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.3
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................2.3
PAXTON (FORD).................................2.0
ANTIOCH (LAKE)................................1.7
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.7
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................4.0
KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON)........................4.0
BROOK 4W (NEWTON).............................4.0
LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................3.5
LOWELL (LAKE).................................3.2
DE MOTTE 1SSW (JASPER)........................3.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.0
MERRILLVILLE 4E (LAKE)........................3.0
MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................3.0
RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................3.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.8
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......2.7
PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................2.7
HAMMOND 3SW (LAKE)............................2.5
HOBART 2E (LAKE)..............................2.5
KOUTS 3N (PORTER).............................2.5
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................2.5
VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................2.5
DYER 1WNW (LAKE)..............................2.4
CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE).........................2.4
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.4
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.4
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................2.3
VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)......................2.3
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................2.2
CROWN POINT 8E (PORTER).......................2.1
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................2.1
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.0
VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................2.0
VALPARAISO 5WSW (PORTER)......................2.0
HIGHLAND 1N (LAKE)............................1.9
VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................1.9
VALPARAISO 4SW (PORTER).......................1.8
VALPARAISO 1WSW (PORTER)......................1.4
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(12/21/10)...
...MORNING SNOWFALL ROUNDUP...
THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 24-HOURS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.
24-HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FOR TUESDAY(12/21/10)...NORTHERN ILLINOIS SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................5.4
STREATOR (LIVINGSTON).........................5.0
BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................4.8
DE KALB (DE KALB).............................4.5
YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................4.5
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
PEOTONE (WILL)................................4.4
BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................4.3
DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................4.2
OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................4.1
ROCKFORD 4NW (WINNEBAGO)......................4.1
WATSEKA 5W (IROQUOIS).........................4.0
YORKVILLE 1NE (KENDALL).......................4.0
OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................4.0
ALGONQUIN 1N (MCHENRY)........................4.0
ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO)......................4.0
PARK FOREST (COOK)............................4.0
ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................4.0
WOODSTOCK (MCHENRY)...........................4.0
CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.9
HAWTHORN WOODS 1N (LAKE)......................3.9
ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................3.9
JOLIET (WILL).................................3.9
ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................3.9
ST CHARLES 7NW (KANE).........................3.9
JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................3.8
LA GRANGE (COOK)..............................3.8
PERU (LA SALLE)...............................3.8
ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................3.7
COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................3.6
ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.6
CARBON HILL (GRUNDY)..........................3.6
WAUCONDA (LAKE)...............................3.6
WESTMONT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.5
SENECA 1NE (LA SALLE).........................3.5
HUNTLEY 4W (MCHENRY)..........................3.5
NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................3.5
KANKAKEE (KANKAKEE)...........................3.5
CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................3.4
ASHTON (LEE)..................................3.4
MIDWAY 3SW (COOK).............................3.4
OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................3.4
ELGIN (KANE)..................................3.3
INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.3
MARENGO (MCHENRY).............................3.3
BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................3.2
PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK).......................3.2
ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)............................3.2
WATSEKA (IROQUOIS)............................3.2
WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................3.2
WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................3.2
BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................3.1
STREAMWOOD (COOK).............................3.1
BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................3.0
CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................3.0
HARVARD (MCHENRY).............................3.0
WORTH (COOK)..................................3.0
COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................3.0
SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................3.0
NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................3.0
JOLIET LOCK/DAM (WILL)........................3.0
MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................3.0
MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................3.0
ELGIN (KANE)..................................2.9
FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................2.8
HERSCHER (KANKAKEE)...........................2.8
MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................2.8
WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................2.8
RIVERWOODS (LAKE).............................2.7
FOX LAKE 2E (LAKE)............................2.6
CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 1SW (COOK)...........................2.5
OAK PARK 1NNE (COOK)..........................2.5
CORTLAND (DE KALB)............................2.5
OHARE (COOK)..................................2.5
STICKNEY 1W (COOK)............................2.3
WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................2.3
BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................1.7
ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................0.5
NORTHWEST INDIANA SNOW
LOCATION (COUNTY): FALL(INCHES)
KENTLAND 1NNW (NEWTON)........................4.0
BROOK 4W (NEWTON).............................4.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.0
MERRILLVILLE 4E (LAKE)........................3.0
MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................3.0
RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................3.0
REMINGTON (JASPER)............................2.8
LAKES OF THE FOUR SEASONS 2NNE (PORTER).......2.7
PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................2.7
PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................2.5
VALPARAISO 2N (PORTER)........................2.5
CROWN POINT 1N (LAKE).........................2.4
VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................2.4
HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................2.3
VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................2.2
VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................2.1
CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................2.0
HIGHLAND 1N (LAKE)............................1.9
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Special Weather Statement
...A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW LIKELY ACROSS NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS EARLY
THIS EVENING...
AT 445 PM CST LOCAL DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW FROM NEAR ROCKFORD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH GARDNER AND
KANKAKEE. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH AND
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CHICAGO SUBURBS BY 6 PM...AND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 6 HOURS BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE MILE...AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD
CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED AS THIS BAND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. LIGHT
SNOW IS ALSO OCCURRING OUT AHEAD OF THIS MAIN BAND OF SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 2 MILES.
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THIS EVENING...
AT 445 PM CST LOCAL DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BAND OF MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW FROM NEAR ROCKFORD SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH GARDNER AND
KANKAKEE. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS MOVING TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH AND
SHOULD MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN CHICAGO SUBURBS BY 6 PM...AND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. IF YOU HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 6 HOURS BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED
VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE MILE...AND RAPIDLY DETERIORATING ROAD
CONDITIONS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR ARE
EXPECTED AS THIS BAND MOVES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. LIGHT
SNOW IS ALSO OCCURRING OUT AHEAD OF THIS MAIN BAND OF SNOW...WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED BELOW 2 MILES.
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Monday
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS...
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...TO 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE
SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT...SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY
DEVELOP WITH MINOR GLAZING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
AND UNTREATED SURFACES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
MORNING WITH MINOR GLAZING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
AND UNTREATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE AMOUNTS OR LOCATIONS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL
WINTER STORM.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS COLDER AIR SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND EFFECT
MAINLY NORTHWEST INDIANA WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
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NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE AREA BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80...TO 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. AS THE
SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES OVERNIGHT...SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY
DEVELOP WITH MINOR GLAZING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
AND UNTREATED SURFACES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY
MORNING WITH MINOR GLAZING OF ICE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON ELEVATED
AND UNTREATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE
FREEZING BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BUT IT IS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE AMOUNTS OR LOCATIONS. ANYONE WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS
THE MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS REGARDING THIS POTENTIAL
WINTER STORM.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AND ARE EXPECTED TO
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS COLDER AIR SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY DEVELOP DURING THIS TIME PERIOD AND EFFECT
MAINLY NORTHWEST INDIANA WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
.WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ TUESDAY...
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
350 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010
...SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW WILL MOVE FROM COLORADO TO MINNESOTA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL BRING SNOW BECOMING SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0012.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
350 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010
...SNOW AND FREEZING DRIZZLE LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT...
.A LOW WILL MOVE FROM COLORADO TO MINNESOTA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN ILLINOIS MONDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL BRING SNOW BECOMING SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING DRIZZLE
LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
COUNTY SPECIFIC MESSAGE:
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0012.
101221T0600Z-101221T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
350 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 /450 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10
AM EST/ TUESDAY.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
MORNING...THERE WILL BE AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM SIX TENTHS
AROUND GIBSON CITY ILLINOIS AND FOWLER INDIANA TO ONE AND HALF
INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER. THERE MAY BE UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.
* HAZARDS...SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: BOONE, COOK, DEKALB, DUPAGE, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, KANE, KANKAKEE, KENDALL, LA SALLE, LAKE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, MCHENRY, OGLE, WILL, WINNEBAGO. IN INDIANA: BENTON, JASPER, LAKE, NEWTON, PORTER.
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
350 PM CST SUN DEC 19 2010 /450 PM EST SUN DEC 19 2010/
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/ MONDAY NIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10
AM EST/ TUESDAY.
* TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING. BY MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
MORNING...THERE WILL BE AREAS OF FREEZING DRIZZLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM SIX TENTHS
AROUND GIBSON CITY ILLINOIS AND FOWLER INDIANA TO ONE AND HALF
INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN BORDER. THERE MAY BE UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION.
* HAZARDS...SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND SNOW MONDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...IMPACTS TO TRAVEL MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
AFFECTED COUNTIES:
IN ILLINOIS: BOONE, COOK, DEKALB, DUPAGE, FORD, GRUNDY, IROQUOIS, KANE, KANKAKEE, KENDALL, LA SALLE, LAKE, LEE, LIVINGSTON, MCHENRY, OGLE, WILL, WINNEBAGO. IN INDIANA: BENTON, JASPER, LAKE, NEWTON, PORTER.
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