Friday, February 27, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-271615-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
902 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

RODRIGUEZ

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-271500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
332 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN SPOTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

BMD

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWWW

Thursday, February 26, 2015

WSWLOT

INZ002-270515-
/O.CAN.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T1200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1003 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES TONIGHT WITH
LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO POSSIBLE BEFORE THE SNOW
SHOWERS END. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED.

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-271215-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.150227T0800Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
1003 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO IN SPOTS OVERNIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ001-270145-
/O.CAN.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T0300Z/
LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
644 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

$$

INZ002-270845-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T1200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
644 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL OFTEN RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE TOTALS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AT TIMES SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-270845-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.150227T0800Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
644 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ001-270300-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T0300Z/
LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
358 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
OFTEN RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AT TIMES SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ002-270600-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T1200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
358 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL
OFTEN RESULT IN HIGHLY VARIABLE TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AT TIMES SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>022-270600-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.150227T0800Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
358 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

ILZ014-270600-
/O.CAN.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.150227T0800Z-150227T1500Z/
COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
356 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK
OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

INZ001-270300-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T0300Z/
LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
356 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH
LATE THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AT TIMES SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ002-270600-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0001.000000T0000Z-150227T1200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
356 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES...
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE LAKE.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND AT TIMES SHARPLY REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT AND POSSIBLY TREACHEROUS
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS GUSTING TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME
BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

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. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>013-019>022-270600-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0009.150227T0800Z-150227T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
356 PM CST THU FEB 26 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

Monday, February 23, 2015

WSWLOT

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS
MORNING...


ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ019-231600-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...FOWLER
857 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 /957 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS
MORNING...

DECREASING WINDS AND SLOWLY RISING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALLOW WIND
CHILL READINGS TO RISE ABOVE -20 F. HOWEVER...WIND CHILL READINGS
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH AROUND NOON...SO LIMITED SKIN
EXPOSURE IS STILL RECOMMENDED.

$$

KREIN

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ001-002-010-011-231015-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1500Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER
311 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING IN FAR
NORTHWEST INDIANA. WHILE EXPOSED SKIN SHOULD STILL BE LIMITED THIS
MORNING...THESE FORECAST VALUES ARE NOT TO THE CRITERIA OF -20.

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ019-231500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...FOWLER
311 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 /411 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ THIS MORNING...

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE
RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MTF

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
231500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150223T1500Z/
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
1253 AM CST MON FEB 23 2015 /153 AM EST MON FEB 23 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ THIS MORNING...

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THE LOWER END OF THESE WIND CHILL VALUES.
EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK
OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MTF

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Sunday, February 22, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
231015-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.150223T0600Z-150223T1500Z/
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
801 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 /901 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM
EST/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ MONDAY...

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE
WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

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WWWW

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
230500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.150223T0600Z-150223T1500Z/
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
253 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 /353 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM
EST/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ MONDAY...

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE
WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

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WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
230400-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.150223T0600Z-150223T1500Z/
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
151 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 /251 PM EST SUN FEB 22 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM
EST/ TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ MONDAY...

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE
WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

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WSWLOT

...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

.ANOTHER ROUND OF COLD AIR ALONG WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS DROPPING TO COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ACROSS
MANY AREAS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL
READINGS IMPROVE MONDAY MORNING WITH PLENTIFUL SUNSHINE THOUGH
THEY WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
221745-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0008.150223T0600Z-150223T1500Z/
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
344 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 /444 AM EST SUN FEB 22 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ MONDAY.

* MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 15 TO 30 MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN AT THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE
WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

RC/KMD

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ033-039-INZ019-211745-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150221T1900Z/
IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATSEKA...PAXTON...FOWLER
1039 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 /1139 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOWERS HAVE SHIFTED EAST OF THE ADVISORY AREA.
THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ADDITIONAL FLURRIES
AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING BUT
ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

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WSWLOT

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...

ILZ032-INZ010-011-211100-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150222T0000Z/
LIVINGSTON-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING AT TIMES...BUT AMOUNTS
SHOULD REMAIN UNDER 2 INCHES.

$$

ILZ033-039-INZ019-211800-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150221T1900Z/
IROQUOIS-FORD-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATSEKA...PAXTON...FOWLER
346 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 /446 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST /2 PM
EST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW ACCUMULATING UP TO 3 INCHES IN FAR SOUTHERN
AREAS OF FORD...IROQUOIS AND JASPER COUNTIES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

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.

&&

$$

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Friday, February 20, 2015

WSWLOT

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-211145-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0007.150221T0600Z-150222T0000Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
933 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 /1033 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /7 PM
EST/ SATURDAY...

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...WET SNOW...ACCUMULATING 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND
WILL MAKE FOR SLIPPERY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

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.

&&

$$

BMD

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WSWLOT

...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-210445-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0007.150221T0600Z-150222T0000Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
244 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 /344 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /1 AM EST/
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST
/1 AM EST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ SATURDAY.

* TIMING...AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* MAIN IMPACT...WET SNOW...ACCUMULATING 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE
ADVISORY AREA.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW WILL RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITY AND WILL
MAKE FOR SLIPPERY AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.


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.

&&

$$

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WWWW

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-201300-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON
546 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

HIGH CLOUDS ARE MOVING IN WHICH SHOULD ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO WARM
IN THE COMING HOURS. CURRENT WIND CHILL READINGS ARE 10 TO 20
BELOW ZERO WHICH IS STILL QUITE COLD...AND THOSE VENTURING
OUTDOORS SHOULD STILL BE PREPARED FOR VERY COLD CONDITIONS. BUT
EXPECT WIND CHILL READINGS TO SLOWLY RISE THIS MORNING.

$$

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WSWLOT

INZ001-002-010-011-019-201130-
/O.CAN.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1400Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
419 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015 /519 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY.

AIR TEMPERATURES IN NORTHWEST INDIANA ARE WELL BELOW ZERO...BUT
WINDS ARE LIGHT. EXPECT WIND CHILLS OF -5 TO -15 THROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING.

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-201200-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150220T1200Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON
419 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO AS LOW AS AROUND 20
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN SOME LOCATIONS BEFORE DAYBREAK.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES. BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

KMD

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
201030-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.150220T0700Z-150220T1400Z/
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
829 PM CST THU FEB 19 2015 /929 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /2 AM EST/ TO
8 AM CST /9 AM EST/ FRIDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...POTENTIALLY DROPPING TO AS LOW AS AROUND 20
BELOW ZERO AT TIMES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES. BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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WSWLOT

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...

.THE COMBINATION OF RADIATIVE COOLING WITH LIGHT WINDS THROUGH THE
EVENING WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW ZERO. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS...INTO FRIDAY
MORNING...WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE VERY COLD AIR WILL LEAD TO
WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO.

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
200500-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0007.150220T0700Z-150220T1600Z/
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
258 PM CST THU FEB 19 2015 /358 PM EST THU FEB 19 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST /2 AM EST/ TO
10 AM CST /11 AM EST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CST TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

KREIN

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WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
191800-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
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
346 AM CST THU FEB 19 2015 /446 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ TODAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MDB

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Wednesday, February 18, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
191015-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
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
803 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 /903 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

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WSWLOT

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
190815-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
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
609 PM CST WED FEB 18 2015 /709 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /1 PM
EST/ THURSDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

IZZI

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WSWLOT

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH MUCH
COLDER AIR SPREADING IN THROUGH THE DAY. NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN
10 AND 20 MPH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH OVERNIGHT
LOW TEMPERATURES OF 4 BELOW TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO TO PUSH WIND
CHILL READING TO BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 30 BELOW ZERO.

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019-
181800-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0006.150219T0000Z-150219T1800Z/
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 AM CST WED FEB 18 2015 /450 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /7 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MDB

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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Sunday, February 15, 2015

WSWLOT

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WINDING DOWN IN NORTHWEST INDIANA AND
TEMPERATURES MODERATING...


INZ002-151545-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
840 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

WHILE LIGHT LAKE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTER COUNTY THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING...THE HEAVIER INTENSITY
SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

SOME HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS FROM THE PRIOR SNOW MAY STILL
CONTINUE.

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
151545-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
840 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015 /940 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ THIS
MORNING...

WINDS CONTINUE TO EASE AND TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO MODERATE THIS
MORNING. THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MTF

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WSWLOT

INZ002-151500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
404 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPPER OFF EARLY
THIS MORNING.

* ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF
SNOW POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
BE LIGHTER ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WITH
DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
SEVERAL MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED
ROADS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
151500-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
404 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2015 /504 AM EST SUN FEB 15 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ THIS MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED
SKIN WITH THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT
PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KJB

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

WSWLOT

INZ002-151200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
929 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
BE LIGHTER ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 40 MPH INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS...DIMINISHING TOWARDS DAYBREAK.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
SEVERAL MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED
ROADS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
151200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
929 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /1029 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /10 AM
EST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED
SKIN WITH THESE WIND CHILL VALUES. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT
PROPER CLOTHING WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KMD

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WSWLOT

INZ002-150530-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
322 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES.

* ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS
IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHTER ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES NEAR
THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN THE
POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL
MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL
LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY
TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20
BELOW ZERO BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
150530-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.150215T0200Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
322 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /422 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

BMD

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WSWLOT

INZ002-150145-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1140 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS
IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHTER ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES NEAR THE
LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE DURING THE DAY TODAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN
THE POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
SEVERAL MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED
ROADS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY TO
50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT IN
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20
BELOW ZERO BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
150145-
/O.CON.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.150215T0200Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1140 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /1240 PM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

BMD

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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ002-141800-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.150214T1500Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
352 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES AT TIMES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN
HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.
THEREFORE...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY BE LIGHTER ACROSS
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 40 TO 45 MPH SOON
AFTER DAYBREAK TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST
NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE DURING THE DAY
TODAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN
THE POTENTIAL FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL
MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY TO
50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF NEAR 20
BELOW ZERO BY TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-010-011-019-
141800-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WC.Y.0005.150215T0200Z-150215T1500Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-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...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
352 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /452 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM CST /9 PM EST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM CST /10 AM EST/ SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW...WITH THE COLDEST
EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF MINUTES ON
EXPOSED SKIN. EXTENDED EXPOSURE WITHOUT PROPER CLOTHING WILL
INCREASE THE RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

KJB

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

Friday, February 13, 2015

WSWLOT

...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

INZ002-141200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0004.150214T1500Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
956 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
9 AM CST SUNDAY...

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES FROM MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW
OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT
DISTANCES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH SOON
AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH
AT TIMES NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE
LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WOULD LIKELY
MAKE TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY
TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD
CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

KMD

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...

INZ002-140515-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0003.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0004.150214T1500Z-150215T1500Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
313 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
SATURDAY TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL
RATES FROM MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
IN NORTHEASTERN PORTER COUNTY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN
HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS FREQUENTLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH SOON
AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST NEAR 50 MPH AT
TIMES NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE DURING THE DAY SATURDAY.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL LIKELY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE
LAKE SHORE. THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WOULD LIKELY MAKE
TRAVELING TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY TO
50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE MINOR
PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO RESULT IN BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 TO 20
BELOW ZERO BY LATE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

RATZER/RC

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

...STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW ON
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...


INZ002-131800-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WS.A.0003.150214T1200Z-150215T1200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
354 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2015

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...STRONG NORTH WINDS REGULARLY GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH
SOON AFTER DAYBREAK SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* SNOW TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES
FROM MAINLY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* ACCUMULATION...OVER SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS
MAY CREATE SHARPLY REDUCED VISIBILITY...INCLUDING EVEN WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY WITHIN SEVERAL MILES OF THE LAKE SHORE.
THIS ALONG WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WOULD LIKELY MAKE TRAVELING
TREACHEROUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH...POTENTIALLY
TO 50 MPH NEAR THE LAKE SHORE...WILL LIKELY MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THESE WINDS ALSO COULD CAUSE
MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

KJB/MTF

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

Thursday, February 12, 2015

WSWLOT

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST...

INZ002-130300-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T0200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
800 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS HAVE WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY AND MOVED
LARGELY EAST OF PORTER COUNTY. WHILE A FEW FLURRIES MAY LINGER
THROUGH MIDNIGHT...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE
AREA OVERNIGHT.

$$

RATZER

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WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ002-130200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150213T0200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
354 PM CST THU FEB 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER
OFF BY EARLY EVENING.

* ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON
UNPLOWED ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE
OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

RC

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ002-130045-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WS.W.0003.150212T1636Z-150213T0200Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1036 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION...5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY
THIS EVENING...MAINLY NORTHEAST OF A PORTAGE TO KOUTS LINE. LAKE
EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS
OVER SHORT DISTANCES.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW SHOWERS...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL LEAD TO
UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS TRAVEL...IN
PARTICULAR ALONG INTERSTATES 80 AND 94 AND U.S. ROUTE 12.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...GUSTING UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE
LAKEFRONT...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP
AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF
AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

RC

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSCHICAGO
WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/NWSCHICAGO

WSWLOT

INZ002-121815-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150213T0000Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
407 AM CST THU FEB 12 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND
PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY CLOSE
TO THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE
SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THEREFORE...NOT
EVERYWHERE IN PORTER COUNTY WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
LEAD TO UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...POSSIBLY GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE LAKEFRONT...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

BEACHLER

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...AND YOUTUBE AT:
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015

WSWLOT

INZ002-121030-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0006.150212T0600Z-150213T0000Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
827 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND COULD CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG
WINDS ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY CLOSE
TO THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE
SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THEREFORE...NOT
EVERYWHERE IN PORTER COUNTY WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
LEAD TO UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...POSSIBLY GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE LAKEFRONT...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

RC/RATZER

VISIT US AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHICAGO (ALL LOWERCASE)

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WSWLOT

INZ002-120445-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0006.150212T0600Z-150213T0000Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
243 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW...BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
COULD CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS
ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST PORTER COUNTY CLOSE
TO THE LAKE. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFTEN RESULTS IN HIGHLY VARIABLE
SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THEREFORE...NOT
EVERYWHERE IN PORTER COUNTY WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL LEAD
TO UNTREATED ROADS BECOMING SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS...POSSIBLY GUSTING UP TO 45 MPH
ALONG THE LAKEFRONT...WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY
IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

WSWLOT

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-050015-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150204T2300Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
511 PM CST WED FEB 4 2015 /611 PM EST WED FEB 4 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

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WSWLOT

...QUICK SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY...

ILZ019-021>023-INZ001-002-042215-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150204T2100Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
GARY...VALPARAISO
310 PM CST WED FEB 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE EXITING THE AREA THROUGH 345 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION LIKELY.

$$

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-042300-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150204T2300Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
310 PM CST WED FEB 4 2015 /410 PM EST WED FEB 4 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /6 PM
EST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEAST
THROUGH EAST CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA...ENDING
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH ARE STILL
POSSIBLE UNDER THE HEAVIEST SNOW.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN THE
HEAVIER SNOW.

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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

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WSWLOT

...QUICK SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY...

ILZ019-021>023-INZ001-002-042100-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150204T2100Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
GARY...VALPARAISO
1048 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH
MIDDAY. SNOW WILL THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A QUICK 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS.

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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-042300-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150204T2300Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1048 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015 /1148 AM EST WED FEB 4 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /6 PM
EST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO
OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH
MIDDAY. SNOW WILL THEN END LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL
WITH ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS.

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 VISIBILITY...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

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WSWLOT

...QUICK SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY...

ILZ019-021>023-INZ001-002-041715-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.150204T1500Z-150204T2100Z/
LA SALLE-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...
GARY...VALPARAISO
305 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND THEN END LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

* SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A QUICK 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS.

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.

&&

$$

ILZ032-033-039-INZ010-011-019-041715-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0005.150204T1600Z-150204T2300Z/
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
305 AM CST WED FEB 4 2015 /405 AM EST WED FEB 4 2015/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /11 AM EST/
THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /6 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST
THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN END EARLY
THIS EVENING.

* SNOWFALL RATES...SNOW COULD FALL HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 1 INCH PER HOUR AT TIMES.

* SNOW ACCUMULATION...A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL WITH
ISOLATED HIGHER TOTALS POSSIBLE.

* MAIN IMPACT...UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS.

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.

&&

$$

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