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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