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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