...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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