...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.