Weather Outlook

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION
MONDAY NIGHT...WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA AS SNOW CONTINUES ON
TUESDAY. SNOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES TUESDAY NIGHT...EXCEPT ACROSS AREAS NEAR
LAKE MICHIGAN IN NORTHWEST INDIANA WHERE LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE.

AT THIS TIME...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3
TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA BY THE TIME SNOW DIMINISHES TUESDAY
EVENING. AREAS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS...THOUGH THE POTENTIAL FOR LAKE ENHANCEMENT COULD
RESULT IN SLIGHTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FARTHER NORTH CLOSER TO LAKE
MICHIGAN. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE IN THE ACTUAL TRACK OR INTENSITY
OF THE STORM COULD RESULT IN SNOW TOTALS SOMEWHAT LOWER OR HIGHER.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS NORTHWEST
INDIANA COULD ADD SEVERAL INCHES TO SNOWFALL TOTALS THERE.

TRAVEL COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS FOR
FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.