.NOW...

THROUGH 100 AM...EXPECT...

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR.
NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 40 TO AS MUCH AS 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE LAKEFRONT.
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
THUNDERSNOW. IN THUNDERSNOW...SNOWFALL RATES CAN EXCEED 4 INCHES
PER HOUR. SOME SMALL HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THUNDERSNOW...AS
WELL AS MANY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES.
SNOW DRIFTS 3 FEET AND HIGHER.
WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE AND BELOW ZERO.
TRAVEL NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.

IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO RIDE OUT THIS STORM FROM THE COMFORT
OF YOUR HOME...AS VENTURING OUTSIDE IS OUTRIGHT DANGEROUS. ALL BUT
EMERGENCY OR ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED. MANY
AREA ROADWAYS HAVE BECOME IMPASSABLE. SOME MAJOR ROADWAYS HAVE
BEEN CLOSED AROUND THE REGION. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE BEEN STRANDED
IN THEIR CARS OR ABANDONED THEIR CARS.