Read Day 2 outlook regarding potential storm. Active weather pattern over the next week.

DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

SCATTERED LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA INTO
TONIGHT. A MIX OF LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET MAY OCCUR AS PRECIPITATION
STARTS INTO EARLY EVENING WITH LIGHT RAIN AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
EXPECTED THIS EVENING GENERALLY NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM OREGON
ILLINOIS TO VALPARAISO INDIANA WITH RAIN EXPECTED SOUTHWEST OF
THIS LINE. FREEZING PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO RAIN LATE THIS
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A WINTER STORM DEVELOPING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS IS EXPECTED
TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND
NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND NORTHWEST INDIANA THURSDAY EVENING INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. A SHORT PERIOD OF RAIN..SLEET...AND SNOW IS
POSSIBLE AS PRECIPITATION STARTS. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 88 WITH THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM MAY TRACK NEAR OR OVER THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY...BUT AT THIS TIME THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY
REGARDING THE DETAILS OF THIS SYSTEM. THE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION
MAY LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ON LOCAL RIVERS AND STREAMS.

PORTIONS OF THE DES PLAINES AND ILLINOIS RIVERS WILL REMAIN
IN FLOOD...AND PORTIONS OF THE PECATONICA RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR OR
ABOVE ACTION STAGE. HOWEVER MOST OF THE RIVER LEVELS HAVE CRESTED
AND ARE SLOWLY FALLING.

RUNOFF FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL...COMBINED WITH RECENT ABOVE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES...HAVE RESULTED IN INCREASED STREAMFLOW AND
AN ELEVATED RISK OF LOCALIZED ICE JAM FLOODING.