WSWLOT

...ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH RUSH HOUR
WEDNESDAY...

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OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...
WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...GARY...
VALPARAISO
346 AM CST TUE DEC 10 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
10 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BETWEEN
MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM...PEAKING IN INTENSITY OVER NORTH CENTRAL
ILLINOIS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM CST...AND OVER THE CHICAGO AREA
BETWEEN 5 AND 8 AM CST.

* ACCUMULATION...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 2 TO LOCALLY 4
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW WILL RESULT IN TREACHEROUS TRAVELING
CONDITIONS FOR THE WEDNESDAY MORNING RUSH HOUR...WITH SNOWFALL
RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST
INTENSE SNOW.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE REGULAR NON-
TREATED ROAD SALT LESS EFFECTIVE...WITH THE CURRENT BITTER COLD
RESULTING IN SNOW IMMEDIATELY ACCUMULATING ON ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS...LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

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