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ILZ003>005-008-010-011-211630-
/O.EXT.KLOT.WS.W.0006.131221T2200Z-131222T1600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
220 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW AND SLEET AND POSSIBLY SOME FREEZING RAIN WILL
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF TO
DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE FOR A TIME THIS EVENING BEFORE
CHANGING BACK TO ALL SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT
TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL
END BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES...MAINLY
NORTH OF A STERLING TO WOODSTOCK LINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
EXPECTED SOUTH OF THAT LINE.

* ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN PARTS OF THE
WARNING AREA.

* MAIN IMPACT...SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES
AND RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THIS WILL MAKE
FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY
HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. PERSONS
WITH HEALTH ISSUES SHOULD AVOID SHOVELING HEAVY...WET SNOW IF
POSSIBLE.

&&

$$

ILZ006-012-211630-
/O.UPG.KLOT.WS.A.0006.131222T0000Z-131223T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.131221T2200Z-131222T1600Z/
LAKE IL-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA
220 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION CHANGING TO
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND OR SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TO DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE BY LATE EVENING.
PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE BACK TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
INTO MID MORNING SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE IS POSSIBLE TODAY INTO THIS
EVENING...WITH SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4
INCHES...EXCEPT LOCALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE WISCONSIN
BORDER.

* MAIN IMPACT...COMBINATION OF SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN
AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-211630-
/O.NEW.KLOT.ZR.Y.0006.131221T0820Z-131221T1900Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON...
GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER
220 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LIKELY
CHANGE TO RAIN BY LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ONE TENTH TO NEARLY ONE QUARTER INCH
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING
DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR EXTREMELY
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ019>022-211630-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.131221T1800Z-131222T0400Z/
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
220 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO ALL RAIN IN SPOTS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF
TO DRIZZLE BY LATE THIS EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROADS AND
WALKWAYS SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ013-014-211630-
/O.NEW.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.131221T2000Z-131222T0400Z/
DUPAGE-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO
220 AM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SOME RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING
OFF TO DRIZZLE BY MID TO LATE EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROADS AND
WALKWAYS SLIPPERY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

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