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ILZ003>005-008-010-011-210930-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0006.131222T0000Z-131223T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
720 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY...

WHILE THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ANY UNTREATED SURFACES
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO THE THIN GLAZE OF ICE.
TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO BE ON THE WATCH FOR ICE COVERED SURFACE.

WINTER STORM WARNING...

* TIMING...A WINTRY MIX WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
BECOMING ALL SNOW AND SLEET SATURDAY EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. FREEZING RAIN MAY CONTINUE FOR
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA LATER INTO THE NIGHT.

* TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

* MAIN IMPACT...HEAVY 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.

* OTHER IMPACTS...FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN A LIGHT GLAZE ON
ROAD SURFACES. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AND WET AND NATURE AND
DIFFICULT TO SHOVEL. AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS COULD RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. 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.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. 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.

&&

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ILZ006-012-210930-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0006.131222T0000Z-131223T0000Z/
LAKE IL-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA
720 PM CST FRI DEC 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

WHILE THE FREEZING PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED ANY UNTREATED SURFACES
WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO THE THIN GLAZE OF ICE.
TRAVELERS ARE ADVISED TO BE ON THE WATCH FOR ICE COVERED SURFACE.

* TIMING...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AT
OR BELOW FREEZING.

* ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A GLAZE UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH.

* MAIN IMPACT...ICE ON AREA ROADS AND WALKWAYS WILL RESULT IN
SLIPPERY CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. THIS WILL
IMPACT THE COMMUTE FOR THE ROCKFORD AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE
CHICAGO METRO AREA.

* SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THE POTENTIAL CONTINUES FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION WITH A SECOND STORM
SYSTEM. IN ADDITION...A POSSIBLE MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN
RESULTING IN A GLAZE OF ICE TO A COUPLE TENTHS OF ACCUMULATION
COULD OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING INTO OVERNIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

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