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INZ001-002-010-011-212000-
/O.CAN.KLOT.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-131221T1900Z/
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY.

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING...ENDING THE
THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN.

$$

ILZ003>005-008-010-011-212200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0006.131221T2200Z-131222T1600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 INTO EARLY EVENING. 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.

&&

$$

ILZ023-032-033-039-212200-
/O.EXT.KLOT.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-131221T2200Z/
KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...PAXTON
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LOCALIZED FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WARM ABOVE
FREEZING.

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

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.

&&

$$

ILZ006-012-212200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.131221T2200Z-131222T1600Z/
LAKE IL-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...AURORA
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

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

* TIMING...SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW...
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE
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.

&&

$$

ILZ019>022-212200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-131222T0400Z/
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH EARLY TO MID
EVENING...FALLING AS ALL RAIN IN SPOTS. 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.

&&

$$

ILZ013-014-212200-
/O.CON.KLOT.WW.Y.0011.131221T2000Z-131222T0400Z/
DUPAGE-COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...CHICAGO
1254 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...DEVELOPING FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE INTO
MID EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO DRIZZLE BY LATE EVENING.

* MAIN IMPACT...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE ROADS AND
WALKWAYS SLIPPERY. LAKE FRONT AREAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN WARM
ENOUGH FOR RAIN TO NOT FREEZE.

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.

&&

$$

RC

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