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MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-
KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WOODSTOCK...WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...
DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...
JOLIET
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY
AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE DURING THE
MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL END BY
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE MID
MORNING SATURDAY.

* SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL
HAZARDOUS FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* TRAVEL THROUGH CHICAGO O'HARE AND MIDWAY AIRPORTS COULD ALSO BE
SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

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KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-LAKE IN-PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...GARY...VALPARAISO
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR A COMBINATION OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY.
THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH. THE SNOW WILL
INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW
WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL END BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 3 TO 6 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATION UP
TO ONE QUARTER INCH.

* SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS FROM LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 6 INCHES.

* SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FROM LATE
THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

ILZ033-039-INZ010-011-019-010045-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.A.0002.140201T0600Z-140202T0000Z/
IROQUOIS-FORD-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATSEKA...PAXTON...MOROCCO...
RENSSELAER...FOWLER
1042 AM CST FRI JAN 31 2014 /1142 AM EST FRI JAN 31 2014/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. MORE
STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A
FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET MIXTURE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* PRECIPITATION TYPE...SNOW IS EXPECTED AT ONSET...THEN BECOMING
MIXED WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG
AND SOUTH OF A PONTIAC ILLINOIS TO PORTAGE INDIANA LINE...THE
MIXTURE MAY SWITCH TO ALL FREEZING RAIN JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK
SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AS
TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING...THE
PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANY
CHANGE IN THE FORECAST TRACK OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
CHANGES IN THE EXPECTED PRECIPITATION TYPES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE AND OR SNOW ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 6 INCHES...HOWEVER ICE
ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR POSSIBLY A BIT MORE OR POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND ICE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS DRIVING 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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