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...HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY...
...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY
MORNING...

.LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS AND PARTS
OF NORTHWEST INDIANA AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. A MORE ORGANIZED
BAND OF INTENSE LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS TAKEN SHAPE OVER SOUTHERN
LAKE MICHIGAN AND WILL PROGRESS ONSHORE INTO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
ILLINOIS BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK...INCLUDING FOR
CHICAGO. THE NARROW BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST TO
THEN PIVOT STEADILY EASTWARD INTO INDIANA SOMETIME TUESDAY
MORNING. THE BAND MAY THEN CONTINUE EAST INTO PORTER COUNTY LATE
TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW IS LESS
THAN 10 MILES WIDE AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS SUCH...SO
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY VARY GREATLY OVER A VERY SHORT DISTANCE.

ILZ014-211145-
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COOK-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CHICAGO
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY FOR EASTERN COOK COUNTY...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE HEAVY INTO OVERNIGHT
AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY EVEN INTO
MID OR LATE MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES
ARE LIKELY NEAR THE LAKE...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OVER A FOOT NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION. ONLY MINOR AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF COOK COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITHIN THE NARROW MOST INTENSE HEAVY SNOW BAND
SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

INZ001-211145-
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LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE
COUNTY INTO EARLY OVERNIGHT. A BAND OF MORE HEAVY LAKE EFFECT
SNOW WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY TOWARD
DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE TO MEANDER AROUND THE COUNTY TUESDAY
MORNING AND POTENTIALLY INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY...MAINLY
OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LAKE COUNTY WHERE ISOLATED
TOTALS OVER A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITHIN THE NARROW INTENSE HEAVY SNOW BAND
SNOWFALL RATES IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED
WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF LAKE-
EFFECT SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES
IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP 1 TO SEVERAL
INCHES OF SNOW PER HOUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS. VISIBILITIES VARY
GREATLY AND CAN DROP TO ZERO WITHIN MINUTES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE COULD BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

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LAKE IL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WAUKEGAN
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY
FOR EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LAKE COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM CST TUESDAY.

FOR THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY:

* TIMING...MODERATE TO AT TIMES HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED
INTO EASTERN AND ESPECIALLY SOUTHEASTERN LAKE COUNTY THROUGH 4
AM.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO POSSIBLY AS
HIGH AS 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN FAR SOUTHEAST LAKE COUNTY...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH NEAR THE LAKE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...WITHIN THE NARROW INTENSE HEAVY SNOW BAND
SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED WITH
VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO.

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY:

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP DOWN AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

ILZ022-211145-
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WILL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOLIET
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...
WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES INTO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MUCH OF THE COUNTY WILL SEE LITTLE OR NO
ACCUMULATION FROM THE LAKE EFFECT...HOWEVER EAST OF INTERSTATE
57 LOCALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LAKE-EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST
THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN SOME AREAS. LAKE-EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS TYPICALLY ALIGN THEMSELVES IN BANDS AND WILL LIKELY BE
INTENSE ENOUGH TO DROP SEVERAL INCHES IN LOCALIZED AREAS. USE
CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

&&

$$

ILZ003>005-008-010>012-019-211145-
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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP DOWN AS LOW AS 25 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA CAN OCCUR IN A MATTER OF
MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THE
VERY COLD AIR TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

INZ002-211145-
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PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
936 PM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST TUESDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE
INTO PORTER COUNTY LATER TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH AMOUNTS UP TO A FOOT NOT TOTALLY OUT OF THE
QUESTION...MAINLY NORTHERN PORTER COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE
OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL MAY ACCUMULATE AT A RATE OF 2 OR
MORE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
AMOUNT OF SNOW IN ONLY A FEW HOURS. VISIBILITIES AND DEPTH OF
SNOW CAN VARY GREATLY...IMPACTING TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY. CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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