Tuesday, January 21, 2014

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ILZ003>006-008-010>012-019-211715-
/O.EXP.KLOT.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140121T1600Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA
1001 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WHILE THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILL VALUES FROM
AROUND MINUS 10 TO AS COLD AS MINUS 20 WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A
RESULT OF THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS.
THOSE VENTURING OUT WILL WANT TO DRESS ACCORDINGLY.

$$

INZ001-211800-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140121T1800Z/
LAKE IN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GARY
1001 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

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

* TIMING...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WITH NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO MIDDAY ACROSS A PORTION OF LAKE
COUNTY INDIANA.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW RATES AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING... BRINGING STORM TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 TO 12 INCHES. ISOLATED SNOWFALL TOTALS OVER
A FOOT ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY.

* OTHER IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE NEAR ZERO UNDER THIS
INTENSE SNOW BAND WITH BLOWING SNOW AND NEAR WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS. THE LOCATION AND EVOLUTION OF THE BAND CAN BE
MONITORED WELL VIA WEATHER RADAR.

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.

&&

$$

INZ002-212100-
/O.CON.KLOT.LE.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140121T2100Z/
PORTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALPARAISO
1001 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST ACROSS
PORTER COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND
CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS...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 1 OR
MORE INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

ED F

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