WSWLOT

...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT CROSSING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHWEST INDIANA BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL USHER IN ANOTHER
ROUND OF VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY DROP WITH
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35
MPH...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY MORNING. WITH THE
FRESH POWDERY SNOWFALL...THE GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA
402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
CST THURSDAY.

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH UP TO ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION
POSSIBLE.

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS...WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO AROUND 30 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT
AND REMAIN BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND 25 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
AIR TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE
NOT TAKEN.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-
LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...OTTAWA...
OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...WATSEKA...
PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...FOWLER
402 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 /502 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /5 AM EST/
THURSDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CST /8 PM EST/
THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /1 PM EST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
CST /5 AM EST/ THURSDAY.

FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...

* NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING WITH UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE.

* ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

FOR THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS
EVENING AND REMAIN UNDER 20 BELOW ZERO THROUGH LATE THURSDAY
MORNING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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.

BRING PETS INDOORS.

&&

$$

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