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ILZ003>005-008-010>012-019>021-032-039-180000-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140218T0000Z/
WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-LA SALLE-KENDALL-
GRUNDY-LIVINGSTON-FORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...
PONTIAC...PAXTON
402 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL END LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS.

* PRIMARY IMPACT...THE FINAL BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS MARCHING
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THE SNOW IS
NOT AS INTENSE AS WHAT WAS OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY...VISIBILITIES
WILL FALL TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. THE LOW VISIBILITIES COMBINED
WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL LEAD TO EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

ILZ006-013-014-022-023-033-INZ001-002-010-011-019-180300-
/O.CON.KLOT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140218T0300Z/
LAKE IL-DUPAGE-COOK-WILL-KANKAKEE-IROQUOIS-LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-
JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKEGAN...WHEATON...CHICAGO...JOLIET...
KANKAKEE...WATSEKA...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
402 PM CST MON FEB 17 2014 /502 PM EST MON FEB 17 2014/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /10 PM
EST/ THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATION...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER TOTALS PRIMARILY
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

* PRIMARY IMPACT...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A
MILE AT TIMES. WHEN COMBINED WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS...TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND TRAVEL SHOULD BE
AVOIDED.

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.

&&

$$

JEE

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